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Woodlore (album)

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Woodlore
Studio album by
Phil Woods Quartet
Released1956
RecordedNovember 25, 1955
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length32:58
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7018
ProducerBob Weinstock
Phil Woods chronology
Pot Pie
(1955)
Woodlore
(1956)
Pairing Off
(1956)

Woodlore is a studio album by saxophonist Phil Woods' Quartet. It was recorded in 1955 and released on the Prestige Records.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow stated "The altoist displays plenty of energy and a strong command of the bebop vocabulary, sounding quite enthusiastic".[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Phil Woods except as indicated

  1. "Woodlore" - 5:23
  2. "Falling in Love All Over Again" (Neil Hefti) - 4:44
  3. "Be My Love" (Sammy Cahn, Nicholas Brodszky) - 5:38
  4. "Slow Boat to China" (Frank Loesser) - 5:04
  5. "Get Happy" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 6:46
  6. "Strollin' With Pam" - 5:20

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed September 4, 2012
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 21, 2014
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 210. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1527. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.