Houston Express (album)
Houston Express is the ninth album led by saxophonist Houston Person. It was recorded April 8 & 9, 1971 and released on the Prestige label.[1][2][3] To date, it has only been re-released on Compact Disc in South Africa.[4]
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| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded | April 8 & 9, 1971 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:23 | |||
| Label | Prestige PR 10017 | |||
| Producer | Bob Porter | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [5] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "As period soul-jazz goes, this is considerably above the average. It's funky, but not in the bland crossover sense; there's a sense of jazz ensemble discipline to the arrangements, but it's still R&B-based enough to groove to".[5]
Track listing
- "Young Gifted and Black" (Nina Simone, Weldon Irvine) - 5:15
- "The Houston Express" (Horace Ott) - 5:48
- "Enjoy" (Ott) - 4:55
- "Give More Power To The People (For God's Sake)" (Eugene Record) - 3:40
- "Chains of Love" (A. Nugetre) - 7:30
- "Just My Imagination" (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong) - 5:35
- "Lift Every Voice" (James Weldon Johnson, John Rosamond Johnson) - 5:40
Personnel
- Houston Person - tenor saxophone
- Cecil Bridgewater (tracks 4-6), Harold "Money" Johnson (tracks 1-3 & 7), Thad Jones (tracks 1-3 & 7), Ernie Royal (tracks 1-3 & 7) - trumpet
- Garnett Brown, Jack Jeffers - trombone (tracks 1-3 & 7)
- Harold Vick - tenor saxophone, flute (tracks 1-3 & 7)
- Babe Clarke - baritone saxophone
- Paul Griffin - piano, electric piano (tracks 1-3 & 7)
- Jimmy Watson - organ
- Ernie Hayes - organ, electric piano (tracks 4-6)
- Billy Butler - guitar
- Jerry Jemmott - electric bass
- Bernard Purdie - drums
- Buddy Caldwell - congas
- Horace Ott - arranger, conductor (tracks 1-3 & 7)
References
- Prestige Records discography accessed April 15, 2013
- Payne, D, A Houston Person discography, June 7, 2009.
- Enciclopedia del Jazz: Person, Houston, accessed February 16, 2018
- "Houston Person - Houston Express". Discogs. 2007.
- Unterberger, R. Allmusic listing accessed April 15, 2013
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