Phil Woods

Bird With Strings - And More! (1038531)

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Title Bird With Strings - And More!

Author Phil Woods

Label Storyville

EAN 717101853120

Reference STA 173542

LABEL CODE 1038531

STYLE JAZZ

DISCS NUMBER 2

2-CD SET

The recording of this album took place in Tonhalle, Zürich on June 13, 2005 with the help of pianist Ben Aronov, bassist Reggie Johnson, drummer Douglas Sides and the fantastic Zürich Chamber Orchestra. The beautiful and characteristic sound of jazz and pop supported by a string orchestra is a very special and rare experience.

Bird with Strings…and More! use the classic album Charlie Parker with Strings as a point of departure. Charlie Parker, also known as Bird, recorded the original Charlie Parker with Strings in 1949 with a rhythm section plus a very small string section.

On this recording, Woods has written all new arrangements based on the original scores, and expanded the original arrangements to a much larger string section of 24/30 pieces and added a small woodwind section of oboe, flute and clarinet.

Pill Woods has also proceeded to write a dozen extra arrangements with the same instrumentation. He pays perfect tribute to Bird and his original project, as he is the continuator of Bird’s music, spirit and life, but has his very own sound signature, sometimes warm and sometimes volcanic.