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FEATURING:
Phil Woods, Alto Sax
Carl Saunders, Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Jeff Jenkins, Piano
Ken Walker, Bass
Paul Romaine, Drums

1. The Pink Panther 
2. Lightly 
3. Walkin' Bass 
4. Soldier In The Rain 
5. Free and Easy 
6. Fallout! 
7. Goofin' at the Coffee House 
8. Dreamsville 
9. Mr. Lucky 
10. Sorta Blue 
11. A Quiet Gass 
12. Two For The Road 

This session recorded in 2003 features the music of Henry Mancini played by a Quintet led by Phil Woods on alto saxophone and Carl Saunders on trumpet and flugelhorn. Featuring over 75 minutes of music the CD reprises some of Henry Mancini’s greatest jazz compositions including The Pink Panther, Mr. Lucky and tunes from the Peter Gunn TV series soundtrack recordings

"Even more than nine years after his death, Henry Mancini is the most famous of all film composers. His film writing was jazz-oriented without being jazz, and his arrangements were both subservient to a movie's story (as all scores must be) and strong enough to stand on their own apart from the picture." "One of the all-time great alto-saxaphonists and a major force in the jazz scene since at least 1954, Phil Woods is not only one of the masters of bebop but a musician who through the years has extended the idiom through his personal voice, inventive repertoire and inspired settings." "Carl Saunders is not as world famous yet due to his valuable but underrated work as a lead trumpeter in big bands and being based in Los Angeles. But his playing on his three solo albums and the Jazzed Media CD "Phil Urso and Carl Saunders Salute Chet Baker" show just how tremendous a trumpeter he is, ranking near the top of his field." "Listeners will have no difficulty having fun listening to the infectious performances on one of the finest jazz tributes to the music of Henry Mancini."

Scott Yanow, Author of eight jazz books including Trumpet Kings, Jazz On Record 1917-76, Bebop, Swing and Afro-Cuban Jazz

Nancy Wilson

Nancy Wilson, vocals
Special Guests:
George Shearing, piano
Toots Thielemans, harmonica
Phil Woods*, alto saxophone
Kenny Lattimore, vocals
Ivan Lins, keyboards
Gary Burton, vibraphone
Paquito D'Rivera, clarinet
Bill Watrous, trombone
Rufus Reid, bass
Joe Negri, guitar.

Various Bands Include:
Llew Matthews, piano
Dwayne Dolphin, bass
Jamey Haddad, drums
Jay Ashby, trombone
Marty Ashby, guitar
Lewis Nash, drums
Andy Snitzer, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone and clarinet
Mike Tomaro, alto saxophone and clarinet
Others

Tracks:
1. An Older Man Is Like An Elegant Wine (Wing)*
2. Day In, Day Out (Bloom/Mercer)
3. Why Did I Choose You (Leonard/Martin)
4. I Wish I'd Met You (Bennett/Mandel/Underwood)
5. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart (Ellington/Mills/Nemo/Redmond)*
6. Goodbye (Jenkins)
7. How About Me (Berlin)
8. Minds Of Their Own [Dois Corregos] (Lins/Veloso/Eldridge)
9. Little Green Apples (Russell)
10. You'll See (Coates)
11. That's All (Brandt/Haymes)
12. Blame It On My Youth (Heyman/Levant)

Various Artists

(To benefit Pocono Area Transitional Housing - PATH)

1. Wouldn't It Be Wonderful If Christmas Came (Bob Dorough)
Bob Dorough, piano and vocal
Paul Rostock, bass
Bud Nealy, drums
Bob Dorough, Vicki Doney, Sally Dorough, small group vocals
Gina Bertucci, flute
Barbara MacMahon, flute
Janice Lee, oboe
Laura Goss, bassoon
Ken Brader III, trumpet
Patrick Dorian, trumpet
Rick Chamberlain, trombone
Jim Daniels, bass trombone

Kyle Tomlin, Geoffrey Taylor, Kristal Nemeroff, Allie Gabriel, Mallory Goodman, John Coakley, Leonard Dever, Phil Diaz, Jessica Force, Manuel Santana, Megan Lobue, Mark Rosol, Giulianna Sarullo, Gena Argot, Renee Reilly, Michelle Dibella, Audrey Snyder, Ales Wisniewsky, choir members (made up of students from local high schools)

2. White Christmas  (Irving Berlin)
Phil Woods, alto saxophone
John Coates, Jr., piano

3. On Christmas Day (Jesse Green/Jerry Harris/Andrea Garrison)
Jesse Green, piano
Jerry Harris, vocal
Frank Hauch, Jr., bass
Neil Braunstein, drums

4. Silent Night  (Traditional)
John Coates, Jr., piano

5. An Extra Prayer (Bobby Syvarth)
Bobby Syvarth, guitar and vocal
Johnny Grub, bass
Carey Harmon, drums and vocal
John Skeehan, mandolin
Tim Carbone, violin
Jesse Green, piano

6. Santa Claus Is coming To Town (Coots/Gillespie)
David Liebman, saxopyhone
Tony Marino, bass
Vic Juris, guitar
Marko Marcinko, drums

7. Let's Make Each Day Like Christmas (Eric Doney)
Vicki & Eric Doney Band
Vicki Doney, vocal
Eric Doney, piano
Marko Marcinko, drums
Tony Marino, bass
Phil Woods, alto saxophone (soloist)
Ken Brader III, trumpet and flugelhorn
Patrick Dorian, trumpet and flugelhorn
Rick Chamberlain, trombone
Jim Daniels, bass trombone
Vicki Doney, Marti Lantz, Nancy Reed, Mary Detrick, Najwa Parkins, Susan Petratis, Ellis Williams, James Maroney, Eric Doney, the Holy Mackerel Tabernacle Choir

8. Gifts For The Children  (Phil Woods)
Spencer Reed, guitar and vocal
Nancy Reed, bass and vocal

9. Good King Wenceslas
The Gaptime Ensemble
Nelson Hill, clarinet
Ken Brader III, trumpet
Rick Chamberlain, trombone
Jim Daniels, bass trombone
Wolfgang Knittel, piano, arranger and director
Tom Whaley, drums

10. Waiting For Christmas
Gary Dillon, guitar and vocal
Tony Marino, bass
Giuliana Sarullo, Gena Argot, Renee Reilly, Kristal Nemeroff, Jessica Force, Megal LoBue, Mallory Goodman, Allie Gabriel, Audrey Ruth Snyder, Janice Lee, Lois Heckman, voices

11. Pastoral
Calliope and The Water Gap Brass
Wolfgang Knittel, arranger
Gina Bertucci, flute
Barbara MacMahon, flute
Janice Lee, oboe
Laura Goss, bassoon
Nelson Hill, soprano saxophone
Ken Brader III, trumpet
Patrick Dorian, trumpet
Rick Chamberlain, trombone
Jim Daniels, bass trombone
"The Whale," percussion

Project directors: Kelly Lewis, Bobby Syvarth, Lois Brownsey Heckman, Kent Heckman, Rick Chamberlain

The Jimmy Amadie Trio with special Guest Phil Woods

Jimmy Amadie, piano
Steve Gilmore, bass
Bill Goodwin, drums
Phil Woods, alto saxophone

Songs:
1. The Thought Of Losing You (Amadie)
2. Baby Blue (Amadie)
3. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (Porter)
4. Stella By Starlight (Young/Washington)
5. This Can't Be Love (Rodgers/Hart)
6. The Very Thought Of You (Noble/Connelly)
7. Come Rain Of Come Shine (Arlen/Mercer)
8. Phil The Woods With Music (Amadie)

David Basse

David Basse, vocals
Mike Melvoin, piano
Steve Gilmore, bass
Bill Goodwin, drums
Phil Woods, alto saxophone and clarinet

Songs:
1. Like Jazz (Winkler/Steelman)
2. Something Fried (Melvoin/Hurwitz)
3. Uptown (Melvoin/Hurwitz)
4. You Won't Hear Me Say Goodbye (Melvoin/Adamo)
5. 52nd & Broadway (Melvoin/Hurwitz)
6. Living Without You (Mandel/Goodrum)
7. Slow Boat To China (Loesser)
8. Parker's Mood (Parker/King Pleasure)
9. Bidin' My Time (Gershwin/Gershwin)
10. Traffic Jam (Melvoin/Hurwitz)
11. But Anyhow/The Blues don't Care (Jaffe/Smith)
12. I've Got The World On A String (Arlen/Koehler)

The Conga Kings

Carlos "Patato" Valdes, congas
Candido Camero, congas
Giovanni Hidalgo, congas
Phil Woods, alto saxophone
Chocolate, trumpet
Jimmy Bosch, trombone
Mario Rivera, baritone saxophone
Mauricio Smith, flute
Mike Ponella, trumpet
Enrico Fernandez, alto saxophone
Nelson Gonzalez, tres
John Benthal, guitar
Guillermo Edghill, bass
Joe Gonzalez, percussion
Pedro Martinez, vocals
Nelson Gonzalez, Jr., vocals
Julio Salgado, vocals
Ray Santos, arranger/musical director

Mike Melvoin

Mike Melvoin, piano
Phil Woods, alto saxophone and clarinet
Steve Gilmore, bass
Bill Goodwin, drums

Songs:
1. All Or Nothing At All (Altman/Lawrence)
2. Are You Going To Eat That? (Melvoin)
3. Dawn Dance (Melvoin)
4. Easy To Love (Porter)
5. It's Always You (Melvoin/Hamilton)
6. I Hear A Rhapsody (Fragos/Baker/Gasparre)
7. I'm Confessin' (Doughety/Neiburg/Reynolds
8. But I Have To (Melvoin)
9. This Is The Place (Melvoin/Hamilton)
10. Come Rain Or Come Shine (Arlen/Mercer)
11. Whatever My Bianca Wants (Melvoin/Hamilton)

This one is for my son Gar

Phil Woods, alto saxophone
Stefano Bollani, piano
Ares Tavolazzi, bass
Massimo Manzi, drums

Songs:
1. Samba DuBois (Woods)
2. Goodbye Mr. Evans (Woods)
3. Sittin' Here (Woods)
4. And When We're Young (Woods)
5. Pensive (Cohn)
6. It's You Or No One (Cahn)

This one is for my big brother Stan

Phil Woods, alto saxophone
Franco D'Andrea, piano
Massimo Moriconi, bass
Ellade Bandini, drums

Songs:
1. U-Boat (D'Andrea)
2. Quiet Children (D'Andrea)
3. Looping (D'Andrea)
4. Blueberries (D'Andrea)
5. Old Jazz (D'Andrea)
6. Colline - Take 1 (D'Andrea)
7. Air Waves - Take 1 (D'Andrea)
8. T. M. (D'Andrea)
9. Phil Rouge (D'Andrea)
10.Colline - Take 2 (D'Andrea)
11. Air Waves - Take 2 (D'Andrea)

This one is in memory of Aimee

Phil Woods, alto saxophone and clarinet
Franco D'Andrea, piano

Songs:
1. Blues To Aimee (Woods/D'Andrea)
2. Almost Like Being In Love (Lerner)
3. I'm In Love (Porter)
4. Sweet Lorraine (Burwell)
5. Autumn In New York (Duke)
6. All Of You (Porter)
7. Prelude To A Kiss (Ellington)
8. Someone To Watch Over Me (Gershwin)