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Topic: RIP Phil Woods, Jazz saxophone great |
Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Peter Freiberger
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California, USA
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Posted 29 Sep 2015 7:02 pm |
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| A bad day for sax giants. We also lost Wilton Felder of the Crusaders, who was also a great electric bass player. |
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Charlie McDonald
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out of the blue
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Posted 30 Sep 2015 3:48 am
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Now I know who got that sound on 'Just The Way You Are.' I imagine we'd heard Phil more times than we're aware over the years.
I think we gravitate toward the sax, particularly alto, because like the cello, it's in the range of the human voice.
A good article. I particularly enjoyed
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He also told Hansen the story of how he first picked up the saxophone after inheriting one from his deceased uncle. Though he admits his initial interest in it was to melt it down for scrap metal, he eventually took lessons and was hooked: "I mean, I put it in the closet where I thought it really rightfully belonged," he said. "And my mother said, 'You know, Philip, you should at least take a lesson. Your uncle went through a great deal of trouble to leave you the saxophone.'
"And even at the age of 12, I realized that dying could be construed as a great deal of trouble." |
RIP. |
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Russ Tkac
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Posted 6 Oct 2015 12:02 pm
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| Phil's solo on Steely Dan's Dr Wu from the Katy Lied album is a standout, it's hard to believe now 40 years old. |
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robert kramer
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Nashville TN
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