Home Musical artists Phil Woods Phil Woods Musical artist Philip Wells Woods (born November 2, 1931) is an American jazz bebop alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader and composer. Personal facts Birth dateNovember 02, 1931 Birth placeSpringfield Massachusetts , Massachusetts , United States facebook tumblr linkedin twitter reddit google+ Search Musical artist associated musical artistRon CarterModern Jazz QuartetBuddy RichOliver NelsonBenny GoodmanBilly JoelDizzy GillespiePaul SimonAretha FranklinBill EvansSteely DanThelonious MonkGene KrupaQuincy JonesWes MontgomeryGary BurtonLalo Schifrin BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist genreJazzPost-bopBebopCrossover jazzHard bop instrumentClarinetAlto saxophoneSoprano saxophone record labelPhilology Topical connections Ahmad JamalMusical artist Abbey LincolnMusical artist Anthony Jackson Musical artist Al CohnMusical artist Adam LambertMusical artist Art PepperMusical artist David Murray Musical artist Buddy DeFrancoMusical artist Aaron LewisMusical artist Elvin JonesMusical artist Don MenzaMusical artist Phil Woods on Wikipedia Phil Woods External resources http://www.philwoods.com