Woody Shaw

trumpet, flugelhorn, cornet · 1944–1989 · Laurinburg

Trumpeter, flugelhornist, composer and educator born in Laurinburg, North Carolina, in 1944, died in New York in 1989. Wikipedia describes him as one of the most influential trumpeters of the 20th century, who transformed the technical and harmonic language of the instrument.

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Styles

• Hard bop
• Modal

Landmark tracks

• Song of Songs (1972)
• The Goat and the Archer (1972)
• Love: For the One You Can't Have (1972)

Sources

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