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.

Little Red's Fantasy
Studio album by
Released1978
RecordedJune 29, 1976
Blue Rock Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length39:02
LabelMuse
MR 5103
ProducerMichael Cuscuna
Woody Shaw chronology
Love Dance
(1975)
Little Red's Fantasy
(1978)
The Woody Shaw Concert Ensemble at the Berliner Jazztage
(1976)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [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."[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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Cooke, Jay Jefferson (29 Apr 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. ^ Stryker, Mark (2 May 1999). "From the vault". Detroit Free Press. p. E5.