Music
October, 1978
As anybody who has the slightest interest in jazz knows, there are no flies on reed man Phil Woods. A superb studio- and sideman. Woods is currently the leader of a group that continues to make its presence felt on the music scene.The Phil Woods Quintet / Song for Sisyphus (Century) is a direct-to-disc recording that burnishes an already brilliant sound. The alto and soprano work of Woods provides a steady stream of surprises; one should never take his line of attack for granted. The title tune,...