Phil Woods & Bill Mays - Woods & Mays (2011)

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Artist: Phil Woods & Bill Mays
Title: Woods & Mays
Year Of Release: 2011
Label: Palmetto [PM2150]
Genre: Jazz, Bop
Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue,log)
Total Time: 56:44
Total Size: 254 MB(+3%)
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist

01. All This and Heaven Too (Van Heusen) - 5:57
02. Blues for Lopes (Woods) - 5:59
03. Danielle (Cohn) - 6:35
04. Do I Love You? (Rodgers) - 4:27
05. Hank Jones (Woods) - 6:23
06. I'm All Smiles (Leonard) - 5:50
07. How Long Has This Been Going On? (Gershwin) - 8:44
08. The Best Thing for You Would Be Me (Berlin) - 6:42
09. Our Waltz (Rose) - 6:07

personnel :

Phil Woods - alto saxophone
Bill Mays - piano

Long one of the dominate alto saxophonists in jazz, Phil Woods meets his regular pianist Bill Mays for this intimate duo session recorded in September 2010. Both musicians have a vast repertoire and a gift for inventive improvising. They explore several songs by top-notch songwriters, including a loping, lyrical treatment of Jimmy Van Heusen's "All This and Heaven Too," a breezy, playful setting of Irving Berlin's "The Thing for You Would Be Me," and an overlooked Richard Rodgers gem, "Do I Love You?," which was featured in a Cinderella television special in the late '50s, featuring a bubbly Woods solo that is well complemented by Mays' elegant piano. Woods unveils two new originals for musicians who had passed away prior to the record date: "Blues for Lopes," a spunky bop vehicle that honors Joe Lopes, an old friend and mentor, along with "Hank Jones," a gorgeous ballad that salutes the brilliant pianist whose career spanned seven decades. This enjoyable duo date adds another important chapter to the already vast discography of Phil Woods.~Ken Dryden

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