Houston Person
Houston Person
Genres: jazz, saxophone, soul, Smooth Jazz, Hard Bop
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About Houston Person
Houston Person (born November 10, 1934) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist and record producer. Although he has performed in the hard bop and swing genres, he is most experienced in and best known for his work in soul jazz. Person is also known for his distinctive sassy sound and his expressive style of playing. He received the Eubie Blake Jazz Award in 1982. Person grew up in Florence, South Carolina, and first played piano before switching to tenor saxophone. He studied at South Carolina State College where he was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 1999. In the United States Air Force, he joined a service band stationed in West Germany, and played with Don Ellis, Eddie Harris, Cedar Walton, and Leo Wright. He later continued his studies at Hartt College of Music in Hartford, Connecticut. He first became known for a series of albums for Prestige Records in the 1960s. Contrary to popular belief, he was never married to the vocalist Etta Jones, but did spend many years as her musical partner, recording, performing and touring, and for much of his career this association was what he was best known for. They first met playing in organist Johnny Hammond's band. There are more than 75 albums recorded by Houston Person as a bandleader, on Prestige, Westbound, Mercury, Savoy, and Muse Records, and he has most recently been recording on HighNote Records. He has recorded with Grant Green, Charles Brown, Bill Charlap, Charles Earland, Lena Horne, Etta Jones, Lou Rawls, Horace Silver, Dakota Staton, Billy Butler, Richard "Groove" Holmes and others.
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Houston Person — Top 30 songs of 146
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
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| Houston Person | Love Won't Let Me Wait | ||
| Houston Person | Don't Get Around Much Anymore | ||
| Houston Person | Thinking Of You | ||
| Houston Person | I Cover the Waterfront | ||
| Houston Person | Kiss and Run | ||
| Houston Person | Love Is Here To Stay | ||
| Houston Person | I Should Care | ||
| Houston Person | Soupbone | ||
| Houston Person | Starrburst | ||
| Houston Person | Jazz | ||
| Houston Person | Please Send Me Someone To Love | ||
| Houston Person | Change Partners | ||
| Houston Person | Blue Moon | ||
| Houston Person | Since I Fell for You | ||
| Houston Person | Song for a Rainbow | ||
| Houston Person | Blue Odyssey | ||
| Houston Person | Nina Never Knew | ||
| Houston Person | I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance | ||
| Houston Person | Don' Cha Go 'Way Mad | ||
| Houston Person | Don't Misunderstand | ||
| Houston Person | Everything Must Change | ||
| Houston Person | Maybe You'll Be There | ||
| Houston Person | A Sunday Kind of Love | ||
| Houston Person | The Way We Were [Live] | ||
| Houston Person | In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning | ||
| Houston Person | Star Eyes | ||
| Houston Person | What'll I Do | ||
| Houston Person | It Might as Well Be Spring | ||
| Houston Person | Fools Rush In | ||
| Houston Person | All My Tomorrows |