Just finished a recording session with the amazing Phil Woods, Monty Alexander, Bill Goodwin, and Evan Gregor.  It was a really really great session.  We got 45 minutes of music done including a song I wrote for Phil "Man With The Hat.”  It’s pretty surreal to me to pop in the rough mix disk and hear Phil’s sound and mine together. Who would have thought?  Not me.  I also sang on a few tracks…and Monty played some Wurlitzer and melodica ;-) check it out…

The disk will be coming out later this year or early next year.  Some gorgeous tunes of Phil’s, standards and mine.  I really couldn’t get a more swinging band.  When I was thinking of whom I would get on piano, Monty’s the person who kept popping into my head.  He is SO swinging, and originally I heard him on some Ray Brown recordings.  Since then my jaw has always hung open whenever I hear him.  His playing brings so much swing, joy and happiness.  Bill of course is amazing, swings so hard.  He and Evan sound amazing together. They’ve done a lot of playing together over the years.  And Phil, well nothing more has to be said.  He played so well, his fingers fly and the sound. The SOUND!  Wow.. It’s huge and full.  Sounds just like Phil Woods ;-). The day was a delight, really.