Phil Woods & Gene Quill - Altology: The Complete Quintet and Sextet Sessions 1956-1957 / 2CD set

2007 CD collection.

In the mid-50s Phil Woods and Gene Quill had been playing together under the euphonious designation of Phil & Quill. Although pairings of this kind became commonplace on LPs in those years, in their case the outstanding quality of the solos and the attractive writing always kept things cooking. While both altoists had assimilated Birds message and shared stylistic origins, the kicks came in their approaches as soloists, with Woods tossing off long and nimble passages, while Quill rapped out bursts of melody, building climactic patterns out of these biting fragments and explosive phrases. The contrast worked, time and time again.

CD 1, tracks #1-12 from the 12" album "Phil and Quill" (RCA Victor LPM-1284)
CD 1, tracks #13-15 & CD 2, tracks #1-5 from "Phil Talks with Quill" (Epic LN-3521)
CD 2, tracks #6-11 from the 12" album "Phil & Quill with Prestige" (Prestige PRLP 7115)

Personnel on "Phil and Quill":
Phil Woods, Gene Quill (as), Sol Schlinger (bs), Dave McKenna (p), Buddy Jones (b), and Shadow Wilson (d).
Recorded in New York City, March 15, 1956

Personnel on "Phil Talks with Quill":
Phil Woods, Gene Quill (as), George Syran (p), Teddy Kotick (b), and Nick Stabulas (d).
Recorded in Hackensack, New Jersey, on March 29, 1957

Personnel on "Phil & Quill with Prestige":
Phil Woods, Gene Quill (as), Bob Corwin (p), Sonny Dallas (b), and Nick Stabulas (d).
Recorded in New York City, on September 11, 1957