Slicker
than usual for Houston Person, but still a pretty nice album of
tighly produced R&B-oriented jazz. The group includes a lot of
hip players, like Cecil Bridgewater, Paul Griffin, and Bruce Nazarian
– and the record has arrangements by Jimmy Roach. Tracks are long,
and titles include "Deja Vu", "Pure Pleasure",
"Inseparable", and "Dancing Feet". ©
Dusty Groove, Inc.
Mighty
tenor saxophone player Houston Person released this LP in 1976 on
Mercury Records, it features a great line-up of players like Cecil
Bridgewater, Bruce Nazarian, Paul Griffin, Bob Babbit, Alan
Schwartzberg, Lawrence Killian and strings & vocals.
Mercury
Records, SRM-1-1104, 1976
Recorded
& Re-Mixed at Blue Rock Studios, New York
Personnel:
Houston
Person - Tenor Saxophone
Cecil
Bridgewater - Trumpet
Paul
Griffin - Piano [Grand], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes],
Clavinet, Organ [Hammond]
Clavinet, Organ [Hammond]
Bruce
Nazarian - Guitar, Synthesizer [Arp]
Bob
Babbitt - Bass
Allan
Schwartzberg - Drums
Lawrence
Killian - Congas, Percussion
David
Sackson, Seymour
Berman - Viola
Deborah
Idol, Elliot
Rosoff, Louis
Haber, Louis
Stone, Robert
Rozek - Violin
Irving
Spice - Violin [1st]
Maurice
Bialkin, Seymour
Barab - Cello
Gwen
Guthrie, Patti
Austin, Vivian
Cherry - Backing Vocals
Tracks:
A1.
Pure Pleasure (9:15)
A2.
Déja Vu (6:37)
B1.
Dancing Feet (6:54)
B2.
Soul Serenade (6:12)
B3.
Inseparable (5:34)
Credits:
Producer
- Houston Person, Jimmy Roach, Robin McBride
Engineer
- Eddie Korvin
Mastering
- Gilbert Kong
Arranger,
Conductor - Jimmy Roach
Art
Direction - Jim Schubert
Photography
- Don Hunstein
