Rights of Swing
by Phil Woods
- Type: Album
- Released: 1961
- Label: Candid
- Country: United States
- Length: 38:54
- Community rating: 3.52/5 from 2 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Composed as a multi-part suite, 'Rights of Swing' is an ambitious post-bop project led by alto saxophonist Phil Woods. The work utilizes classical structuring combined with hard-driving jazz improvisation, showcasing Woods' compositional maturation and featuring robust contributions from an octet of leading jazz figures.
Genres
Descriptors: acoustic, improvisation, instrumental
Tracklist
- Prelude and Part I (6:36)
- Part II (Ballad) (7:44)
- Part III (Waltz) (5:43)
- Part IV (Scherzo) (11:27)
- Part V (Presto) (7:21)
Credits
- Andr茅 Robert - accordion
- Abid Perreau - arranged by
- Marie Jeanne Serrero - arranged by, written-by [cordes], written-by [piano]
- Romaric Laurence - arranged by
- Emmanuel Richard - bass
- Faya D - featuring, vocals ["sales mythos"]
- Ahmed Feriad - vocals ["sales mythos"]