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Phil Woods. Philip Wells Woods (November 2, 1931 [1] – September 29, 2015) [2] was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, and composer. Biography. Woods was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. [1] . After inheriting a saxophone at age 12, he began taking lessons at a local music shop.
Sep 30, 2015 · Phil Woods performing in 1990. Photograph: Sefton Samuels/Rex Shutterstock. Jazz. This article is more than 8 years old. Obituary. Phil Woods obituary. Fluent and creative saxophonist...
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SIEGEL: But Phil Woods was mostly about jazz. He played with some of the greats - Thelonious Monk, Benny Goodman, Dizzy Gillespie. Woods died yesterday of complications from emphysema. He was...
Sep 30, 2015 · Sept. 29, 2015. Phil Woods, an alto saxophonist revered in jazz circles for his bright, clean sound and his sterling technique — and widely heard on songs by Billy Joel, Paul Simon and others —...
Sep 30, 2015 · NEW YORK (AP) — Phil Woods, a leading alto saxophonist in mainstream jazz for more than 60 years whose piercing solos could also be heard on hit records by Billy Joel and Paul Simon, has died. He was 83. Woods died Tuesday in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, said Philip Bensing, owner of the Bensing-Thomas Funeral Home.
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Oct 1, 2015 · Phil Woods, an alto saxophonist revered in jazz circles for his bright, clean sound and his sterling technique – and widely heard on songs by Billy Joel, Paul Simon and others – died on Tuesday in East Stroudsburg, Pa. He was 83.
