PHIL WOODS 20th Anniversary Set MOSAIC 7 LP BOX SET 180g AUDIOPHILE Rare OOP NM
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PHIL WOODS Quartet/Quintet 20th Anniversary Set NM/NM Vinyl 7 LP Set in Collector Box
Record label/brand: Mosaic MQ7-159 upc/mpn: None year: 1992
Mosaic's 180 gram, audiophile, limited-edition, seven-LP box Phil Woods Quartet/Quintet 20th Anniversary Set is a treasure trove for hardcore fans of the alto saxophonist. All the material on this set is previously unreleased; Woods has been saving this material for 20 years and decided to license the tapes to Mosaic to celebrate his band's 20th anniversary. Much of this music is dynamic and exciting, and it will certainly be a welcome addition to the collection of any serious Woods fan.
Corners of box are sharp and sides are rigid. There are no signs of shelf wear. Cover is glossy and black and white image is vibrant and bold. Vinyl is like new. Looks to be unplayed.
Limited Edition #0427
This box is long out of print and getting harder to find - especially in this near mint condition!
Track Listing:
Record One - Side A: 1. If I Should Lose You 8:13 (L. Robin-R. Rainger) 2. I'm Late 8:23 (B. Hilliard-S. Fain) 3. Groovin' High 6:36 (Dizzy Gillespie)
Record One - Side B: 1. Song For Sisyphus 16:42 (Phil Woods)
Record Two - Side A: 1. Cheek To Cheek 13.44 (Irving Berlin) 2. High Clouds 7:04 (Ettore Strata)
Record Two - Side B: 1. Star Eyes 4:44 (D. Raye-G. DePaul) 2. Upper Manhattan Medical Group 6:59 (Billy Strayhorn) 3. Springsville 6:14 (John Carisi)
Record Three - Side A: 1. Round About 6:13 (V. Duke-O. Nash) 2. Reets Neet 7:53 (Phil Woods) 3. Long Ago And Far Away 7:12 (J. Kern-I. Gershwin)
Record Three - Side B: 1. Webb City 6:48 (Bud Powell) 2. Where You At 6:47 (Horace Silver) 3. HUK - 2E 7:48 (Phil Woods)
Record Four - Side A: 1. Over The Rainbow 5:38 (H. Arlen-E. Y. Harburg) 2. 111-44 8:08 (Oliver Nelson)
Record Four - Side B: 1. Mitch 11:04 (Tom Garvin) 2. Willow Weep For Me 10:03 (Ann Ronnell)
Record Five - Side A: 1. Webb City 10:47 (Bud Powell) 2. 305 10:00 (Jim McNeely)
Record Five - Side B: 1. September Song 7:31 (K. Weill-M. Anderson) 2. Weak End 12:28 (Phil Woods)
Record Six - Side A: 1. Goodbye Mr. Evans 10:50 (Phil Woods) 2. Just A Mood 10:14 (B. Carter-S. Williams) ? Record Six - Side B: 1. Chandek's Den 16:36 (Brian Lynch)
Record Seven - Side A: 1. Dance The Way You Want To 4:23 (Brian Lynch) 2. Lost 9:28 (Jim McNeely) 3. Hiatus 4:57 (Jim McNeely)
Record Seven - Side B: 1. One For Mogie 8:52 (Brian Lynch) 2. Back Room Blues 8:56 (Brian Lynch)
Review: The Phil Woods Quartet/Quintet 20th Anniversary Set'' (7 LPs) is a splendid celebration of this band, whose hallmark has been its consistently winning combination of empathetic ensemble work and soloing prowess from the formidable Woods and his colleagues.
This package of 31 tracks, cut between 1976 to 1992, is especially interesting because none of it has been released before. Here are recordings by a genuine working band that has honed its unified sound over the years and has undergone relatively few personnel changes.
The group has been anchored by its original members, a triple alliance consisting of Woods, drummer Bill Goodwin and bassist Steve Gilmore.
Woods has always had a knack for hiring excellent pianists. Over the years his band has had three: Mike Melillo, Hal Galper and Jim McNeely.
To keep things fresh, Woods has occasionally changed the fifth member in the quintet format. That slot has been held with distinction by guitarist Harry Leahey, trumpeter Tom Harrell, trombonist Hal Crook and trumpeter Brian Lynch.
There are no castoffs here, nothing remastered from old, rotting tapes found in the bottom of a box in some overheated or mildew-infested attic. These areclean-sounding tracks graced with a lot of sophistication and fire, especially the ones pairing Woods with the great Tom Harrell, a trumpeter who some years back appeared often with the Don DePalma Trio at Hartford's 880 Club.
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