Phil Woods

[Paul_Dennis]

I've not seen Phil Wood's name mentioned here. An astonishing alto player...if you get the chance listen to the track 'When we were young'..a tribute to Kennedy. Phenomenal.

Can also play beautifully in a range of styles. Phil did the alto sax solo on Billy Joel's 'Just the way you are'.

 

[Bobby G]

I heard him recently on a live radio programme soloing with a Big Band. Wonderful player, played very joyfully. He's been around forever hasn't he? I think there's a song dedicated to him called 'My Man Phil'.

Cheers, Bob

 

[Paul_Dennis]

He's certainly been around for a long time Bobby. He writes of when he met Charlie Parker sometime in the early 50's I think. Phil Woods would have been in his early 20's at the time. I guess he's well over 70 now! Of course he married Chan Parker, Charlie Parker's wife!

 

[spike]

There's a coupla worthwhile podcasts with him playing and chatting reachable through the yamaha website. recommended.

gruss - spike

 

[whatever]

I got the CD...the Unheard Herb....great CD and I never got bored with that whole CD's stuff.

you can also find some of his music on youtube.

 

[Saxlicker]

Phil Woods was a name I first heard about 18 years ago.
Imature in my sax world he never struck the right chord with me
Little by little I have been able to ignore him less and less and in recent years I have simply bowed and accepted how wrong I was.
But I still don't own an album of his.

Any recommendations of an album that capture his story from 14 to 74 years of age????

 

[diamond]

He married Charlie's wife? wait a min, is it she older than phil?