Phil noto is an american painter and comic book artist who is known for his work on such titles as jonah hex, x23, uncanny xforce and, more recently, black widow. In the 50s and 60s, he performed with his own working bands, some coled by altoist gene quill. This japanese pony canyon remastering is just much more alive than the original. Brazilian pianist, eliane rodrigues, literally taking the performance below the stage. When my cannonball book came out he sent me a letter immediately also knew i loved eric dolphy, and told me cool storys about eric. And flatjack willie is the only tune on which ive ever heard phil play soprano sax. Like many of you im sure, my first loves on jazz saxophone were people like charlie parker, cannonball adderley, phil woods, stan getz, john coltrane, hank mobley, joe lovano, michael brecker, etc. Phil is one of the tenacious and buoyant people ive ever had the honor to know. Phil woods biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Disney blockbuster movie boxsets comic book adaptations british tv american tv. Forever grateful for the deep inspiration and friendship through the years. Down beat 1110023 phil woods patrick morazpixmusic historyvg in comic collectibles magazines. If youre looking for something new to listen to, watch or play, look no further than the musicmagpie store.
Musique du bois has been critically well received, and it is regarded as among the best of woods releases. This lp features the two altoists in top form on six of woods obscure originals, plus airegin and solar. Sometimes only 1 note needed to be changed other solos needed a little more work. In profiles in jazz, raymond horricks says of the album and woods that from first to last it provides a continuous example of the fertility of his imagination. The mid1950s saw not only the first significant strides in the career of the american saxophonist phil woods, who has died aged 83, but also. Phil woods, a leading alto saxophonist in mainstream jazz for more than 60 years whose piercing solos could also be heard on hit records by billy joel and paul simon, has died. However, the raised stakes dont prevent tynion from crafting believably human characters. Studios popular comic the woods is heading to television universal cable productions has picked up the rights to the scifihorror ongoing comic book series to be adapted for television. The altoist dedicates the performance to the singer elis regina, the influential modern tango composer astor piazzolla and indirectly to dizzy gillespie.
Original jazz classics ojc215, ojccd2152 phil woods gene quill quintet phil and quill with prestige prestige p24065 phil woods altology new jazz njlp 8204. On october 16, 20, 437 students, 52 teachers, and 24 additiona. The writer is quick to remind readers, however, that this is a horror comic laced with mystery and scifi and no one is safe. No tears were shed when the hunt went cold for more. Sep 30, 2015 phil woods, an alto saxophonist revered in jazz circles for his bright, clean sound and his sterling technique and widely heard on songs by billy joel, paul simon and others died on. Jeff has masterfully put his many years of improvisational knowhow into an easy to grasp and infinitely helpful book for players who want to start soloing or improve their abilitiesand do it quickly. Huffsteter solos on airegin and shawnuff, conner and baritone bob carr on too close. My favorite was paul, a ballad woods wrote for paul desmond. Phil woods, saxophonist revered in jazz and heard on hits. Check out musique du bois by phil woods on amazon music. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our.
Phil broker series by chuck logan goodreads share book. Philip nicholas seuling january 20, 1934 august 21, 1984 was a comic book fan convention organizer and comics distributor primarily active in the 1970s. Regardless, it was an awesome show and he played the heck out of all the charts. Sep 30, 2015 phil woods quartet he studied music formally, first at the manhattan school of music, new york, from 1948, then at the juilliard school, where he majored in clarinet, graduating in 1952 an. On musique du bois, things start with a chorded bassalto workout in the intro of samba du bois, actually more a hard bop than brazilian excursion, with phil woods alto frying on the edges.
Its exhilarating to hear woods with only an hour or so of rehearsal ingeniously bop and quote his way through the original scores. As fans of james tynion ivs work in the batman universe batman eternal, red hood and the outlaws, we were eager to publish his first original comic series. Even though the lack of rehearsal time is occasionally visible, woods is in superb form, and this is an altogether captivating sequel to art peppers exemplary album. Ap a jazz saxophonist known for touring and recording with quincy jones, billy joel and others has died. The woods gives us that same eerie, smalltown horror feel we get whenever we read a stephen king novel. The phil woods quintet sounds quite relaxed on this newly released 2002 program of tunes from the american songbook, including two by gershwin, one by kern, three by cole porter, three by harold arlen, and the uncredited right as the rain. Page 449 waltz for a lovely wife phil woods jazz standard sheet music. Heres our quick guide to the best familyfriendly movies and shows you can stream right now. Later, with his sea gate distributors company, seuling developed the concept of the direct.
Uncle phil returns to the lost woods by philiponbread. The most inventive juxtaposition of all blues welded to willow weep for me works perfectly over tenplus minutes, in a steady but quick waltz tempo. Sep 29, 2015 phil woods, top jazz saxophonist, has died. Visit musicmagpie for great deals and super savings with free delivery today. Down beat 1110023 phil woods patrick morazpixmusic historyvg. Phil noto comic book artist, painter and illustrator. We sell over half a million new and used cds, dvds, blurays, games and vinyl, spanning all kinds of genres and consoles, with prices starting from just. Sep 29, 2015 in 2009, after years of attempting to secure the rights to interpret the work of writer a. Complete your phil woods gene quill jackie mclean john jenkins hal mckusick collection. If you have older versions of some of these solos check the updated date to see if a newer version has been posted since your last download. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users.
Join facebook to connect with phil woods and others you may know. Original jazz classics ojc1735, ojccd17352 phil woods, gene quill, jackie mclean, john jenkins, hal mckusick. Phil woods quintet, bill charlap, brian lynch american. Noted straightahead alto saxophonist offers biography, discography, booking information, performance schedule, discussion board, and merchandise page. His work on the infinite horizon a modern retelling of the odyssey with gerry duggan earned him an eisner nomination for best new series. Hes produced more than 40 recordings and worked with everyone from. Phil woods, jaki byard, richard davis, alan dawson musique du bois. I wish there was a book like this when i was coming up. Phil jimenez born july 12, 1970 is an american comics artist and writer, known for his work as writerartist on wonder woman from 2000 to 2003, as one of the five pencilers.
The phil woods quartet at the vanguard 1983, vinyl. Phil woods is one of the top alto sax players in the history of the horn. Phil woods began saxophone lessons at age 12 and after graduating from high school at age 16, traveled to new york city to study at the manhattan school of music and juilliard. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. This process takes no more than a few hours and well send you an email once approved. Philip wells woods november 2, 1931 september 29, 2015 was an american jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader and composer. Altoists phil woods and gene quill always made for a mutually inspiring team. Phil woods died from complications of emphysema in september 2015 at the age of 83. Features 9 solos handpicked by the master himself as his favorites. Dec 02, 2010 phil woods musique du bois phil woods. The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most.
The book jazz matters, naming woods as one of the most impressive of charlie parkers. Provided to youtube by believe sas airegin scott hamilton, andrea pozza who cares. Milne, woods released childrens suite a tribute to milnes classic book winnie the pooh. While attending the ringling school of design, phil noto began his career as an intern at walt disney feature animation florida. We are actively seeking pre1980 comic book material for auction especially on titles like beano and dandy. In its quiet and amiable way, phil woods groovin to marty paich is one of the most significant recordings of this year.
Phil woods gene quill jackie mclean john jenkins hal. Phil woods musique du bois 1974 musepony canyon pccy. He studied music with lennie tristano, who influenced him greatly, at the manhattan school of music and at the juilliard school. Scott yanow, author of eight jazz books including jazz on film, trumpet kings, jazz on record 191776, bebop and swing. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Phil woods,gene quill as, george syran p, teddy kotick b, nick stabulas ds album. Stream uncle phil returns to the lost woods by philiponbread from desktop or your mobile device. A life in e flat portrait of a jazz legend, directed by rich lerner and produced by graham carter. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits.
In 2009, after years of attempting to secure the rights to interpret the work of writer a. Ive read through all of my old transcriptions and made my own corrections. Both of the similarsounding musicians were competitive, influenced by but not imitative of charlie parker, and really knew bebop. All of the charts are from 1959 and originally featured art pepper. Seuling was the organizer of the annual new york comic art convention, originally held in new york city every july 4 weekend throughout the 1970s. Sony atv publishing, cmrra, iricom, adrev publishing. Musique du bois skillfully combine the melodic elements of. A blog supreme the alto player, one of many to be inspired by charlie parker, enjoyed a sixdecade career as a leading bandleader and firstcall. Phil woods is known for his work on gone in 60 seconds 1974 and deadline auto theft 1983. View phil woods profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. The book jazz matters, naming woods as one of the most impressive of charlie parkers disciples, says nowhere is he. Phil woods groovin to marty paich jazzed media 2005. The phil woods quartet at the vanguard releases discogs. November 2, 2010 woods has one of the most distinctive alto saxophone sounds in jazz.
Overcoming the challenge of soloing over simple chord. Furtive pops from phil s sax show a fun and wonderous mastery of his instrument. Paich is one of the unsung heroes of music as a pianist, composer, and arranger. Scott yanow, author of eight jazz books including jazz on film, trumpet kings, jazz on record. Phil woods, jaki byard, richard davis, alan dawson musique du. Yes, i remember was my first phil woods album, and it made me an instant admirer. The rhythm section pianist george syran, bassist teddy kotick, and drummer. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover phil s connections and jobs at similar companies. Musique du bois is a 1974 studio album by jazz musician phil woods. After two more years of illustration study, he returned to disney animation as a cleanup artist.
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