MITCH WOODS

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Dubbing his swinging approach "rock-a-boogie," pianist Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88's have revived the jump blues approach of the '40s and '50s. Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Mitch Woods moved to San Francisco in 1970. While he was growing up in Brooklyn, he studied both jazz and classical music, but when he relocated to the Bay Area, he primarily played jump blues and R&B. San Francisco guitarist Hi Tide Harris introduced Woods to the joyous jive of Louis Jordan, and the pianist's musical tastes were transformed. Between 1970 and 1980, Woods performed as a solo artist, gigging at a number of local clubs. In 1980, he formed the Rocket 88's, featuring Harris on guitar, and four years later, the band released its debut album, Steady Date, on Blind Pig. The album led to concerts at national blues clubs and festivals, as well as several European dates in 1987. In read more...
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MITCH WOODS Mitch Woods And His Rocket 88's ‎: Steady Date album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Mitch Woods And His Rocket 88's ‎: Steady Date
RnB 1984
MITCH WOODS Mitch Woods And His Rocket 88's : Mr. Boogie's Back In Town album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Mitch Woods And His Rocket 88's : Mr. Boogie's Back In Town
RnB 1988
MITCH WOODS Mitch Woods And His Rocket 88's ‎: Solid Gold Cadillac album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Mitch Woods And His Rocket 88's ‎: Solid Gold Cadillac
RnB 1991
MITCH WOODS Mitch Woods And His Rocket 88's ‎: Shakin' The Shake album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Mitch Woods And His Rocket 88's ‎: Shakin' The Shake
RnB 1993
MITCH WOODS Keeper Of The Flame album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Keeper Of The Flame
Blues 1996
MITCH WOODS Mitch Woods And His Rocket 88's ‎: Jump For Joy album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Mitch Woods And His Rocket 88's ‎: Jump For Joy
Jump Blues 2001
MITCH WOODS More Images  Mitch Woods , Featuring The Lazy Jumpers ‎: Jukebox Drive album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
More Images Mitch Woods , Featuring The Lazy Jumpers ‎: Jukebox Drive
RnB 2008
MITCH WOODS Gumbo Blues album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Gumbo Blues
RnB 2010
MITCH WOODS Friends Along The Way album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Friends Along The Way
Blues 2017
MITCH WOODS A Tip Of The Hat To Fats album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
A Tip Of The Hat To Fats
Blues 2019

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MITCH WOODS Big Easy Boogie album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Big Easy Boogie
RnB 2005
MITCH WOODS Blues Beyond Borders: Live In Istanbul album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Blues Beyond Borders: Live In Istanbul
RnB 2012
MITCH WOODS Jammin' on the High Cs album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jammin' on the High Cs
RnB 2015

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MITCH WOODS Friends Along The Way - Double Deluxe Edition album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Friends Along The Way - Double Deluxe Edition
Blues 2023

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