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1987 studio album by Woody Shaw
Solid
Studio album by Woody Shaw
Released1987
RecordedMarch 24, 1986
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length39:40
LabelMuse
MR 5329
ProducerMichael Cuscuna
Woody Shaw chronology
Bemsha Swing
(1986) 		Solid
(1987) 		Dr. Chi
(1986)

Solid is an album led by trumpeter Woody Shaw which was recorded in 1986 and released on the Muse label. Solid was reissued by Mosaic Records as part of Woody Shaw: The Complete Muse Sessions in 2013.

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SourceRating
Allmusic

Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated, "This CD serves as a perfect introduction to the memorable but always underrated trumpeter Woody Shaw, who tragically had only three years left to live".

Track listing

  1. "There Will Never Be Another You" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 6:59
  2. "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) - 5:32
  3. "Speak Low" (Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill) - 8:58
  4. "Solid" (Sonny Rollins) - 4:41
  5. "It Might as Well Be Spring" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) - 10:06
  6. "The Woody Woodpecker Song" (Ramey Idriss, George Tibbles) - 3:46

Personnel

References

  1. Woody Shaw discography Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine accessed August 26, 2013
  2. Woody Shaw catalog accessed August 26, 2013
  3. ^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed August 26, 2013
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