Song of Songs (album)

Song of Songs is the second album led by trumpeter Woody Shaw which was recorded in 1972 and released on the Contemporary label.^[1][2]

Song of Songs
Studio album by Woody Shaw
Released	1973
Recorded	September 15 & 18, 1972
Studio	Contemporary Studios, Los Angeles
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:57
Label	Contemporary S 7632
Producer	Lester Koenig and John Koenig
Woody Shaw chronology
Blackstone Legacy (1970) Song of Songs (1973) The Moontrane (1974)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated, "The music falls between hard bop, modal musings and the avant-garde. Although possessing a tone similar to Freddie Hubbard's, Woody Shaw was a more advanced player and his solos throughout the date are both original and consistently exciting".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Woody Shaw

1. "Song of Songs" - 11:37
2. "The Goat and the Archer" - 7:33
3. "Love: For the One You Can't Have" - 10:03
4. "The Awakening" - 8:44

Personnel

• Woody Shaw - trumpet
• Bennie Maupin (track 2), Ramon Morris (tracks 1 & 3) - tenor saxophone
• Emanuel Boyd - flute, tenor saxophone
• George Cables - piano, electric piano
• Henry Franklin - bass
• Woody Theus - drums

References

1. Woody Shaw discography Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine accessed August 19, 2013
2. Woody Shaw catalog accessed August 22, 2013
3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed August 19, 2013
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 177. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1285. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.