''Thinking of You'' is an album by saxophonist
Houston Person which was recorded in 2007 and released on the
HighNote label.
Reception
In his review on
Allmusic, Michael G. Nastos states "Person, one of the more consistent jazz performers over the past few decades, is reliable primarily for his soft soul, which holds him and his fans in good stead. This CD is no less enjoyable than many others he has recently released, and is easily recommended".
On
All About Jazz, Karla Cornejo Villavincencio noted "On tracks like "Why Did I Choose You?" and "People," he exhibits a dexterity that most contemporary jazz musicians would envy".
[Villavincencio, K. C]
All About Jazz Review
accessed March 7, 2018 In
JazzTimes, William Ruhlmann wrote: "the album provides numerous examples of Person’s usual virtues, not the least of them his abilities as a blues player ... this sounds like an album that could have been made any time in the last 40 years, but that only confirms Person’s consistency".
[Ruhlmann, W]
JazzTimes Review
accessed March 7, 2018
Track listing
# "Rock Me to Sleep" (
Benny Carter, Paul Vandervoort) – 5:09
# "
People" (
Jule Styne
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,
Bob Merrill) – 5:18
# "
Thinking of You" (
Harry Ruby,
Bert Kalmar) – 4:53
# "
I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (
Richard Rodgers
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,
Lorenz Hart
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) – 6:54
# "Brazilian Emerald" (Peter Hand) – 3:30
# "Why Did I Choose You?" (Michael Leonard, Herbert Martin) – 5:39
# "
Black Coffee" (
Sonny Burke,
Paul Francis Webster
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Life and career
Webster was born in New York City, United St ...
) – 6:33
# "
Sing
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" (
Joe Raposo) – 5:25
# "
Avant de Mourir (My Prayer)" (
Georges Boulanger,
Carlos Gomez Barrera
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* Carlos, West Virginia
;Elsewhere ...
Jimmy Kennedy) – 4:37
# "
When October Goes" (
Barry Manilow
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,
Johnny Mercer
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) – 2:33
# "Medley:
That Sunday, That Summer
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Nat King Cole recording
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/Funny" (
Joe Sherman,
George David Weiss/
Hughie Prince, Marcia Neil, Philip Broughton, Merrill) – 4:32
Personnel
*
Houston Person –
tenor saxophone
*
Eddie Allen –
trumpet (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 8)
*John Di Martino –
piano (tracks 1–10)
*
James Chirillo –
guitar (tracks 1-9 & 11)
*
Ray Drummond
Ray Drummond (born November 23, 1946 in Brookline, Massachusetts) is an American jazz bassist and teacher. He also has an MBA from Stanford University, hence his linkage to the Stanford Jazz Workshop. He can be heard on hundreds of albums and co- ...
–
bass
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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 1–9)
*
Willie Jones III
Willie Jones III (born June 8, 1968 in Los Angeles, California) is a jazz drummer. He has played, toured, and recorded with Horace Silver, Roy Hargrove, Hank Jones, Cedar Walton, and Herbie Hancock. He played on Arturo Sandoval's Grammy-winn ...
–
drums
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(tracks 1–9)
References
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Houston Person albums
2007 albums
HighNote Records albums
Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio