The Woody Shaw Concert Ensemble at the Berliner Jazztage

The Woody Shaw Concert Ensemble at the Berliner Jazztage
Live album by Woody Shaw
Released	1977
Recorded	June 29, 1976 Berlin Jazz Days, Berlin
Genre	Jazz
Label	Muse MR 5139
Producer	Michael Cuscuna
Woody Shaw chronology
Little Red's Fantasy (1976) The Woody Shaw Concert Ensemble at the Berliner Jazztage (1976) The Iron Men (1977)

The Woody Shaw Concert Ensemble at the Berliner Jazztage is a live album led by trumpter Woody Shaw which was recorded at the JazzFest Berlin in 1976 and released on the Muse label.^[1][2] The Woody Shaw Concert Ensemble at the Berliner Jazztage 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 called it a "frequently exciting and often quite advanced Berlin concert".^[3]

Track listing

1. "Hello to the Wind" (Joe Chambers, Gene McDaniels) - 17:27
2. "Obsequioius" (Larry Young) - 9:10
3. "Jean Marie" (Ronnie Mathews) - 9:20
4. "In The Land of the Blacks (Bilad as Sudan)" (René McLean) - 12:24

Personnel

• Woody Shaw - trumpet, percussion
• René McLean - alto saxophone, flute, percussion
• Frank Foster - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, percussion
• Slide Hampton - trombone, percussion
• Ronnie Mathews - piano
• Stafford James - bass
• Louis Hayes - drums

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