The Real Thing (Houston Person album) explained
The Real Thing |
Type: | Live album |
Artist: | Houston Person |
Cover: | The Real Thing (Houston Person album).jpg |
Released: | 1973 |
Recorded: | March 14 & 15, 1973 |
Venue: | Watt's Club Mozambique, Detroit, MI |
Genre: | Jazz |
Length: | 78:56 |
Label: | Eastbound 2EB-9010 |
Producer: | Bob Porter |
Chronology: | Houston Person |
Prev Title: | Island Episode |
Prev Year: | 1971/73 |
Next Title: | Houston Person ’75 |
Next Year: | 1974 |
The Real Thing is a live double LP album by saxophonist Houston Person which was recorded in Detroit in 1973 and released on the Eastbound label.[1] [2] [3]
Track listing
- "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" (Stevie Wonder) – 8:55
- "Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson) – 6:23
- "Until It's Time for You to Go" (Buffy Sainte-Marie) – 4:10
- "Pain" (Ohio Players) – 13:50
- "Angel Eyes" (Matt Dennis, Earl Brent) – 7:05
- "Easy Walker" (Billy Taylor) – 8:30
- "Kittitian Carnival" (Sonny Phillips) – 7:15
- "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" (Melvin Steals, Mervin Steals) – 4:20
- "Where Is the Love" (Ralph MacDonald, William Salter) – 4:00
- "'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do" (Porter Grainger, Everett Robbins) – 3:50
- "Don't Go to Strangers" (Redd Evans, Arthur Kent, Dave Mann) – 3:50
- "Crazy Legs" (Donald Austin, Woody Wilson) – 6:48
Personnel
- Houston Person – tenor saxophone
- Marcus Belgrave (tracks 4, 7, 8 & 12), Donald Townes (track 7) – trumpet
- Eli Fountain − alto saxophone (track 7)
- Wild Bill Moore − tenor saxophone (track 7)
- Jack McDuff (track 5), Jim Watson (tracks 1, 2, 10 & 11), Sonny Phillips (tracks 3, 4, 6–8 & 12) − organ
- Grant Green (tracks 2, 4–6, 8 & 12), Robert Lowe Jr. (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7–12) − guitar
- James Jamerson – bass (tracks 4, 8 & 12)
- Hank Brown (tracks 1–3, 7, 9, 10 & 12), Idris Muhammad (tracks 4–6, 8 & 12) −drums
- Buddy Caldwell − congas, tambourine (tracks 1, 4 & 7–11)
- Etta Jones (tracks 10 & 11), Spanky Wilson (track 3) − vocals
Notes and References
- http://www.jazzlists.com/jz/Real_Thing.htm Jazzlists: Album entry
- Payne, D, A Houston Person discography, February 16, 2018
- https://enciclopediadeljazz.wordpress.com/2014/03/17/houston-person/ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Person, Houston