Birds of a Feather [Original recording reissued]

Phil Woods (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 19, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B000008CMA
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #316,123 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Intro to Phil Woods..., November 2, 2008

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Erik S. Johnson "What planet am I on?" (Yamhill County, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Birds of a Feather (Audio CD)

This was my very first Phil Woods album and, to this day, it remains my favorite. This is an outstanding disc which thoroughly displays Phil's embarrassment of talent. Just sayin'.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Bop Set Tempered By........., February 20, 2008

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Robert J. Ament "papacoolbreeze" (Ballwin, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Birds of a Feather (Audio CD)

....my particular appreciation of the music being slightly dulled. This is NOT a review trashing the cd because I realize the personnel have great reputations and the music is fine, which is why I'm rated where I am but also explains that I review what I feel.....not what will get me points.

I admire Phil Woods for his virtuosity and his compositional talents but it is also true that I appreciated the piano of Hal Galper and especially the solos by bassist Steve Gilmore more than Woods' playing.

Why? Although the alto work was very fiery and inventive, it had too much of a bite or hard edge for my taste......drop the squeals, Phil.....they don't add anything! Maybe I've listened to too much alto by Paul Desmond lately. That's like comparing a dry martini to a shot and a beer.....or more appropriately, the style and sound of tenor sax by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis compared to that of Scott Hamilton. I've heard other offerings by Phil Woods dating back to the big bands of Quincy Jones which were more restrained without sacrificing the inventiveness.

That said , the set was good with two Woods originals and four standards, my favorites being "Goodbye Mr. Evans" and "My Old Flame". "Star Eyes" was taken at a considerably faster pace than usual for my preference.

This is a good hard bop set which will be appreciated by fans of that style, but more especially by fans of Phil Woods.