Houston Person • Legends of Acid Jazz

 

Review by Chris Slawecki  
Houston Person was among the guttiest of the gutbucket saxophonists of the soul-jazz golden age -- for proof, look no further than Legends of Acid Jazz: Houston Person, which compiles two of the saxman's most popular releases, Person to Person! and Houston Express (both originally released in 1970). Express featured the "funkmaster general" of the tenor saxophone with a tight, pocket-sized ensemble (including guitarist Grant Green and drummer Idris Muhammad), while, on Person!, his supporting ensemble expanded to include trumpet players Cecil Bridgewater and Thad Jones, guitarist Billy Butler and another kindred spirit and prince of funk on his instrument, Motown bassist Gerry Jemmott.

Legends of Acid Jazz: Houston Person provides a high-voltage cover version extravaganza, including "(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People" (the Chi-Lites), "Close to You" (the Carpenters), "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yester-Day" (Stevie Wonder), "Young, Gifted and Black" (Aretha Franklin), "Just My Imagination" (the Temptations), and "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which Person describes in his liner notes as the "black national anthem." Person and friends turn every one of these, and others such as his own "Up at Joe's, Down at Jim's" and his trademark "The Houston Express" into stinging, swinging, original-sounding opuses of funk.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/legends-of-acid-jazz-mw0000615833

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Reseña de Chris Slawecki  
Houston Person fue uno de los saxofonistas más agresivos de la época dorada del soul-jazz. Para comprobarlo, no hay más que ver Legends of Acid Jazz: Houston Person, que recopila dos de los lanzamientos más populares del saxofonista, Person to Person! y Houston Express (ambos publicados originalmente en 1970). Express presentaba al "funkmaster general" del saxofón tenor con un conjunto ajustado y de bolsillo (que incluía al guitarrista Grant Green y al batería Idris Muhammad), mientras que, en Person!, su conjunto de apoyo se ampliaba para incluir a los trompetistas Cecil Bridgewater y Thad Jones, al guitarrista Billy Butler y a otro espíritu afín y príncipe del funk en su instrumento, el bajista de la Motown Gerry Jemmott.

Leyendas del Acid Jazz: Houston Person ofrece una extravagancia de versiones de alto voltaje, incluyendo "(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People" (los Chi-Lites), "Close to You" (los Carpenters), "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yester-Day" (Stevie Wonder), "Young, Gifted and Black" (Aretha Franklin), "Just My Imagination" (los Temptations), y "Lift Every Voice and Sing", que Person describe en sus notas como el "himno nacional negro". "Person y sus amigos convierten cada una de estas canciones, y otras como la suya propia "Up at Joe's, Down at Jim's" y su característica "The Houston Express", en punzantes y originales opus de funk.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/legends-of-acid-jazz-mw0000615833

 

Tracklist

1 - Son Of Man - 8:30
2 - Tear Drops - 4:37
3 - Close To You - 5:22
4 - Drown In My Own Tears - 7:20
5 - Up At Joe's, Down At Jim's - 8:50
6 - Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday - 4:34
7 - Young, Gifted And Black - 5:15
8 - The Houston Express - 5:48
9 - Enjoy - 4:55
10 - Give More Power To The People (For God's Sake) - 3:40
11 - Chains Of Love - 7:30
12 - Just My Imagination - 5:35
13 - Lift Every Voice And Sing - 5:40


Notes:
Recorded in 1971 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ. #1-6 originally released as Person To Person! (Prestige 10003); 7-13 as Houston Express (Prestige 10017).


Label: Prestige ‎– PRCD 24179-2
Series: Legends Of Acid Jazz –
Released: 1996
Genre: Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/Houston-Person-Legends-Of-Acid-Jazz-/release/5443666

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