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

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Phil Woods and his European Rhythm Machine at the Montreux Jazz Festival
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Released1970
RecordedJune 19, 1969
VenueThe Montreux Jazz Festival
Genre Jazz
Length35:37
Label MGM SE 4695 [1]
Producer Johnny Pate
Phil Woods chronology
Phil Woods and his European Rhythm Machine at the Frankfurt Jazz Festival
(1970)
Phil Woods and his European Rhythm Machine at the Montreux Jazz Festival
(1970)
New Music by the New Phil Woods Quartet
(1970)

Phil Woods and his European Rhythm Machine at the Montreux Jazz Festival is a 1970 album by Phil Woods, produced by Johnny Pate. [2]

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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 concluded 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". [2]

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

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References

  1. "Phil Woods – Phil Woods and his European Rhythm Machine at the Montreux Jazz Festival". discogs.com. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Phil Woods and his European Rhythm Machine at the Montreux Jazz Festival at AllMusic
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1527. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.