The Talk of the Town (album)
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | January 23, 1987 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:26 | |||
| Label | Muse MR 5331 | |||
| Producer | Houston Person | |||
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The Talk of the Town is an album by saxophonist Houston Person recorded in 1987 and released on the Muse label.[1][2][3][4]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [5] |
Allmusic reviewer Scott Yanow noted "This Muse recording differs from many of tenor saxophonist Houston Person's previous ones in that Person is backed by a piano rather than an organ; he sounds inspired by the "new" setting. ... A particularly strong effort by the very consistent tenor great".[5]
Track listing[edit]
- "Only Trust Your Heart" (Benny Carter, Sammy Cahn) − 7:26
- "Everything Happens to Me" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) − 6:07
- "Almost Like Being in Love" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) − 6:53
- "It's the Talk of the Town" (Jerry Livingston, Al J. Neiburg, Marty Symes) − 7:25
- "Just for You" (Cecil Bridgewater) − 4:18
- "I'll Never Be Free" (Bennie Benjamin, George David Weiss) − 7:30
Personnel[edit]
- Houston Person − tenor saxophone
- Cecil Bridgewater − trumpet
- Stan Hope − piano
- Buster Williams − bass
- Grady Tate − drums
- Ralph Dorsey − percussion
References[edit]
- ^ Muse Records discography, accessed February 15, 2018
- ^ Payne, D., Houston Person discography, accessed February 15, 2018
- ^ Jazzlists: Muse LP series discography: 5300 to 5349, accessed February 15, 2018
- ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Houston Person accessed March 12, 2018
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. The Talk of the Town – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
