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Woody Shaw’s 1976 Album Love Dance Reissued for the Muse Records Master Series on 180g LP: Remastered & Cut AAA Directly from the Original Analog Tapes by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab. Pressed at Optimal.

Originally released in 1976 on Muse Records, Love Dance stands as one of Woody Shaw’s most spiritual and forward-thinking sessions. This audiophile reissue restores the album’s full tonal richness, capturing Shaw’s soaring trumpet lines and the ensemble’s dynamic interplay with unprecedented clarity.

Shaw leads a powerhouse lineup – including Billy Harper, Steve Turre, René McLean, Cecil McBee and Joe Bonner – through five expansive tracks blending modal jazz, spiritual themes, and post-bop intensity. A landmark in Shaw’s discography, Love Dance is essential listening – now presented with the depth and detail it has always deserved.

Remastered and Cut AAA directly from the original analog tapes by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab. Pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal Media and housed in Stoughton Old Style Tip-On Jackets. Includes an insert with newly written liner notes by Bob Blumenthal and Barney Fields with rare photograph by K. Abe.

Musicians:Woody Shaw – TrumpetSteve Turre – Trombone, Bass TromboneRené McLean – Soprano Saxophone, Alto SaxophoneBilly Harper – Tenor SaxophoneJoe Bonner – PianoCecil McBee – BassVictor Lewis – DrumsGuilherme Franco – PercussionTony Waters – Congas