In the Beginning (Woody Shaw album) explained

In the Beginning
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Woody Shaw
Cover:	In the Beginning (Woody Shaw album).jpg
Released:	1983
Recorded:	December 1965
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	32:57
Label:	Muse MR 5298
Chronology:	Woody Shaw
Next Title:	Blackstone Legacy
Next Year:	1970

In the Beginning (also released as Cassandranite) is an album featuring the demo tapes recorded in 1965 by trumpeter Woody Shaw in his original quest for a recording contract of Blue Note Records which was eventually released on the Muse label in 1983.^{[1] [2]} Cassandranite was released as part of by Mosaic Records in 2013.

Reception

Ron Wynn of Allmusic stated, "Some interesting, uneven, but worthwhile '65 material from trumpeter Woody Shaw... His potential certainly emerges, as does the fact he was a tentative, unsure soloist at this juncture".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Woody Shaw except as indicated

1. "Cassandranite" - 7:00
2. "Obsequious" (Larry Young) - 8:00
3. "Baloo Baloo" (Hank Johnson) - 6:00
4. "Three Muses"- 6:22
5. "Tetragon" (Joe Henderson) 6:35

Personnel

• • Woody Shaw - trumpet Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone
• Herbie Hancock (tracks 3-5), Larry Young (tracks 1 & 2) - piano
• Paul Chambers (tracks 3-5), Ron Carter (tracks 1 & 2) - bass
• Joe Chambers - drums

Notes and References

1. http://72.167.215.13/discography/ Woody Shaw discography
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/woody-shaw/catalog/#muse-mr-5298 Woody Shaw catalog
3. Wynn, R. Allmusic Review, accessed August 19, 2013