Imagination (Woody Shaw album)

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.

Imagination
Studio album by Woody Shaw
Released	1988
Recorded	June 24, 1987
Studio	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 (1988)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Philadelphia Inquirer	[4]

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" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 7:28
3. "Dat Dere" (Bobby Timmons, Oscar Brown, Jr.) - 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

1. Woody Shaw discography Archived October 17, 2013, at the Wayback Machine accessed August 27, 2013
2. Woody Shaw catalog accessed August 27, 2013
3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed August 27, 2013
4. Davis, Francis (10 March 1988). "Releases from Plant, Shorter". Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 82 – via Newspapers.com .