Excellent work from
Chris Woods – a genius reed player on alto sax and flute!
Chris had a similar history to Nathan Davis, another richly talented American reed player from the same era – in that he was an American, but moved to Europe and achieved greater fame by becoming a seminal part of the scene during the early 60s.
Woods recorded albums with Ted Curson,
Marco Di Marco, and Georges Arvanitas – whose trio with Jacky Samson and Charles Saudrais is backing
Chris up on this album. A few of the tunes are in a more standard jazz mode than
Woods' other recordings, but there's also some great ones – like "My Lady", which is a soulful dancing waltz, and "Monsieur Lesbois In Paris", which has a nice stepping groove that's right up there with
Woods' most soulful recordings! Other tracks include "Au Privae", "Love Theme For a Very Special Friend", and "Dreaming At The
Woodside".