''Blue Velvet'' is an album by saxophonist
Houston Person which was recorded in 2001 and released on the
HighNote label.
Enciclopedia del Jazz: Houston Person
accessed March 12, 2018
Reception
In his review on Allmusic, Stewart Mason states " It's impossible to fault any of Houston Person's albums from this period, as the tenor saxophonist remains a sublimely gifted soloist with a gorgeous, well-rounded tone and a smartly melodic soloing sense ... This is undeniably fine music, but there's so little to differentiate this album from so many others that Houston Person has done that finally, it's primarily of interest either to die-hard fans or those who have near heard any albums from this period in Person's career. Honestly, if you've heard one, you've heard them all".
Track listing
# " Everything I Have Is Yours" (Burton Lane
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, Harold Adamson) – 5:33
# " Wonder Why" (Nicholas Brodszky
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, Sammy Cahn) – 4:04
# " Blame It on My Youth" ( Oscar Levant, Edward Heyman) – 6:48
# "Too Late Now" (Lane, Alan Jay Lerner
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) – 7:43
# " There's No You" ( Hal Hopper, Tom Adair) – 5:52
# " Be My Love" (Brodszky, Cahn) – 6:04
# "I Want to Talk About You" (Billy Eckstine
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) – 4:14
# " I Hadn't Anyone Till You" ( Ray Noble) – 5:09
# " Blue Velvet" (Bernie Wayne Bernie Wayne (March 6, 1919 – April 18, 1993) was an American composer who wrote over 1,000 songs and music for commercial jingles. He was best known for " Blue Velvet", which was recorded as a hit by numerous artists, and " There She Is", the son ...
, Lee Morris) – 6:33
Personnel
* Houston Person – tenor saxophone
* Richard Wyands – piano
*Ray Drummond
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– bass
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* Grady Tate – drums
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References
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Houston Person albums
2001 albums
HighNote Records albums
Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio