Phil Woods - Floresta Canto (1975) [2015 Japan Jazz Collection 1000] CD-Rip

Reissue with the latest remastering. Comes with liner notes. One of those great records from the 70s that makes you say "man, Phil Woods was hip!" The session was cut in London with an electrified big band led by Chris Gunning, and featuring keyboards by the groovy Gordon Beck – kind of a blend of strings, keys, and woodwinds – providing some lush backdrops that allow Phil to really open up on some great solos. The style is similar to Phil's album Images, done with Michel Legrand – but with some more electric touches – and like that album, it's got a wonderfully fluid, lyrical approach that's quite different from the harder-jamming fusion albums Woods cut in Europe. Titles include "Canto De Ossanha", "Sails", "Roses", "Without You", "Jesse", and "O Morro".


Tracks:

01 - Canto De Ossanha (Let Go)
02 - Let Me
03 - O Morro
04 - Chaldean Prayer
05 - Sails
06 - Roses
07 - Without You
08 - Portrait Of Julia
09 - Jesse
10 - Menino Das Laranjas

Personnel:

Phil Woods - Arranger, Clarinet, Composer, Orchestration, Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano)
Chris Gunning - Arranger, Conductor, Orchestration

Gordon Beck - Keyboards
Alf Bigden - Drums
Tony Carr - Marimba, Timbales
Tony Coe - Sax (Tenor), Saxophone
Bob Efford - Sax (Baritone), Saxophone
Tony Fisher - Trumpet
Louis Jardim - Percussion
Robin Jones - Percussion
Chris Karan - Chimes, Clavichord, Drums
Dave Markee - Bass, Bass (Electric)
Nat Peck - Trombone
Chris Pyne - Trombone
Jack Rothstein - Concert Master, Violin
Darryl Runswick - Bass, Bass (Electric)
Stan Sulzmann - Saxophone
Tony Uter - Congas, Percussion
Kenny Wheeler - Trumpet
Roy Wilox - Flute