Basics (Houston Person album)

1989 studio album by Houston Person

Basics

Studio album by

Houston Person

Released| 1989
Recorded| October 12, 1987
Studio| Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre| Jazz
Length| 52:46
Label| Muse
MR 5344
Producer| Houston Person
Houston Person chronology
| The Talk of the Town
(1987)  | Basics
(1989)  | Something in Common
(1989)

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Basics is an album by saxophonist Houston Person recorded in 1987 and released on the Muse label in 1989.[1][2][3][4]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [5]

Allmusic reviewer Scott Yanow noted "Tenor saxophonist Houston Person has stuck to his singular musical path throughout his career, playing uncomplicated but soulful and swinging renditions of blues, ballads, and jazz standards for a couple decades, ignoring current (and usually short-lived) musical trends. ... the songs sound brand new and almost as if they were written for him. Recommended".[5]

## Track listing

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1. "What a Diff'rence a Day Made" (María Grever, Stanley Adams) − 7:29
2. "Stormy Weather" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) − 8:49
3. "St. Thomas" (Sonny Rollins) − 5:38
4. "Some Other Spring" (Arthur Herzog Jr., Irene Kitchings) − 7:51
5. "Time After Time" (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) − 7:34
6. "Sweet Slumber" (Lucky Millinder, Al J. Neiburg, Henri Woode) − 8:00
7. "Triste" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) − 8:36

## Personnel

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* Houston Person − tenor saxophone
* Stan Hope − piano
* Peter Martin Weiss − bass
* Cecil Brooks III − drums
* Ralph Dorsey − congas, percussion

## References

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1. ^ Muse Records discography, accessed February 16, 2018
2. ^ Payne, D., Houston Person discography, accessed February 16, 2018
3. ^ Jazzlists: Muse LP series discography: 5300 to 5349, accessed February 16, 2018
4. ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Houston Person accessed March 12, 2018
5. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Basics – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.

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* Underground Soul! (1966)
* Chocomotive (1967)
* Trust in Me (1967)
* Blue Odyssey (1968)
* Soul Dance! (1968)
* Goodness! (1969)
* Person to Person! (1970)
* Truth! (1970)
* Houston Express (1971)
* Broken Windows, Empty Hallways (1972)
* Sweet Buns & Barbeque (1972)
* The Real Thing (1973)
* The Big Horn (1976)
* Stolen Sweets (1976)
* Wild Flower (1977)
* The Nearness of You (1977)
* Suspicions (1980)
* Very Personal (1980)
* Heavy Juice (1982)
* Always on My Mind (1985)
* The Talk of the Town (1987)
* Basics (1987)
* The Party (1989)
* Something in Common (and Ron Carter, 1989)
* Just Friends (and Buddy Tate, 1990)
* Now's the Time (and Ron Carter, 1990)
* Why Not! (1990)
* The Lion and His Pride (1991)
* Christmas with Houston Person and Friends (1994)
* Horn to Horn (with Teddy Edwards, 1994)
* Close Encounters (with Teddy Edwards, 1996)
* Person-ified (1996)
* The Opening Round (1997)
* My Romance (1998)
* Soft Lights (1999)
* Together at Christmas (with Etta Jones, 2000)
* The Way We Were: Live in Concert (with Etta Jones, 2000 [2011])
* In a Sentimental Mood (2000)
* Dialogues (and Ron Carter, 2000)
* Blue Velvet (2001)
* Sentimental Journey (2002)
* Social Call (2003)
* To Etta with Love (2004)
* You Taught My Heart to Sing (and Bill Charlap, 2004)
* All Soul (2005)
* Just Between Friends (2005)
* Thinking of You (2007)
* Mellow (2009
* Moment to Moment (2010)
* Nice 'n' Easy (2011)
* So Nice (2011)
* Naturally (2012)
* The Melody Lingers On (2014)
* Chemistry (and Ron Carter, 2015)
* Something Personal (2015)
* Rain or Shine (2017)
* Remember Love (and Ron Carter, 2018)

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