Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Woody Shaw - Jazz At The Maintenance Shop (1979)

Here we have a unique video recording catching the Woody Shaw Quintet in action. For this concert Woody showcases a dynamic group especially including Carter Jefferson on saxophones, pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs, bassist Stafford James and drummer Victor Lewis. The group sets about to enthrall the audience with a number of standards and contemporary tunes. Thanks to the Iowa Public Broadcasting Network this concert was preserved on DVD. For its time the picture quality is reasonable, but the real captivation is the music!!!

Recorded at "The Maintenance Shop", Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 

Musicians:
Woody Shaw - Trumpet
Carter Jefferson - Tenor Sax, Soprano Sax
Onaje Allan Gumbs - Piano
Stafford James - Bass
Victor Lewis - Drums 

Setlist:
1. Bye Bye Blackbird {Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson}
2. On Green Dolphin Street {Ned Washington, Bronislau Kaper}
3. Seventh Avenue {Victor Lewis}
4. Sun Bath {Peggy Stern}
5. Dolphin Dance {Herbie Hancock}
6. It All Comes Back To You
7. Theme For Maxine 

Video info from: https://www.loc.gov/item/jots.200016535/ 

Lineage: Broadcast > VHS > DVD
DVD to MKV using HandBrake cropping flickering borders preserving aspect ratio at the same and apply filters in an attempt to improve video quality.
Screenshots of the artists taken from running MKV using K-Lite Media Player.


4 comments:

  1. The sun certainly shined on this group, as consummate as any of Miles' quintets. It's always a delight to be able to expand their catalog, very much appreciated Chris.

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  2. What a great post Chris, many thanks for sharing.

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  3. Aha! Maybe it IS Gumbs on the one that I posted, I didn't know that the band had reformed with him in 1979... I guessed mine was 77 as opposed to 79, but this gives me second thoughts!

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