My Romance (1998)

About this title: High Note Records, founded by the former owners of Muse Records, has retained some of the defunct label's more talented performers, one of them being Houston Person. Appearing as a leader, sideman, or guest on well over 100 recordings, Person uses his knowledge and experience to revisit nine very familiar standards with his big, full-bodied, soulful tenor saxophone. Although Person is the headliner on this set, pianist Richard Wyands gets a considerable amount of solo time. Wyands is right at home with Person, having been associated with a tenor saxman from the same school, if not the same ... read more

Tracks:

1. But Beautiful [Burke/VanHeusen]
2. Blue Moon [Hart/Rodgers]
3. Laura [Mercer/Raksin]
4. The Very Thought of You [Noble]
5. Mean to Me [Ahlert/Turk]
6. My Romance [Hart/Rodgers]
7. Stairway to the Stars [Malneck/Parish/Sign]
8. Love Is Here to Stay [Gershwin/Gershwin]
9. Time After Time [Cahn/Styne]

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