Why the internet is a truly wonderful thing: "WGBH 89.7FM's Jazz From Studio Four host Steve Schwartz celebrates the 75th birthday of alto saxophonist Phil Woods (born Nov. 2, 1931) with a four-hour retrospective of his ongoing career, which began more than 50 years ago. One of the true masters of the bop vocabulary, Woods has played with an impressive array of artists—touring and recording wit.
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Alto saxophonist Phil Woods, wearing the cap, is the guest on this Night Music video and is playing with altoist David Sanborn, the host of the program. Phil Woods is one of the most brilliant of Charlie Parker's musical descendents. Starting with his love for Parker's and Johnny Hodges' alto styles, he found his own saxophone voice decades ago. He came up in the early 1950's.David Sanborn is m...
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Phil Woods is playing a duet here with pianist Eric Doney. Woods is playing with immense authority here. His alto sound is a wonder. If you don't know Woods, his most recognizable moment in popular music is the alto saxophone solo he blew towards the end of the Billy Joel song "I Love You Just The Way You Are".Woods does like to quote other songs as he solos on this blues that fellow altoist Ca...
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