MEDIUM HYBRID SACD
CONDITION sealed
CD CASE M mint
BOOKLET M mint
SERIALNUMBER No
LIMITED Yes
MISCELLANEOUS Mono
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE --
Phil Woods - alto sax
John Williams - piano
Teddy Kotick - bass
Nick Stabulast – drums
woodlore - 5:23
falling in love all over again - 4:44
be my love - 5:38
on a slow boat to china - 5:04
get happy - 6:46
strollin' with pam – 5:20
Considering this date was done in November 1955, more than 55 years ago, it holds up exceedingly well
Phil always had all the musical tools
He has continued to develop as an artist but was already very accomplished
The swift, minor-key version of “Get Happy” and the intense blues-saying of “Strollin’ with Pam” are two particularly outstanding examples
Woods also swings hard on three standards, "Slow Boat to China", "Be My Love", and "Woodlore"
Pianist Johnny Williams was a Bud Powell disciple who, like a lot of other young pianists, had latched on to Horace Silver
His way of accompanying reflected this in its funky, rolling quality
RECORDING November 25 1955 at the van Gelder Studio Hackensack NJ
ENGINEERING Rudy van Gelder
LABEL Prestige
RE MASTERING Kevin Gray
RE RELEASED July 2014
AVERAGE RATING 4 ½ Stars out of 5
MADE IN USA
STYLE Jazz / Hard Bop
AVAILABLE as long as inventory stock
