Although woods was primarily a saxophonist, he was also a clarinet player and solos can be found scattered through his recordings. He has worked with gerry mulligan, benny carter, tony bennett, phil woods, scott hamilton and others. The phil woods quartet quintet 20th anniversary set. Woods, along with rick chamberlain and ed joubert, founded the organization celebration of the arts cota in 1978 late one night in the bar at the deer head inn in delaware water. Dizzy gillespie meets phil woods quintet is an album by trumpeter dizzy gillespie with saxophonist phil woods quintet recorded in 1986 and released on the dutch timeless label. On the one hand, fourfifths of the quintet is actually the phil woods quartet. Only one of the six tracks, the relatively concise and quite lovely clarinet ballad hindsight. Phil woods quintet phil woods website phil woods on saxophone bill charlap on piano brian lynch on trumpet steve gilmore on bass bill goodwin on drums at birdland 315 west 44th street, nyc 212. The phil woods quartet quintet the phil woods quartet quintet the phil woods quartet quintet 20th anniversary set 2 versions. A few notes on my criteria all of them politically incorrect. Explore releases from the phil woods quintet at discogs.
Phil woods works for saxophone featuring phil s music for sax quartet as well as his sonata for alto sax and piano, this recording is by the celebration sax quartet, an ensemble hand picked and. He is known for his work on choose me 1984, its my turn 1980 and satan in high heels 1962. Prestige prlp 203 jimmy raney quintet prestige prep 59 jimmy raney ensemble. Phil woods died from complications of emphysema in september 2015 at the age of 83. Fans of the phil woods quintet will certainly enjoy this new and unexpected addition to the bands discography. One particular example is his clarinet solo on misirlou on the album into the woods. Find phil woods quintet discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Tom harrell born june 16, 1946 is an american jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, composer, and arranger.
Dizzy gillespie meets phil woods quintet is an album by trumpeter dizzy gillespie with saxophonist phil woods quintet recorded in 1986 and released on the dutch. Milne, woods released childrens suite a tribute to milnes classic book winnie the pooh. The top ranked albums by phil woods are warm woods, woodlore and. The following torrent is itself 70 albums released by other artists on the label. Henri texier born january 27, 1945 is a french jazz double bassist born in paris. Phil woods quintet, bill charlap, brian lynch american. Dizzy gillespie meets phil woods quintet is an album by trumpeter dizzy gillespie with saxophonist phil woods quintet recorded in 1986 and released on the. The savoy sessions savoy mg 15044 tenor sax solos by allen eager savoy mg 9025 various artists the birth of bop, volume 4 savoy mg 9015 allen eager new trends of jazz, volume 2 savoy 948 allen eager all night, all frantic and thats for sure savoy 908 allen eager donald jay meeskite. Jul 01, 2015 listen to your favorite songs from you and the night and the music by phil woods quintet now. He is perhaps best known for his 1960s work with don cherry and for his 1980s band the transatlantik quartet, which featured joe lovano, steve swallow and aldo romano. Allmusics scott yanow wrote, dizzy gillespies contributions to jazz.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Philip wells woods november 2, 1931 september 29, 2015 was an american jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader and composer. He recorded with them through the 1960s and 1970s, including their subsidiary cotillion records, where he ran his own imprint, embryo records, in the 1970s, for his records as well as other musicians. Hes produced more than 40 recordings and worked with everyone from thelonious. The order of names on this superb inconcert cd could have gone either way. An example is an album where the back of the lp jacket says engineer. His parents divorced, and he and his mother moved to california. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from the phil woods quartet at the discogs marketplace.
Phil woods fans know about this recording of course. Voted trumpeter of the year of 2018 byjazz journalists association, harrell has won awards and grants throughout his career, including multiple trumpeter of the year awards from down beat magazine, sesac jazz award, bmi broadcast music incorporated composers award, and prix oscar du jazz. Heres our quick guide to the best familyfriendly movies and shows you can stream right now. He died on september 29, 2015 in east stroudsburg, pennsylvania, usa. The album features woods core quartet augmented by larger strings and horns all in shadings and tones that are incredibly. Phil woods alto sax, leader steve gilmore bass, original member bill goodwin drums, original member brian lynch trumpet, 1992 bill charlap piano, 1995 briefly a quintet in 19771978, with the addition of harry leahey guitar, 19771978, the group remained a quartet until october 1982. The milestone collection victor j vdj1026 ron carter the man with the bass. Milestone mcd470992 ron carter songs for you original jazz classics ojc6010, ojccd60102 ron carter standard bearers.
Name username email address confirm email address password confirm password. A blog supreme woods has one of the most distinctive alto saxophone sounds in jazz. Remember the good old days when jazz groups came out swinging and took no prisoners until the battle had been won. Phil woods really outdoes himself here offering the world a whole new side of his talents, and stepping forth at the head of a larger ensemble than usual. Occurrence personnel phil woods alto sax, clarinet tom harrell trumpet, flugelhorn hal galper piano steve gilmore bass bill goodwin drums.
American songbook is warmly recommended to all who enjoy top quality, melodic jazz. The music of kurt weill, musique du bois, and born 2b blue. Phil woods, an alto saxophonist who idolized charlie parker. Aretha franklin hey now hey the other side of the sky sorcellerie a travers les ages gravenstein. Mar 09, 2018 phil woods quintet bremen 1987 radio broadcast duration. Playing rain danse composed by guitarist harry leahey, and featuring phil on soprano, arranged by pianist mike melillo. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from the phil woods quintet at the discogs marketplace. In 1968, phil went to live in europe where he formed the european rhythm machine.
Phil woods was born on november 2, 1931 in springfield, massachusetts, usa as philip wells woods. Find phil woods discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Dizzy gillespie discography 82 albums 19372010 mp3 320. In 2005, jazzed media released the documentary phil woods. Buy phil woods quintet, phil woodss album titled dizzy gillespie meets the phil woods quintet to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. In 2009, after years of attempting to secure the rights to interpret the work of writer a. Tom harrell trumpet danny grissett piano ugonna okegwo bass adam cruz drums. Download dizzy gillespie discography 19372010 320 kbps jazz, bebop, afrocuban jazz, bop torrent for free, hd full movie streaming also available in limetorrents. Noted straightahead alto saxophonist offers biography, discography, booking information, performance schedule, discussion board, and merchandise page. Alto saxophonist phil woods is a consummate musician whose mastery of improvisation is second to none. In the mid90s, he was the musical director of midnight in the garden of good and evil, a celebration of johnny mercer, part of new yorks jvc jazz festival. Dizzy gillespie meets phil woods quintet wikipedia. A life in e flat portrait of a jazz legend, directed by rich lerner and produced by graham carter.
Nov 19, 2007 the american phil woods quintet which used to be a quartet blessed with hal galper on piano is still balm to the ears, woods at 75 playing better than he did on a fairly recent very decent. Santiago, singapore, stockholm, chicago, san francisco. The jfk quintet 1961 new jazz frontiers from washington 1999 flac jimmy smith and wes montgomery 1966 further adventures of jimmy and wes 1993 flac elizabeth cotten 1989 freight train and other north carolina folk songs and tunes flac the phil woods quartet quintet 20th anniversary set 197692 flac 3 cd set. Woods, along with rick chamberlain and ed joubert, founded. Rudy van gelder but the jazz discography project does not list the recording location as van gelder studio. Explore releases from the phil woods quartet at discogs. Phil woods the phil woods six live from the showboat. Phil woods quintet, the bob prince tentette, the buddy rich quintet, the clark terry spacemen, the george gruntz concert jazz band, the jazz interactions orchestra, the jim chapin sextet, the manhattan jazz all stars, the new phil woods quintet, the phil woods quartet, the phil woods quintet, the phil woods six, the quincy jones big band, the.
All the things you are, on green dolphin street, you and the night and the music, blood count, shaw nuff, monthly listeners. Together they played all over the world until 1973 when woods returned to the united states. If youve never heard this and are a phil woods fan or fan of bebop and beyond jazz, this is a tremendously fantastic live recording of one of the very best working jazz ensembles. Woods himself states, many of my other albums have focused on obscure pieces by duke ellington and oliver nelson, my originals and. Savoy sjl 2210 various artists brothers and other mothers. Philip wells woods november 2, 1931 september 29, 2015 was an american jazz alto.
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These albums have been excluded here because some of them are believed to only have been mastered by van gelder. Vincent dwayne herring was born november 19, 1964 in hopkinsville, kentucky. Dizzy gillespie discography 19372010 320 kbps jazz. At age 16, he entered california state university, chico on a music scholarship. Live at the jazz showcase by the bob larkphil woods quintet. The phil woods quintet plays the music of jim mcneely. Jun 22, 2017 remember the good old days when jazz groups came out swinging and took no prisoners until the battle had been won. But its appeal should extend beyond woods hardcore fans. The official web site of jazz saxophonist phil woods. Well, why settle for memories when you can lay your cares aside for an hour or so and groove to thick as thieves, the third and last album by the unrivaled and alwaysaggressive bob lark phil woods quintet, recorded, as were the first two, in concert at joe segals. When altoist phil woods 19312015 made his leader debut on record in 1954 his major influence was bird, but his own style was already emerging on both his first album and on the second, recorded the following year with the same quintet. Inspired by alto icon charlie parker, later one of the most successful saxophonists in jazz. Phil woods biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
When he was 11, he started playing saxophone in school bands and studying privately at dean fredericks school of music in vallejo, california. Dizzy gillespie, lionel hampton, stan getz, fats waller, scott joplin, louis armostrong, jelly roll morton, charlie parker, stephane grappelli, earl hines, woody herman, tommy dorsey, johnny hodges, count basie, chet baker, charlie christian, art tatum, lester. Surpsingly this is the first time that phil woods has made an album of standards. Listen to your favorite songs from live at the jazz showcase by the bob lark phil woods quintet now.
Not represented here because they lived before the age of albums. With four men, including woods, in their 20sbassist teddy kotick was the sole veteranthe group was full of fire and vigour. He studied music with lennie tristano, who influenced him greatly, at the manhattan school of music and at the juilliard school. Original jazz classics ojccd 18652 phil woods early quintets new jazz njlp 1103. Original jazz classics ojccd18052 george wallington, phil woods, donald byrd the new york scene prestige pres 165 geo. Phil woods quintet bremen 1987 radio broadcast duration. The last performance as the phil woods big band, the festival orchestra is directed by matt vashlishan for a tribute concert for phil after his passing. Well, why settle for memories when you can lay your cares aside for an hour or so and groove to thick as thieves, the third and last album by the unrivaled and alwaysaggressive bob lark phil woods quintet, recorded, as were the first two, in concert at joe segals venerable. Dizzy gillespie meets the phil woods quintet by phil woods. Best of phil woods, a compilation of songs by phil woods. You and the night and the music by phil woods quintet on.
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