''Heavy Juice'' is an album by saxophonist
Houston Person recorded in 1982 and released on the
Muse label.
Enciclopedia del Jazz: Houston Person
accessed March 12, 2018
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "Virtually all of Houston Person's Muse recordings are easily recommended".[Yanow, S.]
Allmusic listing
accessed April 14, 2014
Track listing
# "Heavy Juice" ( Tiny Bradshaw, Red Prysock, Ralph Bass) - 2:46
# " Summertime" ( George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 5:11
# " Theme from Loveboat" ( Charles Fox, Paul Williams) - 3:57
# "Never Let Me Go" (Joseph Scott) - 4:34
# "Let the Feeling Flow
"Let the Feeling Flow" is a song by American recording artist Peabo Bryson. The song was released in 1981 as the lead single in support of his album, '' I Am Love''. The song was a top ten R&B hit, peaking at number six on ''Billboard's'' Hot Blac ...
" ( Peabo Bryson) - 4:04
# " Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield
Percy Mayfield (August 12, 1920August 11, 1984) was an American Rhythm and blues singer with a smooth vocal style. He also was a songwriter, known for the songs " Please Send Me Someone to Love" and "Hit the Road Jack", the latter being a song ...
) - 5:06
# "The Texas Shuffle" ( Herschel Evans, Edgar Battle) - 2:59
# "Blue Hue" (Houston Person) - 3:17
Personnel
* Houston Person - tenor saxophone
* Melvin Sparks - guitar (tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6,7)
* Jon Logan - organ
Organ may refer to:
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* Organ (biology), a part of an organism
Musical instruments
* Organ (music), a family of keyboard musical instruments characterized by sustained tone
** Electronic organ, an electronic keyboard instrument
** Hammond ...
(tracks 1,4,6,7)
* David Braham - electric piano
An electric piano is a musical instrument which produces sounds when a performer presses the keys of a piano-style musical keyboard. Pressing keys causes mechanical hammers to strike metal strings, metal reeds or wire tines, leading to vibrations ...
, arp string synthesizer
The Solina String Synthesizer, also erroneously known as the ARP Solina String Synthesizer or sometimes the ARP String Synthesizer, is a combination of a string synthesizer and synthesizer. It is a hybrid model which combined both the Solina St ...
(tracks 2,3,5,8)
* Wilbur Bascomb
Wilbur D. Bascomb Jr. is an American bass guitarist. He is the son of jazz trumpeter Wilbur "Dud" Bascomb, who played with Erskine Hawkins and Duke Ellington.
Career
In the 1970s, Bascomb worked with James Brown(1974),bass
Bass or Basses may refer to:
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* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
Music
* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range:
** Bass (instrument), including:
** Acoustic bass gui ...
(tracks 2,3,5)
* Billy James - drums
A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...
(tracks 1,4,6,7)
* Bernard Purdie
Bernard Lee "Pretty" Purdie (born June 11, 1939) is an American drummer, and an influential R&B, soul and funk musician. He is known for his precise musical time keeping and his signature use of triplets against a half-time backbeat: the "Purdie ...
- drums (tracks 2,3,5)
* Ralph Dorsey - percussion (tracks 2,3,5)
* Horace Ott - arrangement
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(tracks 3,5)
References
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Houston Person albums
1982 albums
Muse Records albums
Albums arranged by Horace Ott
Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio