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Phil Woods

1931 - 2015

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Philip Wells Woods (November 2, 1931 – September 29, 2015) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, and composer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Phil Woods is the 1,368th most popular musician (down from 1,122nd in 2019), the 7,102nd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,492nd in 2019) and the 501st most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Phil Woods ranks 1,368 out of 3,175. Before him are Ludacris, Sophie, John Steel, Olve Eikemo, Lee Ritenour, and Donald Fagen. After him are Manu Katché, John Mayhew, Nigel Kennedy, Gram Parsons, Ron Asheton, and Delia Derbyshire.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Phil Woods ranks 371. Before him are Denise Scott Brown, Peter Kirby, Yves Dreyfus, Lindy Remigino, Janwillem van de Wetering, and Mario Tronti. After him are Skeeter Davis, Sakyo Komatsu, Shuhrat Abbosov, Paulo Maluf, Ichikawa Raizō VIII, and Frédérick Tristan. Among people deceased in 2015, Phil Woods ranks 298. Before him are Edward Natapei, Jaroslav Holík, Ali Treki, Helmut Dietl, Nurlan Balgimbayev, and Gurgen Dalibaltayan. After him are Dora Doll, Nigel Terry, Candida Royalle, Boris Shilkov, Revaz Chkheidze, and Antonio Betancort.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Phil Woods ranks 7,104 out of 20,380. Before him are Thomas Ligotti (1953), Terry Moore (1929), C. Gordon Fullerton (1936), Nate Dogg (1969), Jenny Holzer (1950), and Brian Doyle-Murray (1945). After him are Francesca Woodman (1958), Gregory Chaitin (1947), William Wilson Morgan (1906), Michael Spinks (1956), Paul Lockhart (1956), and Charles Fefferman (1949).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Phil Woods ranks 501. Before him are Marin Alsop (1956), Mary Lou Williams (1910), Wynton Marsalis (1961), Ludacris (1977), Lee Ritenour (1952), and Donald Fagen (1948). After him are Gram Parsons (1946), Ron Asheton (1948), Maynard James Keenan (1964), Jorma Kaukonen (1940), Ralph Towner (1940), and Renée Fleming (1959).

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