Soft Lights (album)
| Soft Lights | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 28, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | April 27, 1999 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 63:03 | |||
| Label | HighNote HCD 7049 | |||
| Producer | Houston Person | |||
| Houston Person chronology | ||||
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Soft Lights is an album by the saxophonist Houston Person, recorded in 1999 and released on the HighNote label.[1][2][3]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
In his review on AllMusic, Stewart Mason states: "As always with Person, the standards win. This isn't a bad place to start for those wondering which album from this era to get".[4]
Track listing
[edit]- "Here's That Rainy Day" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 5:07
- "I Only Have Eyes for You" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) – 4:37
- "It Might as Well Be Spring" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 6:08
- "Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me" (Duke Ellingtonl Bob Russell) – 5:51
- "At Last" (Warren, Mack Gordon) – 7:01
- "The Night We Called It a Day" (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair) – 7:56
- "It Shouldn't Happen to a Dream" (Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges) – 8:47
- "I'll Be Around" (Alec Wilder) – 5:59
- "Hey There" (Jerry Ross, Richard Adler) – 6:16
- "If" (David Gates) – 5:21
Personnel
[edit]- Houston Person – tenor saxophone
- Richard Wyands – piano
- Russell Malone – guitar
- Ray Drummond – bass
- Grady Tate – drums
References
[edit]- ^ Jazz Depot: HighNote discography Archived March 7, 2018, at the Wayback Machine accessed March 7, 2018
- ^ Payne, D. Houston Person Discography Archived April 4, 2018, at the Wayback Machine accessed March 7, 2018
- ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Houston Person Archived February 16, 2018, at the Wayback Machine accessed March 12, 2018
- ^ a b Mason, Stewart. Houston Person – Soft Lights: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1149. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
