The Phil Woods Six - Live: From The Showboat (1977) [2014 Japan Jazz Collection 1000] CD-Rip

Reissue with the latest remastering. Comes with liner notes. A double-length, ultra-cool set from saxophonist Phil Woods – yet another aspect of his great body of work from the 70s, and a live date that features Woods at the head of a sextet! The group here features acoustic piano, electric guitar, bass, drums, and percussion – all used in ways that are often a bit more organically building and spacious than some of Phil's more intense Rhythm Machine albums – showing a new sensitivity in Woods' music, but one that still has plenty of room for searing, searching solo moments! Titles include "Django's Castle", "A Little Peace", "Brazilian Affair", "I'm Late", "Superwoman", "High Clouds", "How's Your Mama", and "Rain Danse".

In the years since the original double-LP set came out in 1977, my advice to people who ask for jazz recommendations has been that this album is a must for every jazz collection, even if they only intend to buy one saxophone album in their lifetime. No other album I've heard in nearly four decades of listening comes closer to The Holy Grail of Jazz Sax than this one. You don't have to take my word for it - the album won the 1977 Grammy Award for best jazz performance by a group, and was picked as one of the ten best records of that year by Time Magazine. ~AllMusic Review

Tracks:

CD1
01 - A Sleepin' Bee
02 - Rain Danse
03 - Bye Bye Baby
04 - Django's Castle (All Mine Almost)
05 - Cheek To Cheek
06 - Lady J
07 - Little Niles

CD2
01 - A Little Peace
02 - Brazilian Affair (Intriga Amorosa)
03 - I'm Late
04 - Superwoman
05 - High Clouds
06 - How's Your Mama (Phil's Theme)

Personnel:

Phil Woods - alto, soprano sax
Mike Melillo - piano
Harry Leahey - guitar
Steve Gilmore - bass
Bill Goodwin - drums
Alyrio Lima - percussion