Phil Woods
The name Phil Woods evokes in most jazz fans the image of
a searingly hot tone and intensely driving rhythmic pulse, as well
as improvisations that grab listeners by the throat and never
lets go. He's an alto sax player (and clarinetist) whose lineage
is clearly rooted in Charlie Parker, Benny Carter and Johnny Hodges.
1.improvisation: n. 即席创作
2.clarinetist: n. 吹木箫者
3.lineage: n. 血统, 世系
Woods was born Nov. 2, 1931, in Springfield, Mass., and began sax
lessons at age 12. After graduating from high school at age 16,
Woods moved to New York City for the summer to study at the Manhattan
School of Music, then put in four years at Juilliard. He worked
with his own groups in the '50s and '60s, often with altoist Gene
Quill, also playing with Quincy Jones and Dizzy Gillespie. Also
in his resume are stints and recordings with Carter, Clark Terry,
Bill Evans, Michel Legrand, Oliver Nelson, Charlie Barnet and Thelonious
Monk.
After a five-year expatriate stay in Europe that began in
1968, Woods returned to the United States, eventually settling in
the Poconos. Early in 1974, the altoist formed the first of the
various quartets and quintets that have been his bread-and-butter
over the last quarter-century of touring and recording. The group's
original bassist and drummer, Steve Gilmore and Bill Goodwin, remain
with Woods and members have included trumpeters Tom Harrell
or Brian Lunch, trombonist Hal Crook and pianists such as Mike Melillo,
Hal Galper and Jim McNeely. Among recommended recordings are Bop
Stew and Evolution (by an expanded band) on Concord,
An Affair To Remember on Evidence and the five-CD 20th
Anniversary Set on Mosaic.
1.expatriate: vt. 逐出国外, 脱离国籍, 放逐 vi. 移居国外 n. 亡命国外者
2.quintet: n. 五重奏[曲, 唱]
3.trumpeter: n. 喇叭手, 号兵
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