Gene Quill
Daniel Eugene Quill (December 15, 1927 – December 8, 1988) was an American jazz alto saxophonist who played often with Phil Woods in the duet Phil and Quill.[1] Quill also worked as a sideman for Buddy DeFranco, Quincy Jones, Gene Krupa, Gerry Mulligan, and Claude Thornhill.[1] In 1988, Quill died at the age of 60 in his hometown of Atlantic City, New Jersey.[1]
Gene Quill | |
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.jpg.webp) Quill in 1963 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Daniel Eugene Quill |
| Born | December 15, 1927 Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | December 8, 1988 (aged 60) Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Saxophonist |
| Labels | Roost, Dawn, Prestige, RCA |
Discography
As leader
- Gene Quill 'The Tiger': Portrait of a Great Alto Player (Fresh Sound, 1955)
- 3 Bones and a Quill (Vogue, 1959)
- Jazzville Vol. 1 (Dawn, 1956)
With Phil Woods
- Pairing Off (Prestige, 1956)
- Phil and Quill (RCA Victor, 1957)
- Phil and Quill with Prestige (Prestige, 1957)
- Phil Talks with Quill (Epic, 1959)
- Bird Feathers (Prestige, 1957)
- Four Altos with Sahib Shihab and Hal Stein (Prestige, 1958)
As sideman
With Manny Albam
- Play Music from West Side Story (Coral, 1957)
- Steve's Songs (Dot, 1958)
- Jazz Horizons: Jazz New York (Coral, 1958)
- The Blues Is Everybody's Business (Coral, 1958)
- Jazz Goes to the Movies (Impulse!, 1962)
With Bob Brookmeyer
- Brookmeyer (Vik, 1957)
- Portrait of the Artist (Atlantic, 1960)
- Gloomy Sunday and Other Bright Moments (Verve, 1961)
With Al Cohn
- East Coast – West Coast Scene (RCA Victor, 1955)
- Mr. Music (RCA Victor, 1955)
- The Sax Section (Epic, 1956)
- Son of Drum Suite (RCA Victor, 1961)
With Michel Legrand
- Legrand Jazz (Philips, 1958)
- Michel Legrand Meets Miles Davis (Philips, 1970)
With Gerry Mulligan
- The Concert Jazz Band (Verve, 1960)
- Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band at the Village Vanguard (Verve, 1961)
- Gerry Mulligan Presents a Concert in Jazz (Verve, 1961)
- Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band on Tour (Verve, 1962)
- Gerry Mulligan '63 (Verve, 1963)
With Joe Newman
- I'm Still Swinging (RCA Victor, 1955)
- I Feel Like a Newman (Storyville, 1956)
- New Sounds in Swing with Billy Byers (Jazztone, 1956)
- East Coast Sounds (Jazztone, 1957)
With Johnny Richards
- Wide Range (Capitol, 1957)
- Experiments in Sound (Capitol, 1958)
- Walk Softly/Run Wild (Coral, 1959)
With others
- Steve Allen, Steve Allen Plays Neal Hefti (Coral, 1958)
- Buddy Arnold, Wailing (ABC-Paramount, 1956)
- Gil Evans, Into the Hot (Impulse!, 1962)
- Dick Garcia, A Message from Garcia (Dawn, 1956)
- Billie Holiday, Billie Holiday (MGM, 1959)
- Quincy Jones, This Is How I Feel About Jazz (ABC Paramount, 1957)
- Teddi King, Now in Vogue (Vogue, 1955)
- Jimmy Knepper, A Swinging Introduction to Jimmy Knepper (Bethlehem, 1957)
- Mundell Lowe, A Grand Night for Swinging (Riverside, 1957)
- Oscar Pettiford, Winner's Circle (Bethlehem, 1957)
- Pony Poindexter, Pony's Express (Epic, 1962)
- Bill Potts, The Jazz Soul of Porgy & Bess (United Artists, 1959)
- Buddy Rich, Swingin' New Big Band (Pacific Jazz, 1966)
- Jimmy Rushing, Five Feet of Soul (Colpix, 1963)
- Hal Schaefer, UA Showcase: Great Songs from United Artists Pictures (London, 1958)
- Claude Thornhill, Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra Play the Great Jazz Arrangements of Gerry Mulligan and Ralph Aldrich (Trend, 1953)
- George Williams, Put on Your Dancing Shoes (United Artists, 1960)
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