Naturally (Houston Person album)

2012 studio album by Houston Person

Naturally

Studio album by

Houston Person

Released| October 9, 2012
Recorded| July 5, 2012
Studio| Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre| Jazz
Length| 52:18
Label| HighNote
HCD 7245
Producer| Houston Person
Houston Person chronology
| So Nice
(2011)  | Naturally
(2012)  | Nice 'n' Easy
(2013)

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Naturally is an album by saxophonist Houston Person which was recorded in 2012 and released on the HighNote label.[1]

## Reception[edit]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]

In his review on AllMusic, Steve Leggett states "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 ... and together they make a joyous, smooth, and open sound that feels comfortable, warm, and, well, natural. ... 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".[2] In JazzTimes, Sharonne Cohen noted "Houston Person still seems to be a discovery for some. Both newcomers to his music and longtime fans will no doubt enjoy this latest recording featuring a formidable group ... this throwback album is nonetheless fresh and imaginative. Aptly titled, it’s a relaxed, compelling set on which Person and his bandmates demonstrate unaffected dexterity, swing and soul".[3]

## Track listing[edit]

1. "Bags' Groove" (Milt Jackson) – 7:09
2. "That's All" (Bob Haymes, Alan Brandt) – 5:52
3. "How Little We Know" (Phil Springer, Carolyn Leigh) – 4:29
4. "Namely You"(Gene de Paul, Johnny Mercer) – 6:53
5. "My Foolish Heart" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) – 6:34
6. "Red Sails in the Sunset" (Hugh Williams, 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, Don George, Johnny Hodges) – 5:54
9. "Sunday" (Chester Conn, Jule Styne, Bennie Krueger, Ned Miller) – 5:24

## Personnel[edit]

* Houston Person – tenor saxophone
* Cedar Walton – piano
* Ray Drummond – bass
* Lewis Nash – drums

## References[edit]

1. ^ Jazz Depot: HighNote discography accessed March 7, 2018
2. ^ a b Leggett, Steve. Houston Person – Naturally: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
3. ^ Cohen, S. JazzTimes Review accessed March 7, 2018

* v
* t
* e

Houston Person

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

As leader
or co-leader|

* 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)

* v
* t
* e

Cedar Walton

Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.

leader

co-leader|

* Cedar! (1967)
* Spectrum (1968)
* The Electric Boogaloo Song (1969)
* Soul Cycle (1969)
* Breakthrough! (1972)
* A Night at Boomers, Vol. 1 (1973)
* A Night at Boomers, Vol. 2 (1973)
* Firm Roots (1974)
* Pit Inn (1974)
* Mobius (1975)
* Eastern Rebellion (1976)
* The Pentagon (1975)
* Beyond Mobius (1976)
* Eastern Rebellion 2 (1977)
* First Set (1977)
* Second Set (1977)
* Third Set (1977)
* Animation (1978)
* Eastern Rebellion 3 (1979)
* Soundscapes (1980)
* The Maestro (1981)
* Piano Solos (1981)
* Heart & Soul (1982)
* Among Friends (1982)
* The All American Trio (1983)
* Eastern Rebellion 4 (1983)
* Cedar's Blues (1985)
* The Trio 1 (1985)
* The Trio 2 (1985)
* The Trio 3 (1985)
* Cedar Walton (1985)
* Bluesville Time (1985)
* Blues for Myself (1986)
* Cedar Walton Plays (1986)
* Duo (1990)
* Cedar Walton at Maybeck (1992)
* Manhattan Afternoon (1992)
* Composer (1996)
* Roots (1997)
* The Promise Land (2001)
* Latin Tinge (2002)
* Underground Memoirs (2005)
* Midnight Waltz (2005)
* One Flight Down (2006)
* Seasoned Wood (2008)
* Voices Deep Within (2009)
* The Bouncer (2011)

sideman
with
Art Blakey
& The Jazz
Messengers|

* Three Blind Mice (1961)
* Mosaic (1961)
* Buhaina's Delight (1961)
* Caravan (1962)
* Ugetsu (1963)
* Free for All (1964)
* Kyoto (1964)
* Indestructible (1964)
* Golden Boy (1964)
* Buhaina (1973)
* Anthenagin (1973)

With
Art Farmer
(or where
stated),
Benny
Golson

The Jazztet|

* Take a Number from 1 to 10 (Golson, 1960–61)
* The Jazztet and John Lewis (The Jazztet, 1960–61)
* Big City Sounds (The Jazztet, 1961)
* The Jazztet at Birdhouse (The Jazztet, 1961)
* The Time and the Place (1967)
* The Art Farmer Quintet Plays the Great Jazz Hits (1967)
* Homecoming (1971)
* Yesterday's Thoughts (1975)
* To Duke with Love (1975)
* The Summer Knows (1976)
* Art Farmer Quintet at Boomers (1976)
* Voices All (The Jazztet, 1982)

With
Eddie Harris|

* Cool Sax from Hollywood to Broadway (1964)
* The In Sound (1965)
* Mean Greens (1966)
* The Tender Storm (1966)
* Excursions (1966)
* How Can You Live Like That? (1976)

With
Billy Higgins|

* Soweto (1979)
* The Soldier (1979)
* Once More (1980)
* Bridgework (1980–86)
* Billy Higgins Quintet (1993)

With
Milt Jackson|

* Milt Jackson at the Museum of Modern Art (1965)
* Born Free (1966)
* Milt Jackson and the Hip String Quartet (1968)
* Goodbye (1972–73)
* Olinga (1974)

With
Etta James|

* Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday (1994)
* Time After Time (1995)
* 12 Songs of Christmas (1998)
* Blue Gardenia (2000–1)

With
Clifford
Jordan|

* Spellbound (1960)
* Starting Time (1961)
* Bearcat (1962)
* These are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly (1965)
* Glass Bead Games (1973)
* Half Note (1974)
* Night of the Mark VII (aka, The Highest Mountain, Muse, 1975)
* On Stage Vol. 1 (1975)
* On Stage Vol. 2 (1975)
* On Stage Vol. 3 (1975)
* Firm Roots (1975)
* The Highest Mountain (SteepleChase, 1975)

With
Blue
Mitchell|

* The Cup Bearers (1962)
* Boss Horn (1966)
* Stratosonic Nuances (1975)
* Summer Soft (1977)

With
Houston
Person|

* Chocomotive (1967)
* Trust in Me (1967)
* Blue Odyssey (1968)
* Broken Windows, Empty Hallways (1972)
* The Big Horn (1976)
* Very Personal (1980)
* Naturally (2012)

With
others|

* God Bless Jug and Sonny (Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt, 1973)
* Left Bank Encores (Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt, 1973)
* Something for Lester (Ray Brown, 1977)
* Slow Drag (Donald Byrd, 1967)
* The Almoravid (Joe Chambers, 1971–73)
* Somethin's Cookin' (Junior Cook, 1981)
* Broken Shadows (Ornette Coleman, 1971–72)
* Katumbo (Dance) (Johnny Coles, 1971)
* Giant Steps (John Coltrane, 1959)
* Up, Up and Away (Sonny Criss, 1967)
* The Beat Goes On! (Sonny Criss, 1968)
* This Is the Moment! (Kenny Dorham, 1958)
* Blue Spring (Kenny Dorham & Cannonball Adderley, 1959)
* It's All Right! (Teddy Edwards, 1967)
* Soul Trombone (Curtis Fuller, 1961)
* Smokin' (Curtis Fuller, 1972)
* Tangerine (Dexter Gordon, 1972)
* Generation (Dexter Gordon, 1972)
* Bush Dance (Johnny Griffin, 1978)
* Roots (Slide Hampton, 1985)
* The Quota (Jimmy Heath, 1961)
* Triple Threat (Jimmy Heath, 1962)
* Mode for Joe (Joe Henderson, 1966)
* Hub Cap (Freddie Hubbard, 1961)
* Here to Stay (Freddie Hubbard, 1962)
* The Body & the Soul (Freddie Hubbard,1963)
* Bolivia (Freddie Hubbard, 1991)
* Highway One (Bobby Hutcherson, 1978)
* Farewell Keystone (Bobby Hutcherson, 1982)
* Really Livin' (J.J. Johnson, 1959)
* J.J. Inc. (J.J. Johnson, 1960)
* Save Your Love for Me (Etta Jones, 1986)
* Advance! (Philly Joe Jones, 1978)
* Drum Song (Philly Joe Jones, 1978)
* Seven Minds (Sam Jones, 1974)
* Something in Common (Sam Jones, 1974–77)
* First Class Kloss! (Eric Kloss, 1967)
* Abbey Is Blue (Abbey Lincoln, 1959)
* Strings! (Pat Martino, 1967)
* From This Moment On! (Charles McPherson, 1968)
* Horizons (Charles McPherson, 1968)
* Caramba! (Lee Morgan, 1968)
* The Sixth Sense (Lee Morgan, 1968)
* The Mode (Sonny Red, 1961)
* Sonny Red (1971)
* Setting Standards (Woody Shaw, 1983)
* For Losers (Archie Shepp, 1968–69)
* Kwanza (Archie Shepp, 1968–69)
* Now Is the Time (Idrees Sulieman, 1976)
* Goodbye Yesterday (Lucky Thompson, 1972)
* Concert: Friday the 13th – Cook County Jail (Lucky Thompson, 1972)
* I Offer You (Lucky Thompson, 1973)
* Another Story (Stanley Turrentine, 1969)
* Up Front (David Williams, 1986)

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