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Biography
Jimmy Woods (born October 29, 1934 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American jazz alto saxophonist.
Woods played with the R&B band of Homer Carter in 1951, and served in the Air Force from 1952 to 1956. He played with Roy Milton after his discharge, and was with Horace Tapscott in 1960 and Joe Gordon in 1961. Following this he played with Gerald Wilson (1963) and Chico Hamilton (1964-1965).
Woods is remembered primarily for two albums he released on Contemporary Records in the early 1960s. The second of these albums, Conflict, featured Elvin Jones, Harold Land, Carmell Jones, Andrew Hill, and George Tucker.
Little has been heard from him since the end of that decade. He had completely left the music by the late 1960s.
Discography
As a leader
- Awakening!! (Contemporary, 1962)
- Conflict (Contemporary, 1963)
As a sideman
With Teddy Edwards
- Back to Avalon (Contemporary, 1960 [1995])
With Joe Gordon
- Lookin' Good! (Contemporary, 1961)
With Chico Hamilton
- Chic Chic Chico (Impulse, 1965)
- The Dealer (Impulse!, 1966)
With Gerald Wilson
- Portraits (Pacific Jazz, 1964)
- The Golden Sword (Pacific Jazz, 1966)