The Moontrane

The Moontrane is the third album led by trumpeter Woody Shaw which was recorded in 1974 and released on the Muse label. The Moontrane was released as part of Woody Shaw: The Complete Muse Sessions by Mosaic Records in 2013.

Reception
Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated, "the adventurous music still sounds stimulating more than two decades later. Recommended".

Track listing
All compositions by Woody Shaw except as indicated
 * 1) "The Moontrane" – 6:54
 * 2) "Sanyas" (Steve Turre) – 13:05
 * 3) "Tapscott's Blues" (Azar Lawrence) – 6:41
 * 4) "Katrina Ballerina" – 7:36
 * 5) "Are They Only Dreams?" (Onaje Allan Gumbs) – 9:12 Bonus track on CD reissue
 * 6) "Tapscott's Blues" [Alternate Take] (Lawrence) – 6:50 Bonus track on CD reissue
 * 7) "Katrina Ballerina" [Alternate Take] – 8:01 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

 * Woody Shaw – trumpet
 * Steve Turre – trombone
 * Azar Lawrence – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
 * Onaje Allan Gumbs – piano, electric piano
 * Cecil McBee (tracks 2–4 & 6–7), Buster Williams (tracks 1 & 5) – bass
 * Victor Lewis – drums
 * Guilherme Franco – percussion (tracks 2, 4–5 & 7), Tony Waters (tracks 2, 4–5 & 7) – percussion