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Thursday, 26 January 1961 15:57

RIGHTS OF SWING

Phil Woods

Phil Woods, alto saxophone
Benny Bailey, trumpet
Curtis fuller, trombone
Sahib Shihab, baritone saxophone
Julius Watkins, French horn
Tommy Flanagan, piano
Buddy Catlett, bass
Osie Johnson, drums

Willy Dennis, trombone and Granville "Mickey" Roker, drums, replace Curtis Fuller and Osie Johnson on Parv V (Presto)

Tracks:
1. Prelude and Part 1
2. Part II (Ballad)
3. Part III (Waltz)
4. Part IV (Scherzo)
5. Part V (Presto)
All compositions and arrangements by Phil Woods

Recording supervised by Nat Hentoff

 

** also issued on Candid CJS 9016; Barnaby KZ 31036, BR 5016; Candid CS 9016, CCD 79016.

Wednesday, 29 April 1959 15:56

RICH VERSUS ROACH

Buddy Rich and Max Roach

Buddy Rich, drums
Max Roach, drums
Gigi Gryce, arranger
Tommy Turrentine, trumpet
Willie Dennis, trombone
Julian Priester, trombone
Phil Woods, alto saxophone
Stanley Turrentine, tenor saxophone
John Bunch, piano
Bobby Boswell, bass
Phil Leshin, bass

Tracks:
Sing, Sing, Sing (Prima)
the Casbah (Gryce)
Sleep (Lebieg)
Figure Eights (Rich/Roach)
Yesterdays (Kern/Harbach)
Big Foot (Parker)
Limehouse Blues (Braham/Furber
Toot, Toot, Tootsie, Goodbye (Erdman/Fio Rito/Kahn/King)

There are alternate takes of Sing, Sing, Sing, The Casbah, Big Foot and Limehouse Blues on CD only

Tuesday, 20 June 1989 15:55

RHYTHMSTICK

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

Monday, 29 January 1962 15:54

RHYTHM IS MY BUSINESS

Ella Fitzgerald with Bill Doggett

Ella Fitzgerald, vocals
Bill Doggett, organ, arranger and conductor
Orchestra includes:
Taft Jordon, trumpet
Ernie Royal, trumpet
Joe Wilder, trumpet
Melba Liston, trombone
Kai Winding, trombone
Phil Woods, reeds
Jerry Dodgion, reeds
Hank Jones, piano
Mundell Lowe, guitar
George Duvivier, bass
Gus Johnson, drums

Tracks:
1. Rough Ridin'
2. Broadway
3. You Can Depend On Me
4. Runnin' Wild
5. Show Me The Way To Go Out Of This World 'Cause That's Where Everything Is
6. I'll Always Be In Love With You
7. Hallelujah, I Love Him So
8. I Can't Face The Music
9. No Moon At All
10. Laughin' On The Outside
11. After You've Gone
12. Taking A Chance On Love (bonus track)
13. If I Could Be With You (bonus track)

Saturday, 10 January 1998 15:51

The Rev & I

Phil Woods-alto saxophone

Johnny Griffin-tenor saxophone

Cedar Williams-piano

Peter Washington-bass

Ben Riley-drums

Phil Woods-electric piano on track 1

Bill Goodwin-percussion on track 1

 

1. The Rev & I (6:19) (Phil Woods)
2. We Could Make Such Beutiful Music Together (7:53) (Henry Katzman & Robert Sour)
3. Hand in Glove (8:03) (Cedar Walton)
4. All Too Soon (8:55) Edward Kennedy Ellington & Carl Sigman)
5. Red Top (6:52) (Lionel Hampton & Ben Kynard)
6. I'm So Scared of Girls When They Are Good Looking (6:59) (Jack Sels)
7. Loose Change (6:39) Hal Galper
8. Dutch Morning (7:40) (Phil Woods)
9. Before I Left (7:36) (Phil Woods)

Wednesday, 29 January 1992 15:48

REPERTOIRE

Patti Dunham

Patti Dunham, vocals
Jon Hendricks, vocals (on track 3)
Bruce Rogers, background vocals
Gary Haberman, piano and synthesizers
TNorman Geller, piano
hom Rotella, guitar
Harvie Swartz, bass
Vincent Fay, bass
Rick Petrone, bass
Shem, bass, drums and background vocals
Grady Tate, drums
Tom Igoe, drums
Danny Gottlieb, drums
Jim Saporito, percussion
Phil Woods, alto saxophone (on tracks 4 and 6)

Tracks:
1. Caravan (Ellington/Tizol/Mills)
2. Let's Face The Music And Dance (Berlin)
3. Why Don't You Walk Away (Schroeck)
4. One More (Haberman/Roberts)
5. Never Never Land (Styne/Comdon/Green)
6. It's A Cryin' Shame (Schroeck)
7. Cabfare & Perfume (Ray)
8. Love In The Morning (Haberman/Roberts)
9. Moonlight Mood (De Rose/Adamson)
10. Flamingo (Anderson/Grouya)
11. The Song Is Ended (Berlin)

Various Artists

Fred Hersch, piano and arranger
James Newton, flute (on tracks 2, 3, 8 and 11)
Toots Thielemans, harmonica (on tracks 1 and 5)
Phil Woods, alto saxophone (on track 7) and clarinet (on track 10)
Erik Friedlander, cello (on tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 9, 10 and 11)
Steve LaSpina, bass
Jeff Hirshfield, drums

Tracks:
1. The Old Castle (Mussorgsky - from Pictures At An Exhibition)
2. Andante (Gliere - from Concerto For Coloratura, Opus 82)
3. Aria (Gliere - from Concerto For Coloratura, Opus 82)
4. Prelude, Opus 11, Number 2 (Scriabin)
5. Canzona (Tchaikovsky - from Symphony Number 4 In F Minor)
6. Etude, Opus 8, Number 4 (Scriabin)
7. Prelude, Opus 9, number 1 (Scriabin)
8. The Young Prince and The Young Princess (Rimsky-Korsakoff - from Scheherazade)
9. Prelude, Opus 11, Number 1 (Liadov)
10. Arabian Dance (Tchaikovsky - from The Nutcracker)
11. Adagio (Rachmaninoff - from Piano Concerto Number 2)

Thursday, 30 January 1992 15:13

RE-BIRTH OF THE COOL

Gerry Mulligan

Wallace Roney, trumpet
Phil Woods, alto saxophone
John Lewis, piano
John Clark, French horn
Dave Bargeron, trombone
Bill Barber, tuba
Dean Johnson, bass
Ron Vincent, drums
Gerry Mulligan, baritone saxophone
Mel Torme, vocal on Darn That Dream

Tracks:
1. Israel (Carisi)
2. Deception (David)
3. Move (Best)
4. Rouge (Lewis)
5. Rocker (Mulligan)
6. Godchild (Wallington)
7. Moon Dreams (MacGregor/Mercer)
8. Venus De Milo (Mulligan)
9. Budo (Powell/Davis)
10. Boplicity (Henry)
11. Darn That Dream (DeLange/Van Heusen)
12. Jeru (Mulligan)

Monday, 29 September 2003 14:40

THE REASONS FOR CHRISTMAS PROJECT

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

Thursday, 27 September 1990 15:30

Phil Woods Little Big Band - REAL LIFE

Phil Woods-alto saxophone
Tom Harrell, trumpet
Jim McNeely-piano 
Steve Gilmore-bass 
Bill Goodwin-drums 
Nick Brignola, baritone saxophone
Nelson Hill, tenor saxophone
Hal Crook, trombone

 

1. Real Life 
2. Quill 
3. Idols 
4. Loose Change 
5. Waltz for Harry 
6. Sail Away 
7. Laddy Buck 
8. Bouquet 
9. Viable Blues 
10. How's Your Mama? 

 

Includes liner notes by Bret Primack. 

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