by Scott Yanow
This album, Woody Shaw's first for a major label, has been reissued as part of his Mosaic box set. Shaw, one of the top trumpeters of the late '60s and throughout the next decade, is heard with a sextet (either Joe Henderson or Carter Jefferson on tenor, pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs, bassist Clint Houston, and drummer Victor Lewis) on two numbers and with a &concert ensemble& (which reaches as many as 14 pieces) on the other four selections. Shaw is in top form throughout, particularly on &Rosewood,& &Rahsaan's Run,& and &Theme for Maxine.& Rosewood was a consensus Jazz Album Of The Year in 1977. This modal music ranks with his best work, making the Mosaic box particularly essential.