An Affair to Remember (1993)

About this title: The Phil Woods Quintet generally makes a point of featuring original material by its members, but not on this album, a collection of movie songs from the '30s through the '60s. Some, like "Invitation" and "On Green Dolphin Street," went on to become perennial jam session standards, while others, like Michel Legrand's "His Eyes, Her Eyes," aren't nearly as familiar. No matter what the vehicle, Woods and company take to it with their customary mix of chops and elegance. This was the quintet in its especially strong mid-'90s incarnation, with Woods, trumpeter Brian Lynch, pianist Jim McNeely, ... read more

Tracks:

1. An Affair to Remember [Adamson/McCarey/War]
2. Flying Down to Rio [Eliscu/Kahn/Youmans]
3. Laura [Mercer/Raksin]
4. On Green Dolphin Street [Kaper/Washington]
5. You Stepped Out of a Dream [Brown/Kahn]
6. You and the Night and the Music [Dietz/Schwartz]
7. His Eyes, Her Eyes [Bergman/Bergman/Leg]
8. Invitation [Kaper/Webster]
9. I'll Never Stop Loving You [Brodszky/Cahn]
10. Over the Rainbow [Arlen/Harburg]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.