Pairing Off

by Phil Woods

Type: Album
Released: 1956-01-01
Label: Prestige, Esquire
Country: United States
Length: 44:40
Community rating: 3.58/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Utilizing an unusual twin-alto saxophone frontline, the brilliant Charlie Parker disciple engages in a series of incredibly fast-paced, highly competitive musical dialogues with fellow reedist Gene Quill. The rhythm section, anchored by Philly Joe Jones, provides a relentlessly driving, hard-swinging foundation for the complex, interwoven bebop improvisations. The deeply energetic, exceptionally tight recording remains a highly celebrated, fiercely muscular milestone of East Coast modernism.

Genres

Descriptors: Acoustic, Improvisation, Instrumental

Tracklist

Credits

Phil Woods - primary artist
Gene Quill - alto saxophone
Phil Woods - alto saxophone
Doug Watkins - bass
Bob Weinstock - cover, supervised by
Tom Hannan - cover
"Philly" Joe Jones - drums
Ira Gitler - liner notes
Tommy Flanagan - piano
Rudy Van Gelder - recorded by
Donald Byrd - trumpet
Kenny Dorham - trumpet