Gene Quill

Daniel Eugene Quill (December 15, 1927 – December 8, 1988) was an American alto saxophonist known for his bebop jazz records with Phil Woods. He and Woods recorded as Phil and Quill. Additionally, he played with the big bands of Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Claude Thornhill and Gerry Mulligan.

Contents

• Gene quill quintet tangerine
• Gene quill quintet everything happens to me
• Discography
• References

Seminal albums include Four Altos with Phil Woods, Hal Stein, and Sahib Shihab, and Phil & Quill, both on Prestige.

In 1988, Gene Quill died at the age of 60 in his hometown of Atlantic City, NJ.

Discography

As a Leader

Gene Quill 'The Tiger' - Portrait of a Great Alto Player' (Fresh Sound Records, 1955)

With Manny Albam

Jazz Goes to the Movies (Impulse!, 1962)

With Bob Brookmeyer

Brookmeyer (Vik, 1956)

Portrait of the Artist (Atlantic, 1960)

Gloomy Sunday and Other Bright Moments (Verve, 1961)

With John Carisi

Into the Hot (Impulse!, 1962)

With Al Cohn

Mr. Music (RCA Victor, 1955)

The Sax Section (Epic, 1956)

Son of Drum Suite (RCA Victor, 1960)

With Quincy Jones

This Is How I Feel About Jazz (ABC Paramount, 1956)

With Jimmy Knepper

A Swinging Introduction to Jimmy Knepper (Bethlehem 1957)

With Mundell Lowe

A Grand Night for Swinging (Riverside, 1957)

With Gerry Mulligan

The Concert Jazz Band (Verve, 1960)

Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band on Tour (Verve, 1960 [1962])

Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band at the Village Vanguard (Verve, 1960 [1961])

Gerry Mulligan Presents a Concert in Jazz (Verve, 1961)

Gerry Mulligan '63 (Verve, 1963)

With Joe Newman

I'm Still Swinging (RCA Victor, 1955)

New Sounds in Swing (Jazztone, 1956) with Billy Byers

I Feel Like a Newman (Storyville, 1956)

With Oscar Pettiford

Winner's Circle (Bethlehem, 1957)

With Pony Poindexter

Pony's Express (Epic, 1962)

With Phil Woods

Pairing Off (Prestige, 1956)

Four Altos (Prestige, 1957) – with Sahib Shihab and Hal Stein

Phil and Quill with Prestige (Prestige, 1957)