The Young Bloods (1956)

About this title: For this early hard bop date, altoist Phil Woods and trumpeter Donald Byrd were co-leaders. In fact, the music had at one point earlier on been released with Byrd getting first billing. Since the spirited altoist contributed four of the six tunes (including "House of Chan" and "In Walked George") and consistently takes solo honors, it is only right that the date has finally been reissued on CD under Woods' name. With pianist Al Haig (who did not record that extensively during this period), bassist Teddy Kotick and drummer Charlie Persip offering stimulating accompaniment, this is an easily ... read more

Tracks:

1. Dewey Square [Parker]
2. Dupeltook [Woods]
3. Once More [Woods]
4. House of Chan [Woods]
5. In Walked George [Woods]
6. Lover Man [Davis/Ramirez/Sherm]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.