Phil Woods, Michel Legrand And Orchestra - Images (1975) [2014 Japan Jazz Collection 1000] CD-Rip

Reissue with the latest remastering. Comes with liner notes. A wonderful record – one in which Phil Woods blows alto solos over the arrangements of Michel Legrand – handled in the masterful style of Legrand's best jazzy soundtrack work, and in a way that lets Woods hit some of his best solos of the 70s! Legrand's always been great at this sort of album for any jazzman – and here, he unlocks a romantic tone in Woods' style that is a nice counterpart to some of the hippy-dippiness that he'd been showing in other sides from the 70s.

The real highlight is the 14 minute title track – "Images" – a cool extended jazzy romp which has Woods' alto running through hard tight changes alongside Legrand's dynamic orchestra – but there's plenty of other nice numbers, including "The Summer Knows", "Windmills Of Your Mind", "Nicole" and "I Was Born In Love With You".


Tracks:

01 - The Windmills Of Your Mind
02 - A Song For You
03 - Nicole
04 - The Summer Knows
05 - We've Only Just Begun
06 - I Was Born In Love With You
07 - Clair de lune
08 - Images

Personnel:

Phil Woods - alto saxophone
Michel Legrand - piano, arr.
Derek Watkins - lead trumpet
Don Lusher - lead trombone
Roy Willox - principal woodwinds
Armand Migiani - bass saxophone
Jud Proctor - lead guitar
Ron Mathewson - bass
Kenny Clarke - drums
And Others…