Greek Cooking

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)Rights of Swing1961 Greek Cooking (1967) Alto Summit (1968)Alto Summit1968

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

Reception

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 ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

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

• 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