NEA Jazz Master Phil Woods on his Teacher's Influence
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Length: 00:01:00
NEA Jazz Masters Moments highlight the jazz greats honored through the NEA Jazz Masters, a comprehensive program of jazz support that includes the NEA Jazz Masters Award, an NEA Jazz Masters tour with performances and educational activities, radio programming, a compilation CD, educational resources, and publications and reports. Nearly 100 radio segments feature eighteen NEA Jazz Masters, providing musical samples, historical information, and first-person anecdotes designed to give listeners added insight into the artists and their art.
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Piece Description
NEA Jazz Masters Moments highlight the jazz greats honored through the NEA Jazz Masters, a comprehensive program of jazz support that includes the NEA Jazz Masters Award, an NEA Jazz Masters tour with performances and educational activities, radio programming, a compilation CD, educational resources, and publications and reports. Nearly 100 radio segments feature eighteen NEA Jazz Masters, providing musical samples, historical information, and first-person anecdotes designed to give listeners added insight into the artists and their art.
Transcript
SOME YOUNG MUSICIANS STUMBLE UPON A TEACHER WHO COMPLETELY CHANGES THE COURSE OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT. 2007 NEA JAZZ MASTER PHIL WOODS WAS ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES.
I got a teacher by the name of Harvey LaRose and that’s where my life changed. Mr. Larose played alto, clarinet, violin, guitar, piano, taught all of those instruments, repaired all of those instruments, and arranged for the local big bands. He was not a jazz man. But he recognized that I had something to say on the saxophone.
MUSIC: “I Remember Bird”
CD: Phil Woods at the Montreaux Jazz Festival MGM Stereo SE-4695 (cut 2)
And he encouraged me to start decorating, that I didn’t have to play the melody straight. Urged me to improvise.
MUSIC: up for punctuation and fades
THIS JAZZ MOMENT WITH SAXOPHONIST AND CLARINETIST PHIL WOODS WAS CREATED BY THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS.
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Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “I Remember Bird” | Phil Woods | Phil Woods at the Montreaux Jazz Festival. | MGM Stereo SE-4695 (cut 2) | 00:00 |
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