Christmas with Houston Person and Friends
| Christmas with Houston Person and Friends | ||||
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| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | July 22 & 29 and August 10, 1994 | |||
| Studio | M & I Recording Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 60:48 | |||
| Label | Muse MCD 5530 | |||
| Producer | Houston Person | |||
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Christmas with Houston Person and Friends (also released as Santa Baby) is an album of Christmas music by saxophonist Houston Person that was released by Muse in 1994.[1][2][3]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
In his review on AllMusic, Scott Yanow stated "Tenor-saxophonist Houston Person's Christmas album finds him jamming both newer songs and a few old classics. His warm tenor is featured with three different groups ... This well-rounded holiday album even sounds good in July".[4]
Track listing
- "Santa Baby" (Joan Javits, Philip Springer) – 6:30
- "Our First Christmas" (James Harris III, Terry Lewis) – 4:16
- "A Christmas Love Song" (Johnny Mandel, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman) – 5:25
- "Blue Christmas" (Bill Hayes, Jay Johnson) – 6:51
- "It's Christmas Time Baby" – 4:23
- "Medley: I'll Be Home for Christmas/You're All I Want for Christmas" (Walter Kent, Kim Gannon/Seger Ellis) – 2:45
- "Jingle Bells" (James Pierpont) – 4:46
- "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (Traditional) – 4:27
- "Merry Christmas Baby" (Lou Baxter, Johnny Moore) – 9:20
- "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" (Frank Loesser) – 8:10
- "Happy Hanukah My Friend" (Justin Wilde, Doug Konecky) – 3:55
Personnel
- Houston Person – tenor saxophone
- Randy Johnston – guitar (tracks 4, 8, 9 & 10)
- Melvin Sparks – guitar, vocals (track 5)
- Benny Green (tracks 1, 5 & 7), Stan Hope (track 6), Mike Renzi (tracks 2, 3 & 11) – piano
- Cameron Brown (tracks 1, 5 & 7), Jay Leonhart (tracks 2, 3 & 11), Peter Martin Weiss (tracks 4, 8, 9 & 10) – bass
- Winard Harper (tracks 1, 5 & 7), Chip White (tracks 4, 8, 9 & 10) – drums
- Grady Tate – drums, vocals (tracks 2, 3 & 11)
- Della Griffin (track 7), Etta Jones (track 1) – vocals
References
- ^ "Muse Records Listing". jazzdiscography.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ^ "Jazzlists: album details". jazzlists.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ^ Payne, Douglas (June 27, 2009). "A Houston Person Discography". Sound Insights. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Houston Person: Christmas with Houston Person and Friends – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 8, 2019.