Jazz Articles about Chris Woods

Chris Woods: Modus Operandi

by Jack Bowers
July 1, 1999

Among the many pleasures of reviewing Jazz is the discovery of recordings such as this one by relatively unknown yet enormously talented players like the late Chris Woods. Modus Operandi was recorded in January 1978, about seven years before Woods’ death. Our hat is off to Delmark for reissuing the session, which cooks agreeably from start to finish. It consists of four original compositions by Woods and one (“Modus Operandi”) by Ernie Wilkins with alternate takes of three to raise ...