Houston Person - Person-ified '1997

Tracks list

Tracklist:

[5:30] 01. Houston Person - Youre My Everything
[6:15] 02. Houston Person - Ill Never Stop Loving You
[4:32] 03. Houston Person - Theres A Small Hotel
[6:14] 04. Houston Person - Stranger On The Shore
[4:15] 05. Houston Person - Isnt It Romantic?
[5:19] 06. Houston Person - Detour Ahead
[6:28] 07. Houston Person - Gentle Rain
[6:07] 08. Houston Person - In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
[7:46] 09. Houston Person - Blue Jug
[2:38] 10. Houston Person - May The Good Lord Bless And Keep You

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ABOUT THE ALBUM
1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
Total length: 00:55:03
Main artist: Houston Person
Composer: Various Composers
Label: HighNote Records
Genre: Jazz, Bebop
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo
(c) 1997 HighNote Records, Inc.

Most of Houston Persons late-90s albums are interchangeable collections of
standards recorded with a small combo (the rhythm section led by either a piano
or an organ, depending on Persons whim) and featuring Persons sterling tenor
saxophone solos on top of a conservative backing. 1997s Person-ified is one of
the string, but its more interesting than some due to a slightly more
adventurous taste in song selection. The track listing still leans heavily
toward standards, but this time, Person has reached a bit deeper than usual into
the great songbooks, coming up with somewhat less-obvious choices like Theres a
Small Hotel, In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning, and Ill Never Stop Loving
You, all of which are excellent. Even oddball choices like Mr. Acker Bilks
novelty trad jazz hit Stranger on the Shore and the gospel-tinged coda May the
Good Lord Bless and Keep You sound great. His backing combo is fairly anonymous,
but never simply dull, and even at that, it means that Persons remarkable,
underrated tenor playing is always front and center. Not bad at all.
© Stewart Mason /TiVo







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