Gene Quill – The Jazz Tome

Phil Woods / Gene Quill / Sahib Shihab / Hal Stein – Four Altos (1957)

Feb 29, 2024grogg1957, Gene Quill, Hal Stein, LN - Gitler, Louis Hayes, Mal Waldron, Phil Woods, Prestige, Sahib Shihab, Tommy Potter

Prestige – PRLP 7116Rec. Date : February 9, 1957 Alto Sax : Phil Woods, Gene Quill,Sahib Shihab, Hal SteinBass : Tommy PotterDrums : Louis HayesPiano : Mal Waldron Listening to Prestige : #208Stream this Album (Youtube only) Billboard : 12/30/1957Score of 80 An uninhibited, blowing session by four “Parker-oriented” altoists that exudes more than its share of heat, and allows for extended improvisations.…

Phil Woods / Gene Quill – Phil Woods & Gene Quill with Prestige (1957)

Feb 21, 2024grogg1957, Gene Quill, George Syran, LN - Gitler, Nick Stabulas, Phil Woods, Prestige, Teddy Kotick

Prestige – PRLP 7115Rec. Date : March 29, 1957 Alto Sax : Phil Woods, Gene QuillBass : Teddy KotickDrums : Nick StabulasPiano : George Syran Listening to Prestige : #220Stream this Album (Youtube only) Glamorgan Gazette (Wales)M.E. : 07/11/1958 The Esquire Long Playing volume of American Prestige recordings displays the talents of Phil Woods as an alto saxophone player and composer, at the same…

Various Artists – Blues for Tomorrow (1958)

Feb 13, 2024grogg1958, Art Blakey, Billy Taylor, Bobby Jaspar, Buddy Clark, Coleman Hawkins, Ed Thigpen, Elvin Jones, Gene Quill, George Wallington, Gigi Gryce, Herbie Mann, Idrees Sulieman, Jack Sheldon, Jimmy Rowles, John Coltrane, Les Grinage, LN - Keepnews, Mel Lewis, Mundell Lowe, Paul Chambers, Ray Copeland, Riverside, Roy Haynes, Sonny Clark, Sonny Rollins, Wilbur Little

Riverside – RLP 12-243Rec. Dates : April 10, 1957, May 28, 1957,June 19, 1957, June 26, 1957, July 3, 1957Stream this Album (YT only) Alto Sax : Gene Quill, Gigi GryceBass : Les Grinage, Wilbur Little, Paul Chambers, Buddy ClarkBass Clarinet / Flute : Herbie MannDrums : Ed Thigpen, Elvin Jones, Roy Haynes, Art Blakey, Mel LewisGuitar : Mundell LowePiano : Billy Taylor, George Wallington, Sonny Clark, Jimmy RowlesTenor Sax : Bobby…

Gil Evans Orchestra – Into The Hot (1962)

Nov 25, 2023grogg1962, Archie Shepp, Art Davis, Barry Galbraith, Bob Brookmeyer, Cecil Taylor, Clark Terry, Doc Severinsen, Eddie Costa, Gene Quill, Harvey Phillips, Henry Grimes, Impulse!, Jim Buffington, Jimmy Lyons, Jimmy Murray, Joe Wilder, John Carisi, Johnny Glasel, LN - Hentoff, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson, Phil Woods, Roswell Rudd, Ted Curson, Urbie Green

Impulse! – A-9Rec. Date : September 14, 1961, October 6, 1961, October 10, 1961, October 31, 1961Stream this AlbumLiner Notes courtesy of HatNBeard Composer/Arranger : John Carisi, Cecil TaylorAlto Sax : Gene Quill, Phil Woods, Jimmy LyonsBass : Milt Hinton, Art Davis, Henry GrimesDrums : Osie Johnson, Jimmy MurrayFrench Horn : Jim BuffingtonGuitar : Barry GalbraithPiano : Eddie Costa, Cecil TaylorTenor Sax : Archie SheppTrombone : Urbie Green, Bob Brookmeyer, Roswell RuddTrumpet…

Quincy Jones – This Is How I Feel About Jazz (1957)

Jul 27, 2023grogg1957, ABC Paramount, Art Farmer, Bernie Glow, Billy Taylor, Bunny Bardach, Charles Mingus, Charlie Persip, Ernie Royal, Frank Rehak, Gene Quill, Hank Jones, Herbie Mann, Jack Nimitz, Jerome Richardson, Jimmy Cleveland, Joe Wilder, LN - Artist, Lucky Thompson, Milt Jackson, Phil Woods, Quincy Jones, Urbie Green, Zoot Sims

ABC-Paramount – ABC-149Rec. Date : September 14, 1956, September 19, 1956Stream this Album Conductor/Arranger : Quincy JonesAlto Sax : Gene Quill, Phil WoodsBaritone Sax : Jack NimitzBass : Charlie MingusDrums : Charlie PersipFlute : Herbie Mann, Jerome RichardsonHandclaps : Father John CrawleyPiano : Hank Jones, Billy TaylorTenor Sax : Zoot Sims, Lucky Thompson, Herbie Mann, Jerome Richardson, Bunny BardachTrombone : Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Frank RehakTrumpet : Art Farmer, Bernie Glow, Ernie…

Mundell Lowe – A Grand Night for Swinging (1957)

Mar 4, 2023grogg1957, Billy Taylor, Ed Thigpen, Gene Quill, Les Grinage, LN - Keepnews, Mundell Lowe, Riverside

Riverside – RLP 12-238Rec. Dates : March 7, 1957, April 10, 1957Album is Not Streamable Guitar : Mundell LoweAlto Sax : Gene QuillBass : Les GrinageDrums : Ed ThigpenPiano : Billy Taylor Audio Charles A. Robertson : January, 1958 Like many musicians employed in studio work, the guitarist Mundell Lowe is a switch-hitter equally at home with a score, or in the fluent…

Phil Woods Septet – Pairing Off (1956)

Jan 31, 2023grogg1956, Donald Byrd, Doug Watkins, Gene Quill, Kenny Dorham, LN - Gitler, Phil Woods, Philly Joe Jones, Prestige, Tommy Flanagan

Prestige – PRLP 7046Rec. Date : June 15, 1956 Alto Sax : Phil Woods, Gene QuillBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Philly Joe JonesPiano : Tommy FlanaganTrumpet : Donald Byrd, Kenny Dorham Listening to Prestige : #174Album is Not Streamable Billboard : 11/24/1956Score of 80 The “pairs” here are two trumpets (Kenny Dorham and Donald Byrd) and two altos (Phil Woods and Gene Quill). Rhythm is provided by Tommy…

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