Houston Person - The Talk of the Town

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1987
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:41
Size: 91,3 MB
Art: Front

(7:26)  1. Only Trust Your Heart
(6:07)  2. Everything Happens to Me
(6:53)  3. Almost Like Being in Love
(7:25)  4. It's the Talk of the Town
(4:18)  5. Just for You
(7:30)  6. I'll Never Be Free

This Muse recording differs from many of tenor saxophonist Houston Person's previous ones in that Person is backed by a piano rather than an organ; he sounds inspired by the "new" setting. Person heads a sextet also including trumpeter Cecil Bridgewater, pianist Stan Hope, bassist Buster Williams, drummer Grady Tate and percussionist Ralph Dorsey. They perform the tenor's "Just for You" and five standards, with the highlights including Benny Carter's "Only Trust Your Heart," "Almost Like Being in Love" and a blues-drenched version of "It's the Talk of the Town." A particularly strong effort by the very consistent tenor great. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-talk-of-the-town-mw0000199461

Personnel: Houston Person - tenor saxophone; Cecil Bridgewater - trumpet; Stan Hope - piano; Buster Williams - bass; Grady Tate - drums; Ralph Dorsey - percussion

The Talk of the Town

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