By Dan OuelletteWhen Azar Lawrence teaches his music classes at UCLA, he has a lot to offer his students who have only listened to and read about jazz titans like McCoy Tyner and Elvin Jones who were members of John Coltrane’s classic quartet. The L
Craft Recordings and Jazz Dispensary proudly announce a vinyl reissue of Blackstone Legacy, the 1971 debut from influential trumpeter Woody Shaw. Showcasing the musician’s virtuosic talents as a bandleader, composer and improviser, this politically charged, postmodern classic also boasts impeccable performances by Gary Bartz, Lenny White, Ron Carter, Bernie Maupin, Clint Houston and George Cables.