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Little Red’s Fantasy is an album led by trumpet player Woody Shaw.[1] It was recorded in 1976 and released on the Muse label.[2][3] Little Red’s Fantasy was reissued by Mosaic Records as part of Woody Shaw: The Complete Muse Sessions in 2013.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[4]
DownBeatStarStarStarStarHalf star[6]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record GuideStarStarStarStar[5]

Reviewing a reissue, the Detroit Free Press wrote: “Shaw applied the lessons of John Coltrane to a conception rooted in hard bop. The result was an angular, saxophone-like style and a complex harmonic language spiced by dissonance and unusually wide intervals—his serpentine improvisations weave in and out of chords like a taxi through New York traffic.”[7] DownBeat reviewer Chuck Berg wrote, “Shaw was at the top of his game for the ’76 Muse date… This is the real Woody Shaw … the ensembles and solos here crackle with emotion, drama and virtuosity”.[6]

Scott Yanow of AllMusic stated that “the varied originals give the musicians strong foundations for their freewheeling and spontaneous solos, making this one of Woody Shaw’s better recordings.”[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Woody Shaw except as indicated

  1. “Jean Marie” (Ronnie Mathews) – 7:42
  2. “Sashianova” (Stafford James) – 10:00
  3. “In Case You Haven’t Heard” – 6:26
  4. “Little Red’s Fantasy” – 7:05
  5. “Tomorrow’s Destiny” – 7:46

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Cooke, Jay Jefferson (April 29, 1999). “Old songs on new CDs bring high ratings”. Courier News. p. D20.
  2. ^ Woody Shaw discography Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine accessed August 19, 2013
  3. ^ Woody Shaw catalog accessed August 22, 2013
  4. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review, accessed August 19, 2013
  5. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 178. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  6. ^ a b Berg, Chuck (February 8, 1979). “Record Reviews”. DownBeat. Vol. 46, no. 3. p. 22.
  7. ^ Stryker, Mark (May 2, 1999). “From the vault”. Detroit Free Press. p. E5.