Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Houston Person



























Artist:  Houston Person
Born:  November 10, 1934.  Florence, South Carolina, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz, Swing, Smooth Jazz, Post-Bop, Standards, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Occupation:  Musician, Songwriter, Bandleader, Producer
Instruments:  Saxophone

Houston Person is an American Jazz Tenor Saxophone and Record Producer.  He played in Harp Bop and Swing Genres, and best known for his in Soul Jazz.  He received the Eubie Blake Jazz Award in 1982.















Title:  Something Personal  (2015)
Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz, Swing, Smooth Jazz, Post-Bop, Standards, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Label:  HighNote Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  The Second Time Around  (7:36)
 2.  Crazy He Calls Me  (4:59)
 3.  I'm Afraid The Masquerade Is Over  (5:11)
 4.  The Way We Were  (7:42)
 5.  Guilty  (6:59)
 6.  Change Partners  (5:56)
 7.  Teardrops From My Eyes  (5:49)
 8.  Something Personal  (4:49)
 9.  On The Sunny Side Of The Street  (3:57)
10. I Remember Clifford  (9:55)

Personnel:

Houston Person:  Tenor Saxophone
Steve Nelson:  Vibraphone
John di Martino:  Piano
James Chirillo:  Guitar on Tracks:  2, 4, 5, 6
Ray Drummond:  Bass
Lewis Nash:  Drums

Something Personal is the album by Houston Person that supporting by the superb musicians are Steve Nelson (Vibraphone), John di Martino (Piano), Ray Drummond (Bass) and Lewis Nash (Drums), recorded at Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, on June 4, 2015, was released on October 30, 2015 by HighNote Records.

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