Love Dance

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.

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.