The Moontrane is the third album led by trumpeter Woody Shaw which was recorded in 1974 and released on the Muse label.Woody Shaw discography accessed August 19, 2013Woody Shaw catalog accessed August 22, 2013 The Moontrane was released as part of Woody Shaw: The Complete Muse Sessions by Mosaic Records in 2013.
Reception
Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated, "the adventurous music still sounds stimulating more than two decades later. Recommended".Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed August 19, 2013
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
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