Gene Quill

Gene Quill in 1963.

Daniel Eugene Quill (December 15, 1927 – December 8, 1988) was an American alto saxophonist known for his bebop jazz records with Phil Woods. He and Woods recorded as Phil and Quill. Additionally, he played with the big bands of Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Claude Thornhill and Gerry Mulligan.

Seminal albums include Four Altos with Phil Woods, Hal Stein, and Sahib Shihab, and Phil & Quill, both on Prestige.

In 1988, Gene Quill died at the age of 60 in his hometown of Atlantic City, NJ.

Discography

With Manny Albam

• Jazz Goes to the Movies (Impulse!, 1962)

With Bob Brookmeyer

• Brookmeyer (Vik, 1956)
• Portrait of the Artist (Atlantic, 1960)
• Gloomy Sunday and Other Bright Moments (Verve, 1961)

With John Carisi

• Into the Hot (Impulse!, 1962)

With Al Cohn

• Mr. Music (RCA Victor, 1955)
• The Sax Section (Epic, 1956)

With Quincy Jones

• This Is How I Feel About Jazz (ABC Paramount, 1956)

With Mundell Lowe

• A Grand Night for Swinging (Riverside, 1957)

With Gerry Mulligan

• The Concert Jazz Band (Verve, 1960)
• Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band on Tour (Verve, 1960 [1962])
• Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band at the Village Vanguard (Verve, 1960 [1961])
• Gerry Mulligan Presents a Concert in Jazz (Verve, 1961)
• Gerry Mulligan '63 (Verve, 1963)

With Joe Newman

• I'm Still Swinging (RCA Victor, 1955)
• New Sounds in Swing (Jazztone, 1956) with Billy Byers
• I Feel Like a Newman (Storyville, 1956)

With Oscar Pettiford

• Winner's Circle (Bethlehem, 1957)

With Pony Poindexter

• Pony's Express (Epic, 1962)

With Phil Woods

• Pairing Off (Prestige, 1956)
• Four Altos (Prestige, 1957) - with Sahib Shihab and Hal Stein
• Phil and Quill with Prestige (Prestige, 1957)