Houston Person '75 was cut with an anonymous bunch of Detroit session musicians, finding the saxophonist aiming straight for the R&B charts. Always a full-bodied, groove-oriented player, this straight-up soul isn't much of a stretch for Person but the rhythms are frequently funkier than in the past and the surface is certainly slicker. The album provides a good time capsule of the smooth but funky sounds of 1975. ~ Extract by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AMG.
Houston hits a funky groove for Westbound -- not as hard, heavy, and Prestige-sounding as his work on the now-dead Eastbound label, but also not too bad either. The overall sound is more produced, and there's some cuts that have a smoother tenor sound than you're used to with Houston. Titles include "Shotgun", "500 Gin Rummy", "All In Love Is Fair", "Funky Sunday Afternoon", and "A Touch Of Bad Stuff". ~ Dusty Groove, Inc.
Westbound
Records, W-205, 1975
Recorded at Artie
Fields Studio, Detroit, Michigan
Tracks:
A1. I Like To
Live The Love {David Crawford, Charles Mann} (3:51)
A2. What It Is
{Belda Baine, Louis Crane} (2:51)
A3. Shotgun
{Autry Dewalt} (2:48)
A4. Mayola {Belda
Baine, Louis Crane} (4:02)
A5. Gold In My
Ear {Belda Baine, Louis Crane} (2:56)
B1. 500 Gin Rummy
{Belda Baine, Louis Crane, Little Jimmy Scott} (3:27)
B2. Funky Sunday
Afternoon {Belda Baine, Louis Crane} (3:06)
B3. A Touch Of
Bad Stuff {Belda Baine, Louis Crane, Jimmy Roach} (4:35)
B4. All In Love
Is Fair {Stevie Wonder} (6:49)
B5. He'll Fight
My Battles {Delores Williams} (3:33)
Credits:
Producer -
Houston Person, Bernard Mendelson
Arranger - Ed
Nuccilli, Jimmy Roach
Recording
Engineer - Ken Sands
Etta Jones
featured on (#B5)
Other Special
thanks to Armen Boladian, Mariam Lampkin, Abe Tilmon
See more info at: http://acerecords.co.uk/75--get-outa-my-way
Here’s an overlooked LP from the masterful Houston Person. This album comes out of the mid 70’s when Soul Jazz, Jazz Funk was the newer thing. Regardless of the style Houston still exhibits wonderful control, cutting some great tunes on his tenor sax. Enjoy!