Whistleblowers - The Free Radical Railroad / Poems

Woods, Phil

Adams, Michael and Taylor, James (III)

Lafayette, CO: Turkey Buzzard Press

2021 Book of the Year - Jazz Journalists Association\nPhil Woods was an American original. One of the greatest saxophonists of all time, he was the first call for Quincy Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, and Oliver Nelson. His iconic improvisation on Billy Joel’s hit song "Just the Way You Are" is quite likely the most played instrumental solo in the world. His popularity soared while an expat in Europe during the cultural revolution of the late sixties and early seventies. Upon his return to the States, Woods formed a band that would perform together for four decades. Grammy Awards, dozens of DownBeat Readers Poll victories, and designation as a National Endowment of the Arts Jazz Master would follow. Life in E Flat is the unvarnished self-portrait of an artist who loved and lived a life of bebop.\n"Phil Woods lived all the tropes of the 20th century American artist: defiant modernist, reverent traditionalist, mid-century family man, countercultural nonconformist, homebody, expatriate and road rat; young Turk and grand master. He possessed an abundance of gifts along with the determination to put the hard work in to realize every facet of them, and the great good fortune to grow up blessed by the mentorship of the most distinguished exponents of a golden age of Black American Music. His story tracks the changes of “this old world” through over three quarters of a century of music and life, informing us of what has been gained and lost, reminding us of what happened and what still needs to be done." 
– Brian Lynch, Grammy Award-winning trumpeter, composer, and educator\n"I would have to give Phil Woods’ sax solo on Just The Way You Are credit for making that a hit record." 
– Billy Joel\n"Mr. Phil Woods left an indelible impression on me as a composer, arranger, and instrumentalist. A sincere active transmitter on the stage!" 
– Eddie Palmieri, ten time Grammy Award winner and NEA Jazz Master\n"I never worked with a better musician at the same time so unpretentious about the depth, breadth, and total scope of his knowledge and his playing. You hear his unmistakable voice in both his alto saxophone and every note of his very much underrated writing. Phil Woods was a supreme singer and swinger of the music he loved and served so passionately. Equally jazz and man…" 
– Todd Barkan, Keystone Korner Baltimore and NEA Jazz Master\n"Phil Woods was a wonderful alto player, a great musician that was at home in any musical situation. His autobiography is a must-read for all jazz fans and musician alike." 
– Charles McPherson, saxophonist and composer\n"Phil was in a class of his own….musically of course. But he also had an ear for language… caustic at times, but always honest and heartfelt… truly one of a kind!" 
– Dave Liebman, NEA Jazz Master

Life in E Flat – The Autobiography of Phil Woods

Biographies & Memoirs

Panken, Ted

Arts & Literature

Cymbal Press

2021 Book of the Year - Jazz Journalists Association\nPhil Woods was an American original. One of the greatest saxophonists of all time, he was the first call for Quincy Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, and Oliver Nelson. His iconic improvisation on Billy Joel's hit song "Just the Way You Are" is quite likely the most played instrumental solo in the world. His popularity soared while an expat in Europe during the cultural revolution of the late sixties and early seventies. Upon his return to the States, Woods formed a band that would perform together for four decades. Grammy Awards, dozens of DownBeat Readers Poll victories, and designation as a National Endowment of the Arts Jazz Master would follow. Life in E Flat is the unvarnished self-portrait of an artist who loved and lived a life of bebop.\n"I would have to give Phil Woods' sax solo on "Just The Way You Are" credit for making that a hit record." - Billy Joel\n"Life in E Flat is a gift, a compelling and entertaining memoir by one of the leading alto saxophonists in jazz for 60 years. Woods is a charismatic storyteller-literate, funny, insightful, self-aware, with a keen eye and ear for details that reveal character and wise observations about the music business and the jazz life laced with sardonic wit." - Mark Stryker, author of Jazz From Detroit\n""Someone spotted me fondling the saxophone and misinterpreted my avaricious intent as musical interest..." So Phil Wood's lifelong journey began-a saga he relates with an irreverent, self-deprecating wit, from his earliest days in Western Massachusetts to recording timeless music and traveling the world with jazz legends. Time and again, he sets up a story like a punchline's coming, and often they do. What you always get is history rich in detail and long in feeling and self-honesty - the personal stumbles and the musical triumphs. Phil left us in 2015; this book he left us is a gift that shows how so much of him is still here." - Ashley Kahn, music historian and author of A Love Supreme: The Story of John Coltrane's Signature Album & Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece\n"Growing up a New York jazz fan, Phil Woods was always a favorite. He was straight ahead, personal but in control, brimming with ideas: solid in every way. This account of the late jazz man's American journey, assembled with a loving, light touch by the always discerning critic Ted Panken, is like a Woods' gig. Full of the right information, things you thought you knew but didn't (the stories of often being the only white man in the room especially after marrying Charlie Parker's widow are instructive), heartbreaking and triumphant, Life in E-Flat is 100% solid." - Mark Jacobson, author of The Lampshade and Pale Horse Rider, former staff writer of the Village Voice and New York Magazine, and contributing editor for Rolling Stone and Esquire

Life in E Flat - The Autobiography of Phil Woods

Includes 14 songs by the bop legend. Rhythm Section: Steve Allee (piano), Bill Moring (bass), Tim Horner (drums). Titles: Cool Aid * Drifting * Dutch Morning * Eddie's Blues * House of Chan * Johnny Hodges * Lady J * Lew Blew * Samba Dubois * Sugan * The Squire's Parlor * The Stanley Stomper * Waltz for a Lovely Wife * Without You.

Play-A-Long Series, Vol. 121, Phil Woods: 14 Originals (Book & CD Set) (Jazz Play-A-Long for All Musicians, Vol 121)

Arts & Photography

Music

Alfred Music

Features 9 solos hand-picked by the master himself as his favorites. Unlike other transcription books, this book includes slur and articulation markings so that Phil's style can be more accurately captured. Titles: Flash * What Happens * Just Friends * Limehouse Blues * Another Time, Another Place * Pairing Off * Sugan * An Affair to Remember. ""This collection brings much-deserved attention to the masterful improvisations of alto saxophone great Phil Woods. Expertly rendered by Adam Turman, this is a collection of gems spanning 50 years selected in consultation with the artist. Every one of these solos is beautifully constructed and full of bebop wisdom. You will want to play them again and again!"" ---Tom Walsh, Professor of Sax &amp; Jazz Studies, Indiana University. ""I have seen many transcriptions of my solos and found most of them wanting. But these are spot on!"" ---Phil Woods

Phil Woods Solos

Turman, Adam

Jamey Aebersold Jazz

Beat About the Bush is a hilarious book of sayings we use that don’t really make any sense. It’s a humorous read for all ages. Author Phil Woods’ first taste of a pen was when he was just six months old. He ended up in a hospital though after swallowing it! On a serious note, it was only when he and co-author Steve Smith had written down lots of everyday things people say that amused them that the thought of Beat About the Bush occurred to them. And you’ll be thankful it did…because this book is extremely amusing. We all go through life repeating clichés and complaining about the same things. But fear not! Help is at hand to put some fun into everyday language and rescue you from your pit of lexicographical doom. Join Phil and Steve on a journey through what we’re really saying when we constantly drag up tired old phrases, and find out how to transform communication into a source of fun for even the most menial of tasks. Language will no longer be the same. Join them as they dispel the myths and put the “lang” back into language. We don’t know what that means but that’s not the point! Words bring life to any occasion, so let’s celebrate them by making them do the unexpected. Phil and Steve mix them up, throw them about a bit and have some fun, making nonsense make sense.

Beat About The Bush: The Funny Side of Language

Humor & Entertainment

Smith, Steve

Humor

Eloquent Books

Written by experts in the growing field of forensic mental health care, this book explores current and emerging interventions in forensic nursing and the care of the mentally disordered offender, with an emphasis on clinical practice and clinical competence. It explores the practical issues facing forensic nurses, such as environment and safety issues, as well as the possible emotional trauma of such a role. It examines a range of intervention strategies, such as exercise, which has often been used as an occupational time-filler, but also offers real therapeutic benefits. The contributors cover a range of diverse perspectives from the care of women in secure services, severely assaultive patients and sex offenders, the role of inpatient therapy and nurse therapists and the importance of spiritual nursing and educational interventions. The book also examines the client group itself and considers new roles for nurses in the light of recent research.
The contributors to this volume take a wide-ranging approach, providing a comprehensive overview of current and future therapeutic interventions for forensic mental health care. Therapeutic Interventions for Forensic Mental Health Nurses is essential reading for all practitioners, nurses and educators in the forensic nursing field.

Therapeutic Interventions for Forensic Mental Health Nurses (Forensic Focus)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

COLLINS, Mick

Kettles, Alyson

Mental Health

Jessica Kingsley

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