Chris Wood Evening Blue tasting menu
More clips and audio about the Evening Blue project. Some wonderful haunting, memorable and surprising pieces on this clip – a look at the mastering studios with Richard Whittaker of FX and some smashing photos from the book – many unpublished before.
Steph Wood speaks about the creative freedom Chris explored
From her design studio, Steph Wood explain how Chris pushed the boundaries of his creativity
Mike Kellie on Chris Wood “spiritual leader” of Traffic
June 24 2014 marked what would have been Chris Wood’s 70th birthday. A group of friends and musicians met at the RollRight Stones… here’s Mike Kellie remembering the days.. of Birmingham bands, Spencer Davis, Traffic and Steve’s “spiritual leader”
Chris Wood: Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
We often get asked by people if there are any live recordings of Traffic. A lot of those questions come from people who were in the audiences at that time and remember the experience of Traffic’s raw musical energy and skilled creativity. This video shows some of that magic, and the amazing improv chemistry between Steve Winwood and Chris Wood. Pure professionalism. It’s greatness is reflected that 43 years later, it sounds as though it was recorded yesterday.
Traffic, John Peel Show BBC Radio 1970
John Peel opens up this recording with some incredibly nice words about Traffic rejoining… and then follow a live version of ‘Who knows what tomorrow may bring” featuring Chris Wood bending the tone and the texture of the sax with his Gibson Maestro as well as playing base guitar later in the track
Opening the first copy Evening Blue and the inside pages of the book
Steph Wood and Neil Storey open the first copy. With some interesting background audio clips and turning the pages of the 212-page book. Sorry about the cats tail getting in the way
Gordon Jackson on Chris Wood (Traffic)
On June 24, a group of people celebrated what would have been Chris Wood’s 70th birthday at the Roll Right Stones – a favourite haunt of Traffic members Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi and Dave Mason. Chris played flute and sax with Gordon on his album “Thinking Back” in 1969. Sorry about the car noise, but the words still mean a lot.
Stephanie Wood talks about her brother Chris
Commemorating her brother’s birthday, Steph Wood celebrates his life with friends at Roll Right Stonse on June 24. With Steve Hadley (from Chris’s first band), Gordon Jackson and Mike Kellie who discuss Chris’s mimicking accents. The music is Chris’s from his solo Vulcan album. (c) LunarMusic – “Indian Monsoon”
BBC live recording Traffic: Glad and Freedom Rider
Another John Peel BBC session exposing Chris Wood’s manic diversity and latitude of his sax playing, his jazz influences, and well… how good he was