The Moontrane Explained

The Mooontrane
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Woody Shaw
Cover:	The Moontrane.jpg
Released:	1975
Recorded:	December 11 & 18, 1974
Studio:	Blue Rock Studios, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Muse
Producer:	Michael Cuscuna
Chronology:	Woody Shaw
Prev Title:	Song of Songs
Prev Year:	1972
Next Title:	Love Dance
Next Year:	1975

The Moontrane is the third album led by trumpeter Woody Shaw which was recorded in 1974 and released on the Muse label.^{[1] [2]} The Moontrane was released as part of by Mosaic Records in 2013.

Reception

Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated, "the adventurous music still sounds stimulating more than two decades later. Recommended".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Woody Shaw except as indicated

1. "The Moontrane" – 6:54
2. "Sanyas" (Steve Turre) – 13:05
3. "Tapscott's Blues" (Azar Lawrence) – 6:41
4. "Katrina Ballerina" – 7:36
5. "Are They Only Dreams?" (Onaje Allan Gumbs) – 9:12 Bonus track on CD reissue
6. "Tapscott's Blues" [Alternate Take] (Lawrence) – 6:50 Bonus track on CD reissue
7. "Katrina Ballerina" [Alternate Take] – 8:01 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Woody Shaw  – trumpet
• Steve Turre – trombone
• Azar Lawrence – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Onaje Allan Gumbs – piano, electric piano
• Cecil McBee (tracks 2–4 & 6–7), Buster Williams (tracks 1 & 5) – bass
• Victor Lewis – drums
• Guilherme Franco – percussion (tracks 2, 4–5 & 7), Tony Waters (tracks 2, 4–5 & 7) – percussion

Notes and References

1. http://72.167.215.13/discography/ Woody Shaw discography
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/woody-shaw/catalog/#muse-mr-5058 Woody Shaw catalog
3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed August 19, 2013