Phil Woods R.I.P.

And we lost another great talent ...
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/30/arts/m...at-83.html?_r=0

[video:youtube]https://youtu.be/rH_svH2LCwY?t=73[/video]

R.I.P.

Tony,
It was 1962 - I was in Brooklyn with the Navy. Use to go to times square and watch Brubeck at a small bar - don't remember the name of the place. Phil Woods was the sax player then. Great player and really glad I got to hear him live.

Deane

Deanne ... I have been fortunate enough to have heard him live a number of times, including once outside of Boston when I was sitting close enough to out my feet on the stage - which of course I did not do ...
One of the times he was introducing a young Richie Cole
http://www.richiecole.com/Richie_Cole/HOME.html
and another he was introducing Grace Kelly
http://www.gracekellymusic.com/default.aspx?matrix=1

And not too long ago I saw him at a small theater in the town where I live - he was playing with a local bebop alto player named Greg Abate ...
http://www.gregabate.com/

And how many people know that he played the sax solo on Billy Joel's "Just The Way You Are" ?