Imagination (Woody Shaw album)

Imagination
Studio album by Woody Shaw
Released	1988
Recorded	June 24, 1987 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:47
Label	Muse MR 5338
Producer	Don Sickler
Woody Shaw chronology
The Eternal Triangle (1987) Imagination (1987)

Imagination is the final studio album led by trumpeter Woody Shaw which was recorded in 1987 and released on the Muse label.^[1][2] Imagination was reissued by Mosaic Records as part of Woody Shaw: The Complete Muse Sessions in 2013.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated, "Trumpeter Woody Shaw's final album as a leader (cut less than two years before his passing) is surprisingly upbeat. Although his health became shaky, Shaw never declined as a player, as he shows throughout the spirited quintet outing... Recommended".^[3]

Track listing

1. "If I Were a Bell" (Frank Loesser) - 5:27
2. "Imagination" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 7:28
3. "Dat Dere" (Oscar Brown, Jr., Bobby Timmons) - 8:13
4. "You and the Night and the Music" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 6:06
5. "Stormy Weather" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 8:00
6. "Steve's Blues" (Steve Turre) - 4:48

Personnel

• Woody Shaw - trumpet
• Steve Turre - trombone
• Kirk Lightsey - piano
• Ray Drummond - bass
• Carl Allen - drums

References