Phil Woods/Lew Tabackin Explained

Phil Woods/Lew Tabackin
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Phil Woods and Lew Tabackin
Cover:	Phil Woods-Lew Tabackin.jpg
Released:	1981
Recorded:	December 10, 1980
Studio:	Chelsea Sound Studio, New York
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	58:26
Label:	Omnisound N 1033
Producer:	Bill Goodwin
Chronology:	Phil Woods
Prev Title:	European Tour Live
Prev Year:	1980
Next Title:	Three for All
Next Year:	1982

Phil Woods/Lew Tabackin is an album by saxophonists Phil Woods and Lew Tabackin, recorded in 1980 for the Omnisound label and rereleased on Evidence.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars, stating: "Everything on this recording works". The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested Core Collection.^{[3] [4]}

Track listing

All compositions by Phil Woods except where noted.

1. "Limehouse Blues" (Philip Braham, Douglas Furber) - 8:04
2. "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias) - 10:54
3. "Lew Blew" - 5:36
4. "Petite Chanson" - 9:39
5. "Theme of No Repeat" (Tadd Dameron) - 7:17
6. "Sittin' Here" - 8:47
7. "Theme of No Repeat" [Alternate Take] (Dameron) - 8:09 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Phil Woods - alto saxophone
  • Lew Tabackin - tenor saxophone Jimmy Rowles - piano
• Michael Moore - bass
• Bill Goodwin - drums

Notes and References

1. Fitzgereald, M. & Ziegler, F. Omnisound Records Listing, accessed May 23, 2016
2. http://homepage3.nifty.com/mrmanri/LewTabackin/index.html Lew Tabakin Discography
3. Book: Cook, Richard. Richard Cook (journalist). Brian Morton . Brian Morton (Scottish writer) . The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. 1992. 9th. The Penguin Guide to Jazz. 2008. Penguin. New York. 978-0-14-103401-0. 1527. Phil Woods.
4. http://www.tomhull.com/ocston/nm/notes/pjazz-core.php Penguin Guide to Jazz: Core Collection List