Stepping Stones: Live at the Village Vanguard

Stepping Stones: Live at the Village Vanguard
Stepping Stones: Live at the Village Vanguard
Live album by Woody Shaw
Released	1979, 2005
Recorded	August 5 & 6, 1978 ; Village Vanguard, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	70:33
Label	Columbia ; JC 35560
Producer	Michael Cuscuna, Woody Shaw III
Woody Shaw chronology

Last updated March 03, 2025

Stepping Stones: Live at the Village Vanguard is a live album led by trumpeter Woody Shaw which was recorded at the Village Vanguard in 1978 and released on the Columbia label in 1979.^[1]

Stepping Stones: Live at the Village Vanguard was reissued by Legacy Recordings in 2005. The re-release was produced by Shaw's producer Michael Cuscuna and Shaw's son Woody Louis Armstrong Shaw III, both of whom contributed new liner notes along with Shaw's long-time trombonist Steve Turre. The reissue was remastered by engineer Mark Wilder.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated "the band sounds technically and creatively inspired... Shaw pushed those innovations as far as they could go. Few have come close to approaching his artistry and cerebral architecture and none have gone past it. Stepping Stones: Live at the Village Vanguard captures that artistry in motion".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Woody Shaw except as indicated

"Stepping Stone" - 9:12
"In a Capricornian Way" - 11:16
"Seventh Avenue" (Victor Lewis) - 8:35
"All Things Being Equal Are Not" (Onaje Allan Gumbs) - 12:04 *
"Escape Velocity" (Clint Houston) - 11:14 **
"Blues for Ball" (McCoy Tyner) - 17:12 *
"Theme for Maxine" - 1:00

Released on the 2005 reissue by Sony Legacy and in 2011 on Woody Shaw: The Complete Columbia Albums Collection .
- Originally released on Shaw's 1979 Columbia album Woody III .

Reissue Bonus Tracks

Stepping Stones: Live at the Village Vanguard was reissued on Woody Shaw: The Complete Columbia Albums Collection in 2011. An additional CD titled "Stepping Stones Bonus Tracks" was included:

"It All Comes Back to You" (Onaje Allen Gumbs) - 10:14
"Watership Down" (Clint Houston) - 13:48
"Solar" (Miles Davis) - 16:20
"On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) - 16:01
"Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) - 13:40

Personnel

Woody Shaw - cornet, flugelhorn
Carter Jefferson - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Onaje Allan Gumbs - piano
Clint Houston - bass
Victor Lewis - drums

References

↑ Woody Shaw discography Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine accessed August 21, 2013
1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed August 21, 2013

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[1] Woody Shaw discography Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine accessed August 21, 2013

[Allmusic-2] 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed August 21, 2013

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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])