Blackstone Legacy

Blackstone Legacy is the debut album by trumpeter Woody Shaw recorded in 1970 and released on the Contemporary label.

In the liner notes to Blackstone Legacy, Shaw states: In the liner notes on the original LP release, Shaw told writer Nat Hentoff that the album came about when John Koenig, son of Contemporary Records owner Lester Koenig, saw Shaw playing with Joe Henderson at the Lighthouse Café in late September, 1970, while Henderson was recording his album If You're Not Part of the Solution, You're Part of the Problem.

To complete the group, Shaw chose three musicians who had worked for Miles Davis in the four years preceding the recording: bassist Ron Carter, and reed players Bennie Maupin and Gary Bartz.

Shaw's album was recorded in New York City on December 8–9, about ten weeks after the Henderson band played its Lighthouse Café residency.

Michael G. Nastos of Allmusic called the album, "Truly a landmark recording, and a pivot point in the history of post-modern music".