Conflict (Jimmy Woods album)

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Conflict
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Studio album by
Released1963
RecordedMarch 25 & 26, 1963
Los Angeles, California
Genre Jazz
Length38:42
Label Contemporary
M 3612/S7612
Producer Lester Koenig
Jimmy Woods chronology
Awakening!!
(1962)
Conflict
(1963)

Conflict is an album by alto saxophonist Jimmy Woods' Sextet featuring Elvin Jones, which was recorded in 1963 and released on the Contemporary label. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars with a review by Scott Yanow stating: "While all of the soloists are impressive and Jones' powerful drumming fuels the horn players, the leader's adventurous alto sax is not to be missed". [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Woods

  1. "Conflict" – 5:45
  2. "Coming Home" – 6:00
  3. "Aim" – 7:55
  4. "Apart Together" – 6:43
  5. "Look to Your Heart" – 5:49
  6. "Pazmuerte" – 6:30
  7. "Conflict" [alternate take 5] – 4:50 Bonus track on CD reissue
  8. "Aim" [alternate take 43] – 7:10 Bonus track on CD reissue
  9. "Look to Your Heart" [alternate take 39] – 5:50 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

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References

  1. Contemporary Records discography accessed June 8, 2015
  2. Fitzgerald, M., Jimmy Woods Leader Entry, accessed June 8, 2015
  3. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Conflict – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1526. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.