Love Dance is the fourth album led by trumpeter Woody Shaw which was recorded in 1975 and released on the Muse label.[1][2] Love Dance was reissued by Mosaic Records as part of Woody Shaw: The Complete Muse Sessions in 2013.

Love Dance
Studio album by
Released1976
RecordedNovember 1975
Blue Rock Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length58:19
LabelMuse
MR 5074
ProducerMichael Cuscuna
Woody Shaw chronology
The Moontrane
(1974)
Love Dance
(1976)
Little Red's Fantasy
(1976)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [4]

The Allmusic site awarded this album 4 stars.[3]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Woody Shaw except as indicated

  1. "Love Dance" (Joe Bonner) - 12:37
  2. "Obsequious" (Larry Young) - 9:28
  3. "Sunbath" (Peggy Stern) - 6:33
  4. "Zoltan" - 6:48
  5. "Soulfully I Love You (Black Spiritual of Love)" (Billy Harper) - 8:13

Personnel edit

References edit

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