Phil Woods was an American original.
Upon his return to the States, Woods formed a ba.
His popularity soared while an expat in Europe during the cultural revolution of the late sixties and early seventies.
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.
One of the greatest saxophonists of all time, he was the first call for Quincy Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, and Oliver Nelson.
Phil Woods was an American original