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Phil Woods and his European Rhythm Machine at the Montreux Jazz Festival

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Released
  
1970

Artist
  
Phil Woods

Producer
  
Johnny Pate

Length
  
35:37

Release date
  
1970

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
June 19, 1969 at the Montreux Jazz Festival

Phil Woods and his European Rhythm Machine at the Montreux Jazz Festival (1970)
  
New Music by the New Phil Woods Quartet (1970)

Label
  
Universal Classics and Jazz

Similar
  
Musique du Bois, Phil & Quill With Prestige, Sugan, Rights of Swing, The Young Bloods

Phil Woods and his European Rhythm Machine at the Montreux Jazz Festival is a 1970 album by Phil Woods, produced by Johnny Pate.

Contents

Reception

Scott Yanow reviewed the album for Allmusic and wrote that Woods' European Rhythm Machine was "an adventurous unit that really challenged the altoist" and "one of the most underrated groups of the 1968-70 period". Yanow conluded that "It is very good to hear Phil Woods playing post-bop and almost avant-garde music for a change, but it is a pity that all of the intriguing group's recordings are currently out of print".

Track listing

  1. "Capricci Cavaleschi" (George Gruntz) – 9:50
  2. "I Remember Bird" (Leonard Feather) – 10:15
  3. "Ad Infinitum" (Carla Bley) – 10:20
  4. "Riot" (Herbie Hancock) – 5:12

Personnel

  • Phil Woods – alto saxophone
  • George Gruntz – piano
  • Henri Texier – double bass
  • Daniel Humair – drums
  • Johnny Pate – producer
  • Songs

    1Capricci Cavallareschi9:50
    2I Remember Bird10:15
    3Ad Infinitum10:20

    References

    Phil Woods and his European Rhythm Machine at the Montreux Jazz Festival Wikipedia