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Tito Puente & His Latin Ensemble with Special Guest Phil Woods

Tito Puente, vibraphone and timbales
Sonny Bravo, piano
Joe De Jesus, trombone
Jose Madera, congas
Mario Rivera, tenor saxophone, flutes and melodica
Johnny Rodriguez, bongos
Bobby Rodriguez, bass
Piro Rodriguez, trumpet and flugelhorn
Bill Ortiz, trumpet and flugelhorn
Rebeca Mauleón, synthesizer
Phil Woods*, alto saxophone

Tracks:
1. Corner Pocket (Green/Wolf)
2. Salsa Caliente (Puente)
3. Consternation* (Shearing)
4. Pannonica* (Monk)
5. Carioca (Kahn/Eliscu/Youmans)
6. Guajira Soul (Puente)
7. Repetition* (Hefti)
8. Cariñoso (Vianna/Berrios/DeBarro)
9. Con Alma (Gillespie)

Various Artists


Benny Golson, tenor saxophone/arranger/musical director
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet
Art Farmer, trumpet
Phil Woods, alto saxophone
Bob Berg, tenor saxophone
Airto, percussion
Flora Purim, vocals
Tito Puente, timbales and congas
Charlie Haden, bass
Marvin "Smitty" Smith, drums
Anthony Jackson, bass
Bernard Purdie, drums
John Scofield, guitar
Robben Ford, guitar
Romero Lubambo, guitar
Hilton Ruiz, piano
Jimmy McGriff, organ

Phil Woods and Chris Swansen

Phil Woods, alto saxophone and clarinet
Chris Swansen, synthesizers
Hal Galper, piano
Steve Gilmore, bass
Bill Goodwin, drums
Kim Parker, vocals

Tracks:
Side 1
1. A Night In Tunisia (Gillespie/Paparelli)
2. 'Round Midnight (Monk/Williams/Hanighan)
3. Au Privave (Parker)
4. Goodbye Mr. Evans (Woods)
5. Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (Swansen)

Side 2
1. Confirmation (Parker
2. Piper's Mood (Woods/Swansen)
3. Chasin' The Piper (Swansen)
4. Once You Know She's Gone (Swansen)
5. Moose The Mooche (Parker)

Jay McShann

Jay McShann, piano
Mel Lewis, drums
Jimmy Woode, bass
Clark Terry, trumpet, flugelhorn and vocal
Terence Blanchard, trumpet
Carmell Jones, trumpet
Tony Russo, trumpet
Al Grey, trombone
Jimmy Wilkins, trombone
Marc Steckar, bass trombone
Sahib Shihab, Baritone saxophone
Hal Singer, tenor saxophone
Benny Carter, alto saxophone
Phil Woods, alto saxophone
Jimmy Heath, tenor saxophone
James Moody, tenor saxophone and vocal
Ernie Wilkins, arranger and conductor
Ernie Andrews, vocals on all selections except "Swingin; The Blues"

Songs:
1. The Jumpin' Blues (McShann/Parker)
2. Moten Swing (Moten)
3. I'm Just A Lucky So & So (Ellington)
4. Lonely Boy Blues (McShann/Brown)
5. Parker's Mood (Parker/Pleasure)
6. Say Forward, I'll March (McShann/Ramey)
7. Tender Touch (Wilkins)
8. Swingin' The Blues (Basie)
9. Confessin' The Blues (McShann/Brown)
10. Have You Ever Had The Blues (Andrews)
11. Sebastian (Wilkins)
12. Vine Street Boogie (McShann)
13. Hootie Blues (McShann)

Ben Sidran

Ben Sidran, piano and vocals
Phil Woods, alto saxophone
Steve Miller, guitar and vocals
Billy Peterson, bass
Ricky Peterson, synthesizers and vocals
Gordy Knudtson, drums

Tracks:
1. The Doctor's Blues
2. Broad Daylight
3. Piano Players
4. Turn To The Music
5. A Good Travel Agent
6. There They Go
7. Lover Man (Davis/Ramirez/Sherman)
8. Mitsubishi Boy
9. On the Cool Side
10. Space Cowboy (Miller/Sidran)
11. Last Dance

All music and lyrics by Ben Sidran except as noted above.

Conte Candoli with Phil Woods

Conte Candoli, trumpet
Phil Woods, alto saxophone and clarinet 
Charlie Shoemake, vibraphone
Terry Trotter, piano
Monty Budwig, bass
Bill Goodwin, drums
Sandi Shoemake, vocal on Don't Worry About Me

Tracks:
1. Wail (Powell)
2. Don't Worry About Me (Bloom/Koehler)
3. Just You, Just Me (Greer/Klages)
4. Nostalgia (Navarro)
5. Old Acquaintance (Shoemake/Hamilton)
6. Nina Never Knew (Alter/Drake)
7. One More Once (Woods)

Benny Carter/Phil Woods

Benny Carter, alto saxophone, trumpet (on "We Were In Love" and "People Time") and vocal (on "My Man Phil")
Phil Woods, alto saxophone and clarinet (on "We Were In Love")
Chris Neville, piano
George Mraz, bass
Kenny Washington, drums

Songs:
1.Reets' Neet (Woods)
2. Just A Mood [II] (Carter)
3. Sultry Serenade (Glenn)
4. We Were In Love (Carter)
5. My Man Benny (Woods)
6. My Man Phil (Carter)
7. Just A Mood [I] (Carter
8. M. A. Blues (Carter)
9. People Time (Carter)
10. I'm Just Wild About Harry (Blake/Sissle)

Jack Wilkins

(Originally released as CAPTAIN BLUED)

Jack Wilkins, guitar
Phil Woods*, alto saxophone
Albert Dailey, piano
Harvie Swartz, bass
Akiri Tana, drums
Ted Moore, percussion
Carl Barry, guitar (track 4 only)

Tracks:
1. Dailey Double (Dailey)
2. You Must Believe In Spring (Legrand)
3. My Foolish Heart (Young/Washington)
4. Captain Blued* (Wilkins)
5. O Grande Amor (Jobim)
6. 7th Variation On A Catalan Folk Song, Opus 25 (Duarte)
7. Mexico (Swartz)
8. Captain Marvel (Corea)
9. Streets Of Rio (Moore)
10. Opal* (Swartz)
11. Jamba (Wilkins)

Recorded (July 19-22, 1983) direct to and mastered from original 2-track analog by Rudy Van Gelder

Bob Dorough and Bill Takas

Bob Dorough, piano and vocals
Bill Takas, electric bass
Phil Woods*, alto saxophone

Tracks:
1. Yardbird Suite (Parker/Dorough)
2. 'Tis Autumn (nemo)
3. Everything Happens To Me (Dennis/Adair)
4. Au Privave* (Parker/Dorough/Hoffman)
5. Better Than Anything (Wheat/Loughborough)
6. Charlie Parker Medley
a. How High The Moon (Mewis/Hamilton)
b. They Can't Take That Away From Me (Gershwin/Gershwin)
c. Just Friends (Lewis/Klenner)
d. Slow Boat To China (Loesser)
e. Laura (Raksin/Mercer)

CD also includes tracks recorded October 26, 1983 in Paris, France

Adam Makowicz

Adam Makowicz, piano
Phil Woods, alto saxophone
Marc Johnson, bass
Bill Goodwin, drums
Gene Estes, percussion

Tracks:
1. A Flat Elegy (Hines)
2. You Do Something To Me (Porter)
3. Dirty Blue (Makowicz)
4. Moondust (Makowicz)
5. Touch Chic (Makowicz)
6. Pearl Grey (Makowicz)
7. Bop Do Combo (Makowicz)
8. Past Tense (Makowicz)

Original recording Direct-To-Disc