''Wild Flower is an album by saxophonist
Houston Person recorded in 1977 and released on the
Muse label.
Enciclopedia del Jazz: Houston Person
accessed March 12, 2018
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars noting that "Person never received much publicity but has been near the top of his field since the late '60s. His basic, swinging approach has resulted in a consistent string of rewarding and accessible albums... Worth searching for".[Yanow, S.]
Allmusic listing
accessed April 11, 2014
Track listing
# "Preachin' and Teachin'" (Sonny Phillips) - 7:40
# "Dameron" ( Tadd Dameron) - 7:30
# " Wildflower" (Doug Edwards, Dave Richardson) - 6:50
# " Ain't Misbehavin'" (Fats Waller
Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller (May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943) was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer, violinist, singer, and comedic entertainer. His innovations in the Harlem stride style laid much of the basis for modern jazz pi ...
, Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf
Andy Razaf (born Andriamanantena Paul Razafinkarefo; December 16, 1895 – February 3, 1973) was an American poet, composer and lyricist of such well-known songs as " Ain't Misbehavin'" and " Honeysuckle Rose".
Biography
Razaf was born in Washi ...
) - 6:00
# " My Romance" (Lorenz Hart
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, Richard Rodgers
Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was an American Musical composition, composer who worked primarily in musical theater. With 43 Broadway musicals and over 900 songs to his credit, Rodgers was one of the most ...
) - 5:30
Personnel
* Houston Person - tenor saxophone
* Bill Hardman - trumpet
*Jimmy Ponder
Jimmy Ponder (May 10, 1946 – September 16, 2013) was an American jazz guitarist.
Career
When Ponder's brother entered the military, he left his guitar, and Ponder picked it up. In his early teens he received lessons from the guitarist in a ba ...
- guitar
* Sonny Phillips - organ
Organ may refer to:
Biology
* 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 ...
*Idris Muhammad
Idris Muhammad ( ar, إدريس محمد; born Leo Morris; November 13, 1939 – July 29, 2014) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He had an extensive career performing jazz, funk, R&B, and soul music and recorded with musicians such a ...
- drums
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*Larry Killan - congas
The conga, also known as tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba. Congas are staved like barrels and classified into three types: quinto (lead drum, highest), tres dos or tres golpes (middle), and tumba or salidor (lowest) ...
, percussion
References
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Houston Person albums
1978 albums
Muse Records albums
Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio