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The late Phil Woods had it all: a fiery alto soloist, first-call sideman with the likes of Thelonious Monk, leader of cutting-edge groups like his European Rhythm Machine. Geoffrey Smith salutes a model jazz professional.

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Sun 22 Nov 201500:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Phil Woods

    Woodlore

    • Woodlore.
    • Prestige.
    • 1.

  • Phil Woods

    Creme De Funk

    • Phil And Quill.
    • AVID.
    • 2.

  • Phil Woods

    Scrapple From The Apple

    • Sugan.
    • Status Records.
    • 3.

  • Phil Woods

    Little Rootie Tootie

    • Thelonius Monk Orchestra at Town Hall 1959.
    • RIVERSIDE.
    • 4.

  • Benny Carter & Benny Carter

    Honeysuckle Rose

    • Further Definitions.
    • MCA.
    • 1.

  • Phil Woods

    Alive And Well In Paris

    • Alive and Well in Paris.
    • EMI / ODEON.
    • 2.

  • Benny Carter & Phil Woods

    My Man Phil

    Performer: Benny Carter & Phil Woods. Performer: Benny Carter. Performer: Phil Woods.
    • My Man Benny, My Man Phil.
    • Limelight.
    • 6.

  • Phil Woods

    Goodbye Mr Evans

    • Complete Concert: Live at the Wigmore Hall, London.
    • JMS.
    • 3.

Performers:

Artist: Phil Woods
Title: Woodlore
Composer: Phil Woods 
Album Title: Woodlore 
Label: Prestige 
Catalogue No: PRLP 7018 
Duration: 5'19 
Performers: John Williams - piano, Teddy Kotick - bass, Nick Stabulas- drums, Phil Woods - alto saxophone


Artist: Phil Woods
Title: Creme de Funk
Composers: Phil Woods 
Album Title: Phil And Quill 
Label: Esquire 
Catalogue No: 32-050 
Duration: 5'09
Performers: Gene Quill - alto saxophone, Phil Woods - alto saxophone, George Syran - piano, Teddy Kotick - bass, Nick Stabulas - drums


Artist: Phil Woods
Title: Scrapple from the Apple
Composers: Charlie Parker 
Album Title: Sugan 
Label: Status Records 
Catalogue No: ST 8304 
Duration: 7'36
Performers: Phil Woods - alto saxophone, Red Garland - piano, Ray Copeland - trumpet, Teddy Kotick - bass, Nick Stabulas - drums


Artist: Phil Woods
Title: Little Rootie Tootie 
Composers: Thelonious Monk 
Album Title: Thelonius Monk Orchestra at Town Hall 1959 
Label: Riverside 
Catalogue No: OJC-30190
Duration: 8'51 
Performers: Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone, Donald Byrd - trumpet, Thelonious Monk - piano, Phil Woods - alto saxophone

Artist: Benny Carter 
Title: Honeysuckle Rose 
Composers: Fats Waller & Andy Razaf 
Album Title: Further Definitions 
Label: MCA 
Catalogue No: 56-51
Duration: 3'50
Performers: Benny Carter - alto Saxophone, Coleman Hawkins - tenor saxophone, Charlie Rouse - tenor saxophone, Phil Woods - alto saxophone

Artist: Phil Woods
Title: Alive and Well in Paris 
Composers: Phil Woods, George Gruntz, Daniel Humair, Henri Texier 
Album Title: Alive and Well in Paris 
Label: EMI / ODEON 
Catalogue No: TOCJ-5335
Duration: 3'34
Performers: Phil Woods - alto saxophone, George Gruntz - piano, Henri Texier - bass, Daniel Humair - drums 

Artist: Phil Woods & Benny Carter
Title: My Man Phil
Composers: Benny Carter 
Album Title: My Man Benny, My Man Phil 
Label: Limelight 
Catalogue No: 8208252
Duration: 4'32
Performers: Benny Carter - alto saxophone, Phil Woods - alto saxophone

Artist: Phil Woods
Title: Goodbye Mr Evans 
Composers: Phil Woods 
Album Title: Complete Concert: Live at the Wigmore Hall, London 
Label: JMS 
Catalogue No: 08322
Duration: 13'10
Performers: Phil Woods - alto saxophone, Gordon Beck - piano 

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