4 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE
"Rather than being merely a bebop revival band, this quintet has often performed obscurities and group originals that extend rather than merely reinforce the bebop vocabulary. On this CD from the Japanese Denon label, Woods and his group play pieces by Oliver Nelson, Bill Mays, Joe Roccisano, Joe Emley, Harrell and Galper with just one standard (the ballad "Serenade In Blue"). The results are swinging, inventive and high-quality modern bop-based music." - Scott Yanow, AMG
PERSONNEL:
PHIL WOODS (as. cl),
TOM HARRELL (tp, fhln)
HAL GALPER (p)
STEVE GILMORE (b),
BILL GOODWIN (d)
Recorded on June 19, 1986 at Clinton Studio, New York.
Tracks:
01. 111-44
02. Another Jones
03. Gratitude
04. My Azure
05. Serenade In Blue
06. Tenor Of The Times
07. Times Mirror
08. Ya Know.