Phil Woods with Strings - The Thrill Is Gone (Edition japonaise)
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Piano – Bill Charlap [click here to see more vinyl featuring Bill Charlap]
Alto Saxophone – Phil Woods [click here to see more vinyl featuring Phil Woods]
Bass – Steve Gilmore
Cello – Jesse Levy
Drums – Bill Goodwin
Viola – Alfred Brown, Olivia Koppell
Violin – Tony Posk
Violin, Soloist – Andy Stein
Conductor – Eric Doney
1 LP, standard sleeve
Limited edition
Original Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Venus Hyper Magnum Sound Direct Mix Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Japanese pressing
Label : Venus
Original Label : Venus
Recorded at Red Rock Studios in Pennsylvania on June 16 and 17, 2002.
Engineered by Kent Heckman
Produced by Tetsuo Hara, Todd Barkan
Remastered by Shuji Kitamura, Tetsuo Hara
Originally released in 2003
Reissued in 2021
Tracks :
Side A:
- The Thrill Is Gone
- You Go To My Head
- Easy To Love
- If I Should Lose You
Side B:
- It Never Entered My Mind
- I Get Along Without You Very Well
- The Nearness Of You
Reviews :
"Phil Woods is right at home during these 2002 sessions at Red Rock Recording Studio near his home in Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania. With his regular group (Bill Charlap, Steve Gilmore, and Bill Goodwin) minus trumpeter Brian Lynch, Woods adds strings conducted by his old friend Eric Doney on this collection of ballads. "And When We're Young" is the alto saxophonist's tribute to the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy, who was assassinated around the time it was written. The leader's lush alto gives way to a brisk Latin-flavored passage featuring powerful solos by violinist Andy Stein and Charlap on piano, while Woods humorously detours into "Nature Boy" upon his return. The strings introduce a lively arrangement of "It Never Entered My Mind," and another favorite of the alto saxophonist, "If I Should Lose You." Unlike many jazz recordings with strings, they complement rather than overwhelm the musicians. But it is almost impossible for a Phil Woods-led date to turn out less than excellent." AllMusic Review by Ken Dryden
Ratings :
AllMusic 4/5 , Discogs 4.37/5