Artist: Houston Person
Album: Christmas with Houston Person and Friends
Genre: Hard Bop, Soul-Jazz
Label: Muse Records
Released: 1994
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
- Santa Baby (6:30)
- Our First Christmas (4:16)
- A Christmas Love Song (5:25)
- Blue Christmas (6:51)
- It's Christmas Time Baby (4:23)
- Medley: I'll Be Home for Christmas/You're All I Want for Christmas (2:45)
- Jingle Bells (4:47)
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (4:27)
- Merry Christmas Baby (9:20)
- What Are You Doing New Year's Eve (8:11)
- Happy Hanukkah My Friend (3:55)
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- Personnel:
- Houston Person - tenor saxophone
- Melvin Sparks - guitar (#1,5,7), vocals (#5)
- Randy Johnston - guitar (#4,8-10)
- Benny Green (#1,5,7), Mike Renzi (#2,3,11), Stan Hope (#6) - piano
- Cameron Brown (#1,5,7), Jay Leonhart (#2,3,11), Peter Martin Weiss (#4,8-10) - bass
- Winard Harper (#1,5,7), Chip White (#4,8-10) - drums
- Grady Tate - drums (#2,3,11), vocals (#3,11)
- Etta Jones (#1), Della Griffin (#7) - vocals
Tenor-saxophonist Houston Person's Christmas album finds him jamming both newer songs ("Santa Baby," "Our First Christmas" and "A Christmas Love Song") and a few old classics (including "Jingle Bells" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman"). His warm tenor is featured with three different groups including a trio co-starring pianist Mike Renzi, a quintet with guitarist Randy Johnston and a different quintet that has a vocal apiece from Etta Jones, Della Griffin and Melvin Sparks. This well-rounded holiday album even sounds good in July.
Review by Scott Yanow