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Houston Person - Truth! (1969-1970) [Reissue 1999]

Posted By: gribovar
Houston Person - Truth! (1969-1970) [Reissue 1999]

Houston Person - Truth! (1969-1970) [Reissue 1999]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 440 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 186 MB | Covers - 25 MB
Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Prestige Records (PRCD 24221-2)

Released in 1999 for Fantasy's Legends of Acid Jazz series, this CD unites two of Houston Person's classic Prestige sessions, 1968's Soul Dance and 1970s Truth!, on a single 78-minute CD. Soul Dance is heard in its entirety, but because the CD didn't have enough room to hold everything from Truth!, the track "If I Ruled the World" ended up being sacrificed. The personnel on the sessions differs - while Soul Dance employed organist Billy Gardner, guitarist Boogaloo Joe Jones, and drummer Frankie Jones, Truth! united Person with Frankie Jones, guitarist Billy Butler, electric bassist Bob Bushnell, and percussionist Buddy Caldwell. But the albums are fairly similar in their outlook. Both of them are quite accessible, and both emphasize Person's strong points: funky boogaloos, gritty blues, standards, and sentimental ballads…

Houston Person - So Nice (2011)

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Houston Person - So Nice (2011)

Houston Person - So Nice (2011)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 373 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 140 MB | Covers - 37 MB
Genre: Jazz, Bop, Mainstream Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Highnote Records (HCD 7229)

Houston Person is a very versatile veteran tenor saxophonist who tends to get overlooked in critics' polls, yet his extensive musical resumé is ample proof that he is a jazz master. This 2011 session ranges from a duet to septet, with everyone playing compact solos, keeping all but one under the six-minute mark, a lost art in modern jazz. The rhythm section includes pianist John Di Martino (who regularly works with the leader), bassist Ray Drummond, and drummer Lewis Nash (whose respective resumés are likely as long as Person's), seven-string guitarist Howard Alden, plus cornetist Warren Vaché and trombonist Mark Patterson. Two less familiar jazz works stand out. The disc opens with the full septet playing a snappy rendition of Shirley Scott's "Blues Everywhere," with Person, Vaché, Patterson, Alden, and Di Martino all featured…

Houston Person - Houston Express (Remastered) (1971/2023)

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Houston Person - Houston Express (Remastered) (1971/2023)

Houston Person - Houston Express (Remastered) (1971/2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 265 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 189 Mb | 00:38:34
Soul Jazz, Hard Bop | Label: Craft Recordings

Houston Express is the ninth album led by saxophonist Houston Person. Houston Person's the main soloist in front of bigger backings – heard here in a style that's a bit like some of the changes in funky jazz that were going on over at Kudu Records during the same time – a filling up of the background rhythms, but still with hip players overall – and plenty of room for the main soloist to do his thing! Horace Ott conducts the backings, and brings in a soulful undercurrent that almost gives a few of the sharper numbers a soundtrack feel. Titles include "The Houston Express", "Young Gifted & Black", "Give More Power To The People", "Chains of Love", and "Enjoy".

Houston Person with Ron Carter - Dialogues (2002)

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Houston Person with Ron Carter - Dialogues (2002)

Houston Person with Ron Carter - Dialogues (2002)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 208 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 123 MB | Covers - 5 MB
Genre: Jazz, Mainstream Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: HighNote Records (HCD 7072)

In the 1980s, tenor saxophonist Houston Person and bassist Ron Carter recorded a pair of unlikely but successful duo albums. Person, who has mostly been heard through the years with organ groups, piano trios, and accompanying the late singer Etta Jones, has a large tone worthy of Gene Ammons, while Ron Carter (who has played with everyone) clearly had a good time interacting with Person in the sparse format. In 2000, Person and Carter recorded their third duet album, and the results are at least as rewarding as their first two collaborations. On such songs as "Doxy," "Dear Old Stockholm," "On the Sunny Side of the Street," and "Mack the Knife," Person and Carter swing hard and sound at their most playful and creative in each other's company…

Houston Person - Reminiscing at Rudy's (2022)

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Houston Person - Reminiscing at Rudy's (2022)

Houston Person - Reminiscing at Rudy's (2022)
WEB FLAC (Tracks +Digital Booklet) 327 MB | Cover | 57:24 | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 141 MB
Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz, Blues | Label: HighNote Records

Tenor saxophonist Houston Person's playing has a lot in common with a perfectly brewed cup of coffee: both are bold, satisfying, smooth, eye-opening and addictive once experienced.
Whether it be during smouldering blues-tinged numbers ("Please Send Me Someone to Love"), up-tempo takes on old favorites ("At Long Last Love," "Moon River"), or steamy, sultry, late-night ballads ("Put Your Head on My Shoulder"), Person never fails to deliver a performance where expressivity is the order of the day. The band is made up of a hand-picked group from Person's cadre of regular colleagues with guitar great Russell Malone adding his imaginative voicings and swinging rhythms to the mix.

Houston Person - Houston Person Live in Paris (2021)

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Houston Person - Houston Person Live in Paris (2021)

Houston Person - Houston Person Live in Paris (2021)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 411 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 143 Mb | Digital booklet | 00:58:53
Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz | Label: HighNote Records

Houston Person is the real deal. With a lifetime of experience Houston continues to grace concert stages with his expressive style which stubbornly defies categorization. One moment he is letting loose with some hard-driving swing and the next he is caressing your ears with his mellifluous, baritonal utterances on a beautiful ballad. “I just play good music,” explains Houston.

Houston Person & Ron Carter - Chemistry (2016) {Highnote}

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Houston Person & Ron Carter - Chemistry (2016) {Highnote}

Houston Person & Ron Carter - Chemistry (2016) {Highnote}
EAC 1.1 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 300dpi | 227MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 121MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Post-Bop

Saxophonist Houston Person and bassist Ron Carter have a duo partnership that goes back at least as far as their two 1990 recordings, Something in Common and Now's the Time! Since those albums, the legendary artists have released several more duo collaborations, each one a thoughtful and minimalist production showcasing their masterful command of jazz standards, blues, and bop. The duo's 2016 effort, the aptly titled Chemistry, is no exception and once again finds Person and Carter communing over a well-curated set of jazz standards. As on their previous albums, Chemistry is a deceptively simple conceit; just two jazz journeymen playing conversational duets on well-known jazz songs.