Blue Odyssey
Blue Odyssey | ||||
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Released | 1968 | |||
Recorded | March 12, 1968 | |||
Studio | New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 36:28 | |||
Label | Prestige PR 7566 | |||
Producer | Don Schlitten | |||
Houston Person chronology | ||||
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Blue Odyssey is the fourth album led by saxophonist Houston Person which was recorded in 1968 and released on the Prestige label.[1][2][3]
Reception
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated: "Houston Person, the definitive soul-jazz tenor saxophonist of the past 30 years, is in excellent form on this early session."[4]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Cedar Walton, except where indicated.
- "Blue Odyssey" – 7:42
- "Holy Land" – 6:45
- "I Love You Yes I Do" (Henry Glover, Sally Nix) – 3:45
- "Funky London" (Cal Massey) – 4:53
- "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) – 7:14
- "Starrburst" (Ellen Starr) – 6:09
Personnel
[edit]- Houston Person – tenor saxophone
- Curtis Fuller – trombone
- Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
- Cedar Walton – piano
- Bob Cranshaw – bass
- Frank Jones – drums
References
[edit]- ^ Prestige Records discography accessed April 11, 2013
- ^ Payne, D, A Houston Person discography, June 7, 2009.
- ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Person, Houston, accessed February 16, 2018.
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic listing accessed April 11, 2013.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1148. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.