In My Own Sweet Way

In My Own Sweet Way
Live album by Woody Shaw
Released	1989
Recorded	February 7 & 8, 1987; Bazillus, Zurich, Switzerland
Genre	Jazz
Length	62:02
Label	In + Out; 7003
Woody Shaw chronology

Last updated June 08, 2020

In My Own Sweet Way is a live album led by trumpeter Woody Shaw which was recorded in Switzerland in 1987 and released on the German In + Out label.^[1]^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated, "Although trumpeter Woody Shaw never really broke through to gain the recognition he deserved, he also never recorded an unworthy album... Excellent advanced hard bop".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Woody Shaw except as indicated

"The Organ Grinder" - 8:33
"In Your Own Sweet Way" (Dave Brubeck) - 8:33
"The Dragon" (Fred Henke) - 8:41
"Just a Ballad for Woody" - 10:03
"Sippin' at Bells" (Miles Davis) - 7:21
"Estaté" (Bruno Martino) - 5:19
"Joshua C." - 13:32

Personnel

Woody Shaw - trumpet
Fred Henke - piano
Neil Swainson - bass
Alexander Deutsch - drums

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References

↑ Woody Shaw discography Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine accessed August 27, 2013
↑ Woody Shaw catalog accessed August 27, 2013
1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed August 26, 2013

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[1] Woody Shaw discography Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine accessed August 27, 2013

[2] Woody Shaw catalog accessed August 27, 2013

[Allmusic-3] 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed August 26, 2013

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])