Little Red's Fantasy

Little Red's Fantasy
Little Red's Fantasy
Studio album by Woody Shaw
Released	1978
Recorded	June 29, 1976 ; Blue Rock, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:02
Label	Muse; MR 5103
Producer	Michael Cuscuna
Woody Shaw chronology

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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
DownBeat	^[6]
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."^[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

"Jean Marie" (Ronnie Mathews) - 7:42
"Sashianova" (Stafford James) - 10:00
"In Case You Haven't Heard" - 6:26
"Little Red's Fantasy" - 7:05
"Tomorrow's Destiny" - 7:46

Personnel

References

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

[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

[Allmusic-4] Yanow, S. AllMusic Review, accessed August 19, 2013

[RSJRG-5] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 178. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[:0-6] 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.

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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])