Phil Woods
Alto Sax Solo on
Scenes from an Italian Restaurant

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Phil Woods's alto sax solo is the first of three solos on this recording. Set in C at a slow 67 BPM with a rock feel, Woods opens with an improvised passage in C major at 67 BPM that establishes the song's nostalgic mood, while Cannata's clarinet solo arrives during the uptempo middle section at 193 BPM in G major. This sounds like Phil Woods on Alto Sax, but most credits list Richie Cannata on Tenor Sax for this track. If we got it wrong and this is indeed Richie Cannata and not Phil Woods, please comment below and we'll get it corrected.

Phil Woods was 45 to 46 years old at the time.