Lotus Flower (Woody Shaw album)
1982 studio album by Woody Shaw
Lotus Flower Released 1982 Recorded January 7, 1982Vanguard Studios, New York City Genre Jazz Length 42 :42 Label Enja Enja 4018 Producer Horst Weber
Lotus Flower is an album led by trumpeter Woody Shaw which was recorded in 1982 and released on the Enja label.[ 1]
Reception
Scott Yanow of AllMusic stated, "This CD features one of trumpeter Woody Shaw's finest groups... Virtually every Woody Shaw recording is well worth acquiring, including this one."[ 2] [ 4]
Track listing
All compositions by Woody Shaw except as indicated
"Eastern Joy Dance" (Mulgrew Miller) – 9:41
"Game" (Stafford James) – 6:42
"Lotus Flower" (Steve Turre) – 6:58
"Rahsaan's Run" – 8:00
"Song of Songs" – 11:21
Personnel
References
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader With others
Home! (Gary Bartz , 1969)
Coral Keys (Walter Bishop Jr. , 1971)
Child's Dance (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers , 1972)
Buhaina (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, 1973)
Anthenagin (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, 1973)
The Free Slave (Roy Brooks , 1970)
Duet in Detroit (Roy Brooks, 1983)
The Almoravid (Joe Chambers , 1971)
Tones for Joan's Bones (Chick Corea , 1966)
The Complete "Is" Sessions (Chick Corea, 1969)
Brilliant Circles (Stanley Cowell , 1969)
Conversations (Eric Dolphy , 1963)
Iron Man (Eric Dolphy, 1963)
Tex Book Tenor /Back from the Gig (Booker Ervin , 1968)
Ichi-Ban (Louis Hayes and Junior Cook , 1976)
The Real Thing (Louis Hayes, 1977)
If You're Not Part of the Solution, You're Part of the Problem (Joe Henderson , 1970)
Joe Henderson Quintet at the Lighthouse (1970)
Grass Roots (Andrew Hill , 1968)
Lift Every Voice (Andrew Hill, 1969–70)
Passing Ships (Andrew Hill, 1969)
Bobby Hutcherson Live at Montreux (1973)
Cirrus (Bobby Hutcherson , 1974)
Bridge into the New Age (Azar Lawrence , 1974)
'Bout Soul (Jackie McLean , 1967)
Demon's Dance (Jackie McLean, 1967)
Reach Out! (Hank Mobley , 1968)
Thinking of Home (Hank Mobley, 1970)
Deaf Dumb Blind (Summun Bukmun Umyun) (Pharoah Sanders , 1970)
The Cape Verdean Blues (Horace Silver , 1965)
The Jody Grind (Horace Silver, 1966)
Natural Soul (Buddy Terry , 1967)
Pure Dynamite (Buddy Terry, 1972)
Expansions (McCoy Tyner , 1968)
The Git Go – Live at the Village Vanguard (Mal Waldron , 1986)
The Seagulls of Kristiansund (Mal Waldron, 1986)
Natural Essence (Tyrone Washington , 1967)
Unity (Larry Young , 1965)
Zawinul (Joe Zawinul , 1970)
Box sets