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Phil Woods

Phil Woods, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (died 2015)

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Born
November 2, 1931
Died
September 29, 2015
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1931

About Phil Woods

Philip Wells Woods was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, and composer. Woods, along with Rick Chamberlain and Ed Joubert, founded the organization Celebration of the Arts (COTA) in 1978 late one night in the bar at the Deer Head Inn in Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania. His quintet was awarded the top small combo title several times. In 1979, Woods recorded the album More Live at Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin, Texas.

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Phil Woods timeline

  1. Woods, along with Rick Chamberlain and Ed Joubert, founded the organization Celebration of the Arts (COTA) in 1978 late one night in the bar at the Deer Head Inn in Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania.
  2. In 1979, Woods recorded the album More Live at Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin, Texas.

The world when Phil Woods was born

Phil Woods was born in 1931. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1931

  • #1 song"Stardust" – Artie Shaw
  • Top movieFrankenstein
  • Best-selling bookThe Good Earth – Pearl S. Buck

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentKnute Rockne dies in plane crash
  • Top headlineAl Capone convicted of tax evasion
  • Technology milestoneEmpire State Building completed
  • Defining fadJigsaw puzzles
  • Notable inventionElectric razor
  • World population2.10 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population124.0M

1931 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Phil Woods's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19312026
Gas$0.17$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,000$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population124.0M341 million

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