IN THE BEGINNING (WOODY SHAW ALBUM)

In the Beginning
In the Beginning
Studio album by Woody Shaw
Released	1983
Recorded	December 1965
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	32:57
Label	Muse; MR 5298
Woody Shaw chronology

In the Beginning (also released as Cassandranite) is an album featuring the demo tapes recorded in 1965 by trumpeter Woody Shaw in his original quest for a recording contract of Blue Note Records which was eventually released on the Muse label in 1983.^[1]^[2] Cassandranite was released as part of Woody Shaw: The Complete Muse Sessions by Mosaic Records in 2013.

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]

Ron Wynn of Allmusic stated, "Some interesting, uneven, but worthwhile '65 material from trumpeter Woody Shaw... His potential certainly emerges, as does the fact he was a tentative, unsure soloist at this juncture".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Woody Shaw except as indicated

"Cassandranite" - 7:00
"Obsequious" (Larry Young) - 8:00
"Baloo Baloo" (Hank Johnson) - 6:00
"Three Muses"- 6:22
"Tetragon" (Joe Henderson) 6:35

Personnel

Woody Shaw - trumpet
Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone
Herbie Hancock (tracks 3-5), Larry Young (tracks 1 & 2) - piano
Paul Chambers (tracks 3-5), Ron Carter (tracks 1 & 2) - bass
Joe Chambers - drums

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 Wynn, R. Allmusic Review, accessed August 19, 2013

[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] Wynn, R. Allmusic Review, accessed August 19, 2013

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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])

v t e Larry Young
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Testifying (1960) Young Blues (1960) Groove Street (1962) Into Somethin' (1964) Unity (1965) Of Love and Peace (1966) Contrasts (1967) Heaven on Earth (1968) Mother Ship (1969) Lawrence of Newark (1973) Spaceball (1976)
With Grant Green	Street of Dreams (1964) Talkin' About! (1964) His Majesty King Funk (1965) I Want to Hold Your Hand (1965)
With others	Double Exposure ( Joe Chambers, 1978) Bitches Brew ( Miles Davis, 1969) Big Fun (1969) Forrest Fire ( Jimmy Forrest, 1960) Love Shout ( Etta Jones, 1963) I'm Shooting High ( Gildo Mahones, 1963) The Great Gildo (Gildo Mahones, 1963) Devotion ( John McLaughlin, 1970) Love Devotion Surrender ( Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin, 1973) Gumbo! ( Pony Poindexter and Booker Ervin, 1963) In the Beginning ( Woody Shaw, 1965) Natural Soul ( Buddy Terry, 1967) Emergency! ( The Tony Williams Lifetime, 1969)

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])

v t e Larry Young
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Testifying (1960) Young Blues (1960) Groove Street (1962) Into Somethin' (1964) Unity (1965) Of Love and Peace (1966) Contrasts (1967) Heaven on Earth (1968) Mother Ship (1969) Lawrence of Newark (1973) Spaceball (1976)
With Grant Green	Street of Dreams (1964) Talkin' About! (1964) His Majesty King Funk (1965) I Want to Hold Your Hand (1965)
With others	Double Exposure ( Joe Chambers, 1978) Bitches Brew ( Miles Davis, 1969) Big Fun (1969) Forrest Fire ( Jimmy Forrest, 1960) Love Shout ( Etta Jones, 1963) I'm Shooting High ( Gildo Mahones, 1963) The Great Gildo (Gildo Mahones, 1963) Devotion ( John McLaughlin, 1970) Love Devotion Surrender ( Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin, 1973) Gumbo! ( Pony Poindexter and Booker Ervin, 1963) In the Beginning ( Woody Shaw, 1965) Natural Soul ( Buddy Terry, 1967) Emergency! ( The Tony Williams Lifetime, 1969)

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