Greek Cooking

For cooking in Greece, see Greek cuisine.

1967 studio album by Phil Woods

Greek Cooking

Studio album by

Phil Woods

Released| 1967
Recorded| January 31 and February 1, 1967
Genre| Jazz
Length| 34:24
Label| Impulse!
Producer| Bob Thiele
Phil Woods chronology
| Rights of Swing
(1961)  | Greek Cooking
(1967)  | Alto Summit
(1968)

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Greek Cooking is an album by American saxophonist Phil Woods featuring performances recorded in 1967 for the Impulse! label.[1]

## Reception

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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]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [2]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Norman Gold except where noted.

1. "Zorba the Greek" (Mikis Theodorakis) - 3:08
2. "A Taste of Honey" (Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow) - 6:00
3. "Theme from Anthony & Cleopatra" (Alex North) - 4:52
4. "Got a Feelin'" (Denny Doherty, John Phillips) - 4:30
5. "Theme from Samson & Delilah" (Victor Young) - 5:15
6. "Greek Cooking" - 5:00
7. "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

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* 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

## References

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1. ^ Impulse! Records discography accessed April 11, 2011
2. ^ a b Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed April 11, 2011

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.

Studio albums|

* Woodlore (1955)
* Pairing Off (1956)
* The Young Bloods (1956)
* Four Altos (1957)
* Sugan (1957)
* Rights of Swing (1961)
* Greek Cooking (1967)
* Alto Summit (1968)
* Round Trip (1969)
* Musique du Bois (1974)
* Images (1975)
* Phil Woods/Lew Tabackin (1980)
* Dizzy Gillespie Meets Phil Woods Quintet (1986)
* My Man Benny, My Man Phil (1988)
* Cool Woods (1999)
* Man with the Hat (2011)

Live albums|

* Phil Woods and his European Rhythm Machine at the Montreux Jazz Festival (1969)
* Phil Woods and his European Rhythm Machine at the Frankfurt Jazz Festival (1970)
* Another Time, Another Place (1996)

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* Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band

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