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God Bless Houston Person
The "Soul Jazz" thread launched by Dr. Dave led me to think of Houston Person, who deserves a thread of his own. One of the pillars of the greasy, fonky, walk-the-bar style for decades, who was much sampled in "acid jazz," Person also has a mellower side to him which has come to the fore in recent years. He's been recording a series of albums for the Savant label, in quartet or quintet (w/ guitar) format, that are quiet monuments to his phenomenally good taste, his gorgeous sound - warm, full, buttery, sensual, with a subtle bluesy keening or rasp whenever it's called for, which is often - and his mastery of relaxed, swinging phrasing. Melodic and accessible, it might seem generic until you pay a little attention and hear just how beautiful and authoritative it is. And just check out the playlist - it makes you realize how almost inexhaustible the pool of standards really is...
Social call
Social Call
If You Could See Me Now
Juicy Lucy
Evening Star
The End Of A Love Affair
Bewitched
I'll Let You Know
Stolen Moments
Day Dream
Easy Walker
Some Other Spring
Sentimental Journey
Sentimental Journey
A Sunday Kind of Love
It Had To Be You
Fools Rush In
Black Velvet
Save Your Love For Me
What'll I Do
I Love YOu Yes I Do
Canadian Sunset
Blue Velvet
Everything I Have Is Yours
Wonder Why
Blame It On My Youth
Too Late Now
There's No You
Be My Love
I Want To Talk About You
I Hand't Anyone 'Til You
Blue Velvet
Dialogues (duos w/ Ron Carter)
Doxy
I Remember Clifford
Dear Old Stockholm
Mr. Bow Tie
On The Sunny Side of the Street
I Fall In Love Too Easily
Mack The Knife
I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
In a Sentimental Mood
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Tenderly
Skylark
You Don't Know What Love Is
The Way We Were
My Funny Valentine
All The Things You Are
Good Morning Heartache
Without A Song
In a Sentimental Mood
Embraceable You
Deed I Do
Soft Lights
Here's That Rainy Day
I Only Have Eyes For You
It Might As Well Be Spring
Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me
At Last
The Night We Called It a Day
It Shouldn't Happen To a Dream
I'll Be Around
Hey There!
If
My Romance
But Beautiful
Blue Moon
Laura
The Very Thought of You
Mean To Me
My Romance
Stairway to the Stars
Love Is Here to Stay
Time After Time
Person-ified
You're My Everything
I'll Never Stop Loving You
There's a Small Hotel
Isn't It Romantic?
Detour Ahead
Gentle Rain
In The Wee Small Hours of the Morning
Blue Jog
May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You
And that's not including all the Etta Jones albums he appeared on, for they were a pair for a long, long time. Here's hoping he continues in his present period of documented productivity.
P.S. The albums on Savant are available on emusic, as are a bunch of Etta Jones albums on High Note.
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