Woody Shaw

Woody Herman Shaw II (December 24, 1944 – May 10, 1989) (United States) -- Jazz trumpet player and composer.

Early in his career he was influenced by Clifford Brown,

Woody Herman Shaw II (December 24, 1944 – May 10, 1989) (United States) -- Jazz trumpet player and composer.

Early in his career he was influenced by Clifford Brown, Freddie Hubbard, and other trumpeters, yet the influences of Eric Dolphy, with whom he played and recorded in the 1960s, and John Coltrane, were equally as important to the development of his style and concept as a trumpeter and composer. He worked during the 1960s with such greats as Horace Silver, Max Roach, and Art Blakey . During this period he also recorded extensively for Blue Note Records, working as a sideman with Andrew Hill, Jackie McLean, Chick Corea, McCoy Tyner, and others. Beginning in the 1970s he worked primarily as a leader.