Greek Cooking
1967 studio album by Phil Woods
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Greek Cooking is an album by American saxophonist Phil Woods featuring performances recorded in 1967 for the Impulse! label.[1]
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| Released | 1967 | |||
| Recorded | January 31 and February 1, 1967 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 34:24 | |||
| Label | Impulse! | |||
| Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 3 stars stating "Probably one of the more unusual recordings in Phil Woods' considerable discography, Greek Cooking features the alto saxophonist leading a tentet with a distinctly Greek flavor, including four Greek musicians... it should appeal to Woods' fans because of his ability to make the best of the material with his powerful, never dull playing".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Norman Gold except where noted.
- "Zorba the Greek" (Mikis Theodorakis) - 3:08
- "A Taste of Honey" (Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow) - 6:00
- "Theme from Anthony & Cleopatra" (Alex North) - 4:52
- "Got a Feelin'" (Denny Doherty, John Phillips) - 4:30
- "Theme from Samson & Delilah" (Victor Young) - 5:15
- "Greek Cooking" - 5:00
- "Nica" - 5:39
- Recorded in New York City on January 31 (tracks 2, 4 & 5), and February 1 (tracks 1, 3, 6 & 8), 1967
Personnel
- Phil Woods - alto saxophone
- William Costa - accordion, marimba
- George Mgrdichian - oud
- Stuart Scharf - guitar
- Chet Amsterdam - electric bass
- Bill LaVorgna - drums
- Souren Baronian - drums, cymbals
- Seymour Salzberg - percussion
- Iordanis Tsomidis - bouzouki
- John Yalenezian - dumbeg
- Norman Gold - arranger