Born: Los Angeles, California - January 8, 1942. An almost completely self-taught drummer, Bill attributes his early interest in the drums to Shelly Manne's playing on the movie soundtrack of “The Man with the Golden Arm.†Before that he had taken piano lessons and studied the tenor saxophone. His father's extensive record collection gave him the opportunity to hear and learn songs, and he still hears the form of the music first. /// From 1959 to the present, Goodwin has been a professional drummer, playing with the likes of Bill Evans, Dexter Gordon, Art Pepper, Jim Hall, George Shearing and Bobby Hutcherson, and singers such as June Christy, Joe Williams, Tony Bennett and Manhattan Transfer. The drum chair with Gary Burton brought him to the East Coast in 1969. After a three year stint with Burton's group Bill settled down in an old farmhouse in the Poconos. It was there that he and bassist Steve Gilmore became a team. Goodwin, like Gilmore, is a charter member of The Phil Woods Quartet (now Quintet), joining at it's inception in February 1974._______________________________________________________
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____________________Phil Woods says, "Bill is the magic ingredient in our all acoustic group. Bill is one of the masters who plays the song, not just the time. He shades and tints beautifully. He plays the music."_____________________________________________________
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The Bill Goodwin Quartet was formed in the beginning of 2006 by Drummer and record producer Bill Goodwin. Goodwin noticed the scene was changing. In the past, musicians used to have an opportunity to "come up" studying in working professional environments. A band like Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Miles Davis, Horace Silver, or the Elvin Jones Jazz Machine, etc. Bill decided to form a small group with younger up-and-coming musicians (Adam Niewood / Frank LoCrasto / and Matt Brewer) giving them an opportunity to compose new music for the band._______________________________________________________
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____________________Bill Goodwin has produced all of the The Phil Woods Quartet/Quintet and Little Big Band recordings since 1980 including the Grammy Award winning albums MORE LIVE (Adelphi), AT THE VANGUARD (Antilles) and the 1992 Grammy nominee ALL BIRD'S CHILDREN (Concord Jazz), as well as THE PHIL WOODS QUINTET MEETS DIZZY GILLESPIE on Timeless Records and FLOWERS FOR HODGES by Phil Woods and Jim McNeely duo. He has also produced several Tom Harrell recordings and was Omnisound's main producer of jazz product including: PHIL WOODS/LEW TABACKIN and Dave Frishberg's SONGBOOKS, VOLUME I and VOLUME II. His most recently released production efforts are Keith Jarrett's LIVE AT THE DEER HEAD for ECM Records, and THE PHIL WOODS QUARTET/QUINTET 20TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM for Mosaic, Phil Woods’ ASTOR & ELIS for Chesky Records and the Quintet’s MILE HIGH JAZZ for Concord Jazz.
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY* Hal Galper: WILD BIRD; INNER JOURNEY; DREAMSVILLE
* Tom Waits; NIGHTHAWKS AT THE DINER
* Gary Burton/Stephane Grappelli: PARIS ENCOUNTER
* GARY BURTON & KEITH JARRETT
* Tom Harrell: VISIONS*; UPSWING*
* Phil Woods Quartet: THE NEW PHIL WOODS ALBUM; LIVE FROM THE SHOWBOAT; SONG FOR
* SISYPHUS; I REMEMBER; LIVE, VOLUME I*; MORE LIVE*;
* BIRDS OF A FEATHER*; AT THE VANGUARD*; LIVE FROM NEW YORK*
* Phil Woods Quintet: INTEGRITY; BOP STEW; BOUQUET; HEAVEN*; GRATITUDE*; FLASH*; ALL
* BIRD'S CHILDREN*; FULL HOUSE*; AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER *;
* THE PHIL WOODS QUINTET PLAYS THE MUSIC OF JIM McNEELY*;
* MILE HIGH JAZZ*
* Phil Woods' Little Big Band: EVOLUTION*; REAL LIFE; THIS IS HOW I FEEL ABOUT QUINCY
* THE PHIL WOODS QUARTET/QUINTET 20TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM*
* Bill Goodwin: SOLAR ENERGY*; NETWORK*; NO METHOD*;
* THREE IS A CROWD*
*Introducing Adam Niewood*
*Parellels - Lee Konitz**Produced by Bill Goodwin
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