Phil Woods and His European Rhythm Machine ‎– Alive and Well in Paris (1968)

 Woods was born in Springfield, Massachusetts.^[1] After inheriting a saxophone at age 12, he began taking lessons at a local music shop. His heroes on the alto saxophone included Benny Carter and Johnny Hodges. He studied music with Lennie Tristano at the Manhattan School of Music and at the Juilliard School.^[1] His friend, Joe Lopes, coached him on clarinet as there was no saxophone major at Juilliard at the time and received a bachelor’s degree in 1952. Although he did not copy Charlie Parker, Woods was known as the New Bird, a nickname also given to other alto saxophone players such as Sonny Stitt and Cannonball Adderley.

Tracklist: A1 And When We Are Young 0:00 A2 Alive and Well 14:04 A3 Freedom Jazz Dance 17:42 B1 Stolen Moments 25:26 B2 Doxy 35:07 Credits Alto Saxophone – Phil Woods Bass – Henri Texier Drums – Daniel Humair Piano – George Gruntz