Song of Songs is the second album led by trumpeter Woody Shaw which was recorded in 1972 and released on the Contemporary label.[1][2]

Song of Songs
Studio album by
Released1973
RecordedSeptember 15 & 18, 1972
StudioContemporary Studios, Los Angeles
GenreJazz
Length37:57
LabelContemporary
S 7632
ProducerLester Koenig and John Koenig
Woody Shaw chronology
Blackstone Legacy
(1970)
Song of Songs
(1973)
The Moontrane
(1974)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [5]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated, "The music falls between hard bop, modal musings and the avant-garde. Although possessing a tone similar to Freddie Hubbard's, Woody Shaw was a more advanced player and his solos throughout the date are both original and consistently exciting".[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Woody Shaw

  1. "Song of Songs" - 11:37
  2. "The Goat and the Archer" - 7:33
  3. "Love: For the One You Can't Have" - 10:03
  4. "The Awakening" - 8:44

Personnel

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References

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  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 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed August 19, 2013
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 177. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1285. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.