Phil Woods Quartet - Nica's Dream (audio only) - pt 1

For the Phil Woods and Hal Galper fans out there, here is a take of Nica's Dream recorded from a live radio broadcast probably late 80's, early 1990's or so. Never released to my knowledge. You can hear the musicians talking about the tune at the beginning. Phil Woods: Alto sax, Hal Galper: piano, Steve Gilmore: bass, Bill Goodwin: drums. Great solos from Phil and the underrated Hal Galper. Part 1.

[@JeffreySaxophoneTallNewton]

I got the very same goosebumps that I get when I listen to Phil's "Cheek to Cheek" on "Live at the Showboat..." As a tenor player, this makes me want to play more alto! It gets no better than this. Hopefully this will be released. Phil is on fire! Thanks for posting!

[@louisbaudry1436]

oulalahhh, là ça joue, de la musique de la bonne, c'est trop bon ! merci, thank you .

[@eddymasao1]

Phil Woods at this time was so powerful super technical play with his heart and soul. I would love to play like his rhythm flowing like torrent and strong waves. So good sax sounds I wanna listen more!! He is a legend alive. Thank you to have come to Japan last year right after the big earthquake even so many musician cancelled the stages for safety reason. I am so lucky to have met you at Blue Note Tokyo then. Ultimate respect to the legend.

[@jazzlives]

Thanks for uploading this. Phil was a hell of a player and a really nice man too. Boppers like him were so cool! The melody was never forgotten in his lines- like with Cannonball or James Moody, you always have a sense of the feeling in things. Galper plays so well on this too.

[@Jen8869]

Excellent..

[@kradomirchoukroutov6362]

Just great (and what about the monster trio behind???)

[@birdlivs56]

Phil blows the most~ HG is a maniac- great cats...

[@mneururer]

It was on an alubin called "Birds of a Feather" - it was a studio recording not this live version.

[@s.k5996]

Very great! I wanted to listen to the ending. I do not know the album that this version has been recorded?

[@Azman.]

Yeah....cool jazz bebop!

[@katoseikan]

最高！

[@timchapman5567]

Wonderful treatment of a great standard. Superior jazz.

[@mneururer]

That's Album...

[@jiyujizai]

レパートリー？