In the spring of 1985, the main building of the Castle Inn is destroyed by fire, and the landscape for Festival 8 is changed. Phil Woods has a quintet this year, with mercurial Tom Harrell on trumpet. Woods and Kim Parker are guest soloists with the COTA Cats. The Tuesday Jazztet is on this year's bill, plus Alan Gaumer and Craig Kastelnik. The Chris Solliday Trio with Janet Lawson plays, and John Coates, Jr. + 4. The Butch Tucker Quartet features Wolfgang Knittel.