Woody 'n' You
"Woody 'n' You", originally "Woody'n You" (also spelled "Woody 'n You" and on Stan Getz album Jazz Giants '58 it is listed as Woodyn' You), pronounced "Wouldn'[t] you," and occasionally named "Algo bueno", is a 1943 jazz standard. It was written by Dizzy Gillespie as homage to Woody Herman. It was introduced on record by Coleman Hawkins initiated by Budd Johnson, Hawkins' musical director of his 12-man orchestra that included the bebop pioneers Oscar Pettiford, Max Roach and Gillespie.[1]
Covers
- Miles Davis recorded the song three times, Miles Davis Volume 1, Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet, and the rare Amsterdam Concert.
- Hampton Hawes played it in 1956 in his All Night Session! Vol. 2.
- Sonny Rollins played the song on his A Night At The Village Vanguard album in 1958.
- Eliane Elias included the song in her 2000 album Everything I Love.
See also
References
- ↑ "Woody'n You". Jazzstandards.com. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
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