The Moontrane

The Mooontrane
The Mooontrane
Studio album by Woody Shaw
Released	1975
Recorded	December 11 & 18, 1974
Studio	Blue Rock Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	58:19
Label	Muse
Producer	Michael Cuscuna
Woody Shaw chronology

The Moontrane is the third album led by trumpeter Woody Shaw which was recorded in 1974 and released on the Muse label.^[1]^[2] The Moontrane was released as part of Woody Shaw: The Complete Muse Sessions by Mosaic Records in 2013.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[4]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated, "the adventurous music still sounds stimulating more than two decades later. Recommended".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Woody Shaw except as indicated

"The Moontrane" – 6:54
"Sanyas" (Steve Turre) – 13:05
"Tapscott's Blues" (Azar Lawrence) – 6:41
"Katrina Ballerina" – 7:36
"Are They Only Dreams?" (Onaje Allan Gumbs) – 9:12 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Tapscott's Blues" [Alternate Take] (Lawrence) – 6:50 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Katrina Ballerina" [Alternate Take] – 8:01 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

Woody Shaw – trumpet
Steve Turre – trombone
Azar Lawrence – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Onaje Allan Gumbs – piano, electric piano
Cecil McBee (tracks 2–4 & 6–7), Buster Williams (tracks 1 & 5) – bass
Victor Lewis – drums
Guilherme Franco – percussion (tracks 2, 4–5 & 7), Tony Waters (tracks 2, 4–5 & 7) – percussion

References

^ Woody Shaw discography Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine accessed August 19, 2013
^ Woody Shaw catalog accessed August 22, 2013
^ ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed August 19, 2013
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 177. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[1] Woody Shaw discography Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine accessed August 19, 2013

[2] Woody Shaw catalog accessed August 22, 2013

[Allmusic-3] Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed August 19, 2013

[RSJRG-4] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 177. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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v t e Woody Shaw
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	In the Beginning (1965) Blackstone Legacy (1970) Song of Songs (1972) The Moontrane (1974) San Francisco Express – Getting It Together (1975) Love Dance (1975) Little Red's Fantasy (1976) Woody Plays Woody (1976–77) The Woody Shaw Concert Ensemble at the Berliner Jazztage (1976) Rosewood (1977) The Iron Men (with Anthony Braxton, 1977) Stepping Stones: Live at the Village Vanguard (1978) Woody III (1978–79) For Sure! (1979) United (1981) Lotus Flower (1982) Master of the Art (1982) Night Music (1982) Setting Standards (1983) The Time Is Right (1983) Double Take (and Freddie Hubbard, 1985) Woody Shaw with the Tone Jansa Quartet (1985) Dr. Chi (1986) Bemsha Swing (1986) Solid (1986) Imagination (1987) In My Own Sweet Way (1987) The Eternal Triangle (with Freddie Hubbard, 1987)
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	Woody Shaw: The Complete Columbia Albums Collection (Columbia, 1978–81 [2011]) Woody Shaw: The Complete Muse Sessions (Mosaic, 1965–87 [2013])