''Blue Odyssey'' is the fourth album led by saxophonist
Houston Person which was recorded in 1968 and released on the
Prestige label.
Enciclopedia del Jazz: Person, Houston
accessed February 16, 2018.
Reception
AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow
Scott Yanow (born October 4, 1954) is an American jazz reviewer, historian, and author.Allmusic Biography/ref>
Biography
Yanow was born in New York City and grew up near Los Angeles.
Since 1974, he was a regular reviewer of many jazz styles an ...
stated: "Houston Person, the definitive soul-jazz tenor saxophonist of the past 30 years, is in excellent form on this early session."[Yanow, S]
Allmusic listing
accessed April 11, 2013.
Track listing
''All compositions by Cedar Walton, except where indicated.''
# "Blue Odyssey" – 7:42
# "Holy Land" – 6:45
# "I Love You Yes I Do
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" ( Henry Glover, Sally Nix) – 3:45
# "Funky London" (Cal Massey
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Early life
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, Massey studied trumpet under Freddie Webster, and following this played in ...
) – 4:53
# " Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield
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) – 7:14
# "Starrburst" (Ellen Starr) – 6:09
Personnel
* Houston Person – tenor saxophone
* Curtis Fuller – trombone
* Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
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*Cedar Walton
Cedar Anthony Walton Jr. (January 17, 1934 – August 19, 2013) was an American hard bop jazz pianist. He came to prominence as a member of drummer Art Blakey's band, The Jazz Messengers, before establishing a long career as a bandleader and com ...
– piano
*Bob Cranshaw
Melbourne Robert Cranshaw (December 3, 1932 – November 2, 2016) was an American jazz bassist. His career spanned the heyday of Blue Note Records to his recent involvement with the Musicians Union. He is perhaps best known for his long associa ...
– bass
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* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
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** Bass (instrument), including:
** Acoustic bass gui ...
*Frank Jones – drums
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References
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1968 albums
Houston Person albums
Prestige Records albums
Albums produced by Don Schlitten