Greek Cooking
1967 studio album by Phil Woods
Greek Cooking | ||||
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Studio album by Phil Woods | ||||
Released | 1967 | |||
Recorded | January 31 and February 1, 1967 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 34:24 | |||
Label | Impulse! | |||
Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
Phil Woods chronology | ||||
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Greek Cooking is an album by American saxophonist Phil Woods featuring performances recorded in 1967 for the Impulse! label.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 3 stars stating "Probably one of the more unusual recordings in Phil Woods' considerable discography, Greek Cooking features the alto saxophonist leading a tentet with a distinctly Greek flavor, including four Greek musicians... it should appeal to Woods' fans because of his ability to make the best of the material with his powerful, never dull playing".[2]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Track listing
All compositions by Norman Gold except where noted.
- "Zorba the Greek" (Mikis Theodorakis) - 3:08
- "A Taste of Honey" (Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow) - 6:00
- "Theme from Anthony & Cleopatra" (Alex North) - 4:52
- "Got a Feelin'" (Denny Doherty, John Phillips) - 4:30
- "Theme from Samson & Delilah" (Victor Young) - 5:15
- "Greek Cooking" - 5:00
- "Nica" - 5:39
- Recorded in New York City on January 31 (tracks 2, 4 & 5), and February 1 (tracks 1, 3, 6 & 8), 1967
Personnel
- Phil Woods - alto saxophone
- William Costa - accordion, marimba
- George Mgrdichian - oud
- Stuart Scharf - guitar
- Chet Amsterdam - electric bass
- Bill LaVorgna - drums
- Souren Baronian - drums, cymbals
- Seymour Salzberg - percussion
- Iordanis Tsomidis - bouzouki
- John Yalenezian - dumbeg
- Norman Gold - arranger
References
- ^ Impulse! Records discography accessed April 11, 2011
- ^ a b Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed April 11, 2011
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
- Woodlore (1955)
- Pairing Off (1956)
- The Young Bloods (1956)
- Four Altos (1957)
- Sugan (1957)
- Rights of Swing (1961)
- Greek Cooking (1967)
- Alto Summit (1968)
- Round Trip (1969)
- Musique du Bois (1974)
- Images (1975)
- Phil Woods/Lew Tabackin (1980)
- Dizzy Gillespie Meets Phil Woods Quintet (1986)
- My Man Benny, My Man Phil (1988)
- Cool Woods (1999)
- Man with the Hat (2011)
- Phil Woods and his European Rhythm Machine at the Montreux Jazz Festival (1969)
- Phil Woods and his European Rhythm Machine at the Frankfurt Jazz Festival (1970)
- Another Time, Another Place (1996)