Houston Person has never been flashy or particularly innovative on the tenor saxophone, following the Ben Webster/Gene Ammons/Illinois Jacquet school of accessible bop jazz rather than the John Coltrane/Sonny Rollins school of reaching for the creative horizon. He's recorded over 75 albums and played all over the globe as a bandleader and with the likes of Etta James, Horace Silver, Lou Rawls, Lena Horne, Charles Brown, and many others, and whether he's doing soul-jazz, disco, R&B, or gospel, he's always had this easygoing, big-sounding sax tone that embraces and envelops rather than challenges listeners. This set, recorded in July of 2012 at the famed Van Gelder Recording Studio, finds Person assembling a jazz supergroup of sorts with the great Cedar Walton on piano, Ray Drummond on bass, and Lewis Nash on drums, and together they make a joyous, smooth, and open sound that feels comfortable, warm, and, well, natural. Highlights include the opener, Milt Jackson's "Bag's Groove," Jacquet's "Don' Cha Go 'Way Mad," and Johnny Hodges and Duke Ellington's "It Shouldn't Happen to a Dream," although everything here fits into the same sort of groove quilt that Person has been doing like no one else for years now. He's simply an American treasure. ~ by Steve Leggett, AMG. Source: https://www.allmusic.com/album/naturally-mw0002417472
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Houston Person nunca ha sido llamativo ni especialmente innovador con el saxofón tenor, siguiendo la escuela de Ben Webster/Gene Ammons/Illinois Jacquet de un jazz bop accesible en lugar de la escuela de John Coltrane/Sonny Rollins de alcanzar el horizonte creativo. Ha grabado más de 75 álbumes y ha tocado en todo el mundo como director de banda y con artistas de la talla de Etta James, Horace Silver, Lou Rawls, Lena Horne, Charles Brown y muchos otros, y ya sea haciendo soul-jazz, disco, R&B o gospel, siempre ha tenido este tono de saxo fácil y de gran sonido que abraza y envuelve en lugar de desafiar a los oyentes. Este conjunto, grabado en julio de 2012 en el famoso estudio de grabación Van Gelder, encuentra a Person reuniendo una especie de supergrupo de jazz con el gran Cedar Walton al piano, Ray Drummond al bajo y Lewis Nash a la batería, y juntos crean un sonido alegre, suave y abierto que se siente cómodo, cálido y, bueno, natural. Lo más destacado es el tema que abre el disco, "Bag's Groove" de Milt Jackson, "Don' Cha Go 'Way Mad" de Jacquet, y "It Shouldn't Happen to a Dream" de Johnny Hodges y Duke Ellington, aunque todo encaja en el mismo tipo de colcha de rayas que Person lleva haciendo como nadie desde hace años. Es simplemente un tesoro americano. ~ por Steve Leggett, AMG. Fuente: https://www.allmusic.com/album/naturally-mw0002417472
Houston Person
Tracks:
1. Bag's Groove {Milt Jackson} (7:09)
2. That's All {Bob Haymes} (5:52)
3. [How Little It Matters] How Little We Know {Phil Springer, Carolyn Leigh} (4:30)
4. Namely You {Gene DePaul, Johnny Mercer} (6:53)
5. My Foolish Heart {Victor Young, Ned Washington} (6:34)
6. Red Sails In The Sunset {Wilhelm Grosz, Jimmy Kennedy} (4:25)
7. Don' Cha Go 'Way Mad {Illinois Jacquet, Jimmy Mundy, Al Stillman} (5:38)
8. It Shouldn't Happen To A Dream {Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges, Don George} (5:54)
9. Sunday {Jule Styne, Chester Conn, Bennie Krueger, Ned Miller} (5:24)
Credits:
Houston Person - Tenor Saxophone
Cedar Walton - Piano
Ray Drummond - Bass
Lewis Nash - Drums
Label: Highnote Records
Catalog#: HCD 7245
Released: 2012
Genre: Jazz
Style: Post-Bop, Hard Bop
Total Time: 52:18
Recorded 5th July, 2012 At Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Engineer, Mixing, Mastering - Rudy van Gelder
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