Phil and Quill with Prestige by Gene Quill and Phil Woods

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Phil and Quill with Prestige

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	Phil and Quill with Prestige
		by Gene Quill and Phil Woods Price:$27.98

Album Details

1. Creme de Funk

2. Lazy Like

3. Nothing But Soul

4. Night at St. Nick's

5. Black Cherry Fritters

6. Altology

7. Airegin [*]

8. Solar [*]

Listener Reviews & Comments
In my opinion Phill Woods and Gene Quill were the finest alto sax duo in the history of jazz. So now that my bias is out of the way, on with the review: Each number on this album is snappy and exuberant. There are no ballads or slow tempo songs. All of it is straight-forward bebop with a smile. Since the alto sax has a ÒbrightÓ sound, it makes for a perfect instrument for bebop and this duo creates improv lines that are clean and imaginative on a recording that is crystal clear. This duo met in New York circa 1954 and recorded this album for Prestige in January of 1957. When I hear albums like this, I am beginning to think that recording on tape may be better than digital for this record has an extraordinarily clean sound. What also stands out on this album is the rhythm section. George Syran did an outstanding job on the piano while Teddy Kotick and Al Cohn; both refugees form the Zoot Sims quartet, do an amazing job on bass and drums. The liner notes are anemic but that is because they were written in 1957 before the gravity of this duo became appreciated. This is very accessible bebop and I think it is a must have album for any of those jazz fans that appreciate the saxophone.

Phil and Quill with Prestige
by Gene Quill and Phil Woods
Price:$27.98

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