Four Altos

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Released1957
RecordedFebruary 9, 1957
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Four Altos
Studio album by
Released1957
RecordedFebruary 9, 1957
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length38:16
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7116
ProducerBob Weinstock
Phil Woods chronology
The Young Bloods
(1956)
Four Altos
(1957)
Sugan
(1957)

Four Altos is an album by saxophonists Phil Woods Gene Quill, Sahib Shihab and Hal Stein recorded in 1957 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStar[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsStarStarHalf star[3]

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow stated "generally hard-swinging and well-played, but the strong influence of Charlie Parker makes all of the altoists sound alike".[2] John Fordham of The Guardian described Four Altos as a "vigorous jam-session album", adding: "Quill, predominately a big-band player, was a fine foil for the agile Woods, with a darker, but more considered, Cool School sound to mark him out."[4]

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