Bob Lark and Phil Woods

By my count, trumpeter and flugelhornist Bob Lark and alto saxophonist Phil Woods recorded six albums together prior to Woods' death in 2015. Their sixth and final collaboration, Thick as Thieves, recorded in 2009 at Chicago's Jazz Showcase, has just been released. It's a solid swinger, despite my initial trepidation over the predictable song choices. W…