The WDR BIG BAND feat. Matt Vashlishan on alto saxophone with "Reet's Neet" by Phil Woods. Other solos include Ruud Breuls on trumpet, Billi Test on piano, Jonathan Beshayam tenor saxophone and John Goldsby on bass. The WDR BIG BAND performs under the direction of Matt Vashlishan. Recorded at WDR Studio 3 in Cologne / Bocklemünd (December 2021).
When Phil Woods passed away in September 2015 at the age of 83, he left a great legacy to his posterity. First and foremost, of course, as a saxophonist, but also as a composer and bandleader. With this concert, the WDR BIG BAND and longtime companion, "heir" and confidant Matt Vashlishan commemorate one of the key figures of modern jazz.
"Reet's Neet" was written for Rita Goodwin, who was the first wife of Phil Woods Quintet drummer Bill Goodwin. It was first recorded in the trio setting with Tommy Flanagan and Red Mitchell in 1981 on “Three for All,” the Phil Woods Quintet first recorded it in 1982 in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, and it was also recorded later in 1997 for Phil’s first big band recording, “Celebration!”
All the music for "A Phil Woods Legacy" was generously provided by Jill Goodwin and Matt Vashlishan through the Al Cohn Memorial Jazz Collection at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, USA.
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