William Woods - Biography
The past few years have been very good fo… Read Full Bio ↴William Woods - Biography
The past few years have been very good for adult contemporary pianist/composer William Woods . His second CD, ‘Cobalt Blue’, was released to critical acclaim and picked up a Smoothie Award along the way. In addition, the first track lifted for radio play, ‘Blue Me Down’, was included by WJZW DJ Al Santos in his 2004 Top 50 Year End Countdown. His third release, the Top 40's ‘Every Part Of Me’, his first on the Whaling City Sound label received rave reviews including JazzTimes, spent four months on the smooth jazz charts and was featured on the Music Choice cable network. Building on his success and momentum, he released his fourth and most compelling CD to date, 'The Hear and Now' on Whaling City Sound in September 2006.
Given that he is the son of professional violinist Lee Kanter, it’s not surprising that Woods, who was born in Englewood, New Jersey, started out on strings. However at the age of nine he discovered a much greater affinity for piano and developed a passion for both improvisation and composition. A tragic side note to his musical development was written when, as a student of New York City composer and musicologist, Ernest Lubin, he arrived one day for class to find that his instructor had been murdered. He was able to move on from this horror and pursued his studies at Juilliard where he first performed some of his original works.
Woods graduated from Princeton and from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. He works as a radiation oncologist treating cancer patients and, over the years, has found a satisfying balance between the rigorous schedule of a physician and the process of jazz composition and recording.
His music has been likened to ‘an edgy brand of adult contemporary jazz that exists somewhere between a hip Boney James and a cerebral David Benoit’ but this summation completely misses the point of where William Woods is at. Certainly there is some Benoit in there and at times a little Culbertson too but what Woods brings to the party is smooth jazz for grown ups and as such is far closer to Bob James or the sound of Fourplay.
'The Hear and Now' features Woods on piano and keyboards, Denny Jiosa on Guitar, Jeffrey Scott Wills on saxophone, Chris Kent on electric bass, Alana Rocklin on acoustic bass, Derico Watson on drums and Glen Caruba on percussion. Having touched down on the national charts, the CD made the New Age Sampler Top 20 list for October. The music provides a fresh approach to smooth jazz combining beauty, passion, grace and energy. Best of all, 50% of profits from the CD will go to Habitat for Humanity.
The past few years have been very good fo… Read Full Bio ↴William Woods - Biography
The past few years have been very good for adult contemporary pianist/composer William Woods . His second CD, ‘Cobalt Blue’, was released to critical acclaim and picked up a Smoothie Award along the way. In addition, the first track lifted for radio play, ‘Blue Me Down’, was included by WJZW DJ Al Santos in his 2004 Top 50 Year End Countdown. His third release, the Top 40's ‘Every Part Of Me’, his first on the Whaling City Sound label received rave reviews including JazzTimes, spent four months on the smooth jazz charts and was featured on the Music Choice cable network. Building on his success and momentum, he released his fourth and most compelling CD to date, 'The Hear and Now' on Whaling City Sound in September 2006.
Given that he is the son of professional violinist Lee Kanter, it’s not surprising that Woods, who was born in Englewood, New Jersey, started out on strings. However at the age of nine he discovered a much greater affinity for piano and developed a passion for both improvisation and composition. A tragic side note to his musical development was written when, as a student of New York City composer and musicologist, Ernest Lubin, he arrived one day for class to find that his instructor had been murdered. He was able to move on from this horror and pursued his studies at Juilliard where he first performed some of his original works.
Woods graduated from Princeton and from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. He works as a radiation oncologist treating cancer patients and, over the years, has found a satisfying balance between the rigorous schedule of a physician and the process of jazz composition and recording.
His music has been likened to ‘an edgy brand of adult contemporary jazz that exists somewhere between a hip Boney James and a cerebral David Benoit’ but this summation completely misses the point of where William Woods is at. Certainly there is some Benoit in there and at times a little Culbertson too but what Woods brings to the party is smooth jazz for grown ups and as such is far closer to Bob James or the sound of Fourplay.
'The Hear and Now' features Woods on piano and keyboards, Denny Jiosa on Guitar, Jeffrey Scott Wills on saxophone, Chris Kent on electric bass, Alana Rocklin on acoustic bass, Derico Watson on drums and Glen Caruba on percussion. Having touched down on the national charts, the CD made the New Age Sampler Top 20 list for October. The music provides a fresh approach to smooth jazz combining beauty, passion, grace and energy. Best of all, 50% of profits from the CD will go to Habitat for Humanity.
Sleep Tight
William Woods Lyrics
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Andrea Bocelli / Sarah Brightman We saw Fantasia in a far off land, Cry for the…
Anne Geddes Now hush My little one Don't be afraid Your daddy's…
Aorta You say you're not tired of talking But you don't know…
Baby Sleep Lullaby Academy Vaut mieux cacher c′que tu ressens Malgré mon sourire, j'ai …
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Goodnight, baby, don't let the bedbugs bite Sleep tight, Sy…
Céline Dion Now Hush My Little one, Don't be afraid, your daddy's…
Celine Dion Now hush, my little one Don't be afraid, your daddy's right…
Céline Dion & Anne Geddes Now hush My little one Don't be afraid Your daddy's…
D.Sanguh Take your time, Take your time All will be fine Take your…
death-cab for cutie Sleep tight, we'll drive all night Turn pikes across state l…
FUTURE PALACE Butterflies, a blue sky Everything is pretty but we still cr…
HIGHLIGHT 하나 둘 셋 또 별을 세고 있네요 괜히 같은 맘인 것…
Holly Humberstone Sleep tight, I'm on my way back And feeling kinda sad 'Cause…
jvstblake I can't go to sleep without a goodnight text But don't…
Kano Out on the road we roll Spending dough Looking fresh from he…
Kenny Rogers The sandman told me he's done all he can The situation…
Kesang Marstrand In the night, in the dark A dream is like a…
Miriam Makeba Sleep tight Sweet angel of mine And dream of where Your futu…
Nursery Rhymes 123 Now the world has gone to bed, It′s the time to…
Odd95 you sleep tight, we nah, 나와내 family 는 맨앞 get started 가 gotin…
Ostap You never held the keys Of the dreams you never…
Photovoltaik In the rain, I'm falling apart Everything that I ever…
Private Line My girl sleeps so tight She cannot realize What a big and…
Rebecka Törnqvist Törnqvist Rebecka Good Thing Sleep Tight (Törnqvist/Svenr…
Robots & Butterflies Buried in a lie, The words never meant so much,…
Sarah Brightman We saw Fantasia in a far off land, Cry for…
Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bochelli We saw Fantasia in a far off land, Cry for the…
Solitude is Bliss เราเป็นแค่เพียง ความทรงจำของคนหนึ่ง หนึ่งในผู้คนที่รู้จัก เธ…
Stars She Sleeps Tight Sleeps so tight she has a marksman's…
The Black Opera Hey pull ya guns out, niggas pull ya guns out That's…
The Creepshow Undead eyes... You made a promise A promise to me My da…
The Inchtabokatables Hey you behind your wall Don`t you see your friend is…
The Room This is a story And this is a song Every little thing…
Upchurch Sleep tight when you're clenchin' On my pillow Used to dream…
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