Tenor saxophonist Houston Person, now in his eightieth decade, has made no concessions to Father Time, choosing instead to use his many years in the jazz trenches to forge a style all his own, bathed in blues and soul but never turning a deaf ear to the allure of a seductive and tasteful melody. Each of these components is clear as the midday sun on Rain or Shine, a well-designed studio session on which Person shares the front line with the like-minded cornetist Warren Vache.
There can be no doubting a leader's self-confidence when he not only opens his own gig with an even-tempered ballad ("Come Rain or Come Shine") but entrusts the tune's lone solo to his fellow horn man. That is exactly what Person does, unlimbering his keen improvisational chops on the next track, "132nd and Madison," and pretty much taking the reins from there on. That's not meant to imply that Vache doesn't have his moments—he fashions engaging solos whenever called upon, as do guitarist Rodney Jones and pianist Lafayette Harris who with bassist Matthew Parrish and drummer Vincent Ector comprise the ensemble's deft and responsive rhythm section.
Besides the songs already mentioned, the bill of fare embodies a mixture of soul, funk, R&B and ballads, with the blues never more than a glance away, before closing with an eloquent reading of the Irish folk classic, "Danny Boy" (by Person and Harris). Jones wrote the funky "Soupbone," which precedes the ballad "Never Let Me Go" and "Our Day Will Come" (set to a bossa beat) and follows "Everything Must Change," "I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone" and the Frank Sinatra favorite, "Learnin' the Blues" (which swings as hard and as freely as Ol' Blue Eyes' original to amplify snappy solos by Person, Vache, Jones, Harris and Parrish).
Rain or Shine was recorded in June 2017, one month before the passing of producer Joe Fields who founded the Muse and Xanadu labels, among others, before co-founding HighNote and Savant Records with his son Barney in 1996. If this was the last recording that Fields produced, he did indeed end his lengthy career on a decisive HighNote.
By Jack Bowers
December 15, 2017
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/rain-or-shine-houston-person-highnote-records-review-by-jack-bowers
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El saxofonista tenor Houston Person, ahora en su octogésima década, no ha hecho concesiones al Padre Time, eligiendo en cambio usar sus muchos años en las trincheras del jazz para forjar un estilo propio, bañado en blues y soul, pero sin hacer oídos sordos al encanto de una melodía seductora y de buen gusto. Cada uno de estos componentes es claro como el sol del mediodía con Lluvia o Sol, una sesión de estudio bien diseñada en la que Person comparte la primera línea con el cornetista Warren Vache, de ideas afines.
No se puede dudar de la confianza en sí mismo de un líder cuando no solo abre su propio concierto con una balada ecuánime ("Come Rain or Come Shine"), sino que confía el solitario solo de la melodía a su compañero trompetista. Eso es exactamente lo que hace Person, desatando sus agudas habilidades de improvisación en la siguiente pista, "132nd and Madison", y prácticamente tomando las riendas a partir de ahí. Eso no quiere decir que Vache no tenga sus momentos: crea solos atractivos cuando se le pide, al igual que el guitarrista Rodney Jones y la pianista Lafayette Harris, quienes con el bajista Matthew Parrish y el baterista Vincent Ector componen la sección rítmica hábil y receptiva del conjunto.
Además de las canciones ya mencionadas, the bill of fare encarna una mezcla de soul, funk, R & B y baladas, con el blues nunca a más de una mirada de distancia, antes de cerrar con una lectura elocuente del clásico del folk irlandés, "Danny Boy" (de Person y Harris). Jones escribió el funky "Soupbone", que precede a la balada "Never Let Me Go" y " Our Day Will Come "(al ritmo de bossa) y sigue a "Everything Must Change", "I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone" y el favorito de Frank Sinatra, "Learnin' the Blues "(que oscila tan fuerte y libremente como el original de Ol' Blue Eyes' para amplificar solos rápidos de Person, Vache, Jones, Harris y Parrish).
Rain or Shine se grabó en junio de 2017, un mes antes del fallecimiento del productor Joe Fields, quien fundó los sellos Muse y Xanadu, entre otros, antes de cofundar HighNote y Savant Records con su hijo Barney en 1996. Si esta fue la última grabación que produjo Fields, de hecho terminó su larga carrera con una nota alta decisiva.
Por Jack Bowers
15 de diciembre de 2017
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/rain-or-shine-houston-person-highnote-records-review-by-jack-bowers
1 - Come Rain Or Come Shine - 6:24
2 - 132nd And Madison - 7:04
3 - Everything Must Change - 6:59
4 - Learnin' The Blues - 6:19
5 - I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone - 5:28
6 - Soupbone - 7:13
7 - Never Let Me Go - 5:08
8 - Our Day Will Come - 5:43
9 - Danny Boy - 6:00
Credits:
Bass – Matthew Parrish
Cornet – Warren Vaché (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8)
Drums – Vincent Ector
Engineer, Mixed By, Mastered By – Maureen Sickler
Executive-Producer – Joe Fields
Graphic Design – Christopher Drukker
Guitar – Rodney Jones (tracks: 1 to 6, 8, 9)
Photography By – Gulnara Khamatova
Piano – Lafayette Harris
Tenor Saxophone, Producer – Houston Person
Recorded June 4, 2017.
Label: HighNote Records, Inc. – HCD 7309
Country: US
Released: 2017
Genre: Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/release/13108610-Houston-Person-Rain-Or-Shine?srsltid=AfmBOoq6RFLDed6KYRbmaPE2VldQgUkPlaBJ-E_XyvStdNohNaew0Yqd
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