Nice clips, O-10.
More record release mystery/confusion. I have to assume that there are contractual issues by way of transfer of ownership of the masters that allows this sort of thing; or, perhaps in our age of streaming, simple hanky-panky that goes under the radar of the lawyers.
The YouTube clip suggests that “Four Altos” was a Sahib Shihab session; it wasn’t. The leader (and arranger) of the session was Phil Woods with Sahib Shihab (this time playing alto) one of three additional alto players; hence the title “Four Altos”. The second clip “Whisper Not” is not from the album “Four Altos” at all, but from a Benny Golson record that Shihab played on. Even the artwork was copied (sort of). This is the original lp cover which I’ve owned for many years; notice the order of the names as shown on the cover:
http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/albums/four-altos/
Regardless, interesting record featuring four Charlie Parker disciples, the most notable being Phil Woods and Gene Quill. Sahib Shihab also sounds very good, although I think his voice on baritone is more distinctive. Gene Quill is one of the unsung heroes of the alto. He and Phil Woods co-led a quintet which recorded a few sessions (this one with the addition of Sol Schindler, another popular baritonist of that era):
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Id5WQ0D9jdA
More record release mystery/confusion. I have to assume that there are contractual issues by way of transfer of ownership of the masters that allows this sort of thing; or, perhaps in our age of streaming, simple hanky-panky that goes under the radar of the lawyers.
The YouTube clip suggests that “Four Altos” was a Sahib Shihab session; it wasn’t. The leader (and arranger) of the session was Phil Woods with Sahib Shihab (this time playing alto) one of three additional alto players; hence the title “Four Altos”. The second clip “Whisper Not” is not from the album “Four Altos” at all, but from a Benny Golson record that Shihab played on. Even the artwork was copied (sort of). This is the original lp cover which I’ve owned for many years; notice the order of the names as shown on the cover:
http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/albums/four-altos/
Regardless, interesting record featuring four Charlie Parker disciples, the most notable being Phil Woods and Gene Quill. Sahib Shihab also sounds very good, although I think his voice on baritone is more distinctive. Gene Quill is one of the unsung heroes of the alto. He and Phil Woods co-led a quintet which recorded a few sessions (this one with the addition of Sol Schindler, another popular baritonist of that era):
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Id5WQ0D9jdA