Stepping Stones: Live at the Village Vanguard
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Stepping Stones: Live at the Village Vanguard is a live album led by trumpeter Woody Shaw which was recorded at the Village Vanguard in 1978 and released on the Columbia label.[1]
Stepping Stones: Live at the Village Vanguard was reissued by Legacy Recordings in 2005. The re-release was produced by Shaw's producer Michael Cuscuna and Shaw's son Woody Louis Armstrong Shaw III, both of whom contributed new liner notes along with Shaw's long-time trombonist Steve Turre. The reissue was remastered by engineer Mark Wilder.
Reception
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Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated "the band sounds technically and creatively inspired... Shaw pushed those innovations as far as they could go. Few have come close to approaching his artistry and cerebral architecture and none have gone past it. Stepping Stones: Live at the Village Vanguard captures that artistry in motion".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Woody Shaw except as indicated
- "Stepping Stone" - 9:12
- "In a Capricornian Way" - 11:16
- "Seventh Avenue" (Victor Lewis) - 8:35
- "All Things Being Equal Are Not" (Onaje Allan Gumbs) - 12:04 *
- "Escape Velocity" (Clint Houston) - 11:14 **
- "Blues for Ball" (McCoy Tyner) - 17:12 *
- "Theme for Maxine" - 1:00
*Released on the 2005 reissue by Sony Legacy and in 2011 on the Complete Columbia Albums Collection of Woody Shaw.
**Originally released on Shaw's 1979 Columbia album Woody III.
- Stepping Stones: Live at the Village Vanguard was reissued on Woody Shaw: The Complete Columbia Albums Collection in 2011.
Personnel
- Woody Shaw - cornet, flugelhorn
- Carter Jefferson - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Onaje Allan Gumbs - piano
- Clint Houston - bass
- Victor Lewis - drums
References
- ^ Woody Shaw discography accessed August 21, 2013
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed August 21, 2013