Houston Express (album)

Houston Express is the ninth album led by saxophonist Houston Person. It was recorded April 8 & 9, 1971 and released on the Prestige label.[1][2][3] To date, it has only been re-released on Compact Disc in South Africa.[4]

Houston Express
Studio album by
Released1971
RecordedApril 8 & 9, 1971
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length38:23
LabelPrestige
PR 10017
ProducerBob Porter
Houston Person chronology
Person to Person!
(1970)
Houston Express
(1971)
Broken Windows, Empty Hallways
(1972)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic     [5]

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "As period soul-jazz goes, this is considerably above the average. It's funky, but not in the bland crossover sense; there's a sense of jazz ensemble discipline to the arrangements, but it's still R&B-based enough to groove to".[5]

Track listing

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  1. "Young Gifted and Black" (Nina Simone, Weldon Irvine) - 5:15
  2. "The Houston Express" (Horace Ott) - 5:48
  3. "Enjoy" (Ott) - 4:55
  4. "Give More Power To The People (For God's Sake)" (Eugene Record) - 3:40
  5. "Chains of Love" (A. Nugetre) - 7:30
  6. "Just My Imagination" (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong) - 5:35
  7. "Lift Every Voice" (James Weldon Johnson, John Rosamond Johnson) - 5:40

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed April 15, 2013
  2. ^ Payne, D, A Houston Person discography, June 7, 2009.
  3. ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Person, Houston, accessed February 16, 2018
  4. ^ "Houston Person - Houston Express". Discogs. 2007.
  5. ^ a b Unterberger, R. Allmusic listing accessed April 15, 2013