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Imagination is the final studio album led by trumpeter Woody Shaw which was recorded in 1987 and released on the Muse label.[1][2] Imagination was reissued by Mosaic Records as part of Woody Shaw: The Complete Muse Sessions in 2013.

Imagination
Studio album by Woody Shaw
Released	1988
Recorded	June 24, 1987
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:47
Label	Muse MR 5338
Producer	Don Sickler
Woody Shaw chronology
The Eternal Triangle (1987) Imagination (1988)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Philadelphia Inquirer	[4]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated, "Trumpeter Woody Shaw's final album as a leader (cut less than two years before his passing) is surprisingly upbeat. Although his health became shaky, Shaw never declined as a player, as he shows throughout the spirited quintet outing... Recommended".[3]

Track listing

1. "If I Were a Bell" (Frank Loesser) - 5:27
2. "Imagination" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 7:28
3. "Dat Dere" (Bobby Timmons, Oscar Brown, Jr.) - 8:13
4. "You and the Night and the Music" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 6:06
5. "Stormy Weather" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 8:00
6. "Steve's Blues" (Steve Turre) - 4:48

Personnel

• Woody Shaw - trumpet
• Steve Turre - trombone
• Kirk Lightsey - piano
• Ray Drummond - bass
• Carl Allen - drums

References

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