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HighNote CD: HCD7229
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HOUSTON PERSON "So Nice"
LIMITED OFFER PRICE ONLY £10.49
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As a title, SO NICE might imply a sleepy and quite possibly uninspired session calculated to avoid challenges. That
notion is quickly dispelled by the sprightly and imaginative solo Houston Person takes on “Blues Everywhere” that kicks
off this collection. Person, of course, is a master of understated elegance, a balladeer of the highest order. But he's
equally capable of playing tough, soulful tenor with virile vigor. True to form, Houston here shows both his sides and
delivers a program that alternates between creamy-smooth ballads and bluesier offerings with significant bite.
With the amazing Warren Vaché on cornet / flugelhorn and Mark Patterson on trombone the little big band sound is absolutely
stellar, with legendary engineer Rudy Van Gelder handling recording, mixing, and mastering.
"...poise, simple elegance and that mixture of gravitas and slight swagger that comes from having nothing left to prove...his playing just goes on getting better. This may be his best yet." Dave Gelly, The Observer
"He's a take charge player, imperious and authoritative, who knows exactly what he wants to do. Soulful yet
tough-edged, his tenor style comes accross as an amalgam of Lockjaw Davies and Illinois Jacquet." Jazzwise
Track Listing: Blues Everywhere • All Too Soon • I Wished on the Moon • Kiss and Run • So Nice • I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face • Close to You • Star Eyes • Minor Inconvenience • Easy Living • Everything I Love • Stephen Sondheim Medley: Small World / Anyone Can Whistle
Personnel:
Houston Person - tenor saxophone
Warren Vaché - cornet/flugelhorn
Mark Patterson - trombone
John di Martino - piano
Howard Alden - guitar
Ray Drummond - bass
Lewis Nash - drums
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