The Opening Round
The Opening Round | ||||
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Studio album by Houston Person | ||||
Released | July 1, 1997 | |||
Recorded | February 5, 1997 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 55:20 | |||
Label | Savant SCD 2005 | |||
Producer | Houston Person | |||
Houston Person chronology | ||||
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The Opening Round, subtitled The Groove Masters Series Vol. 1 is an album by saxophonist Houston Person which was recorded in 1997 and released on the Savant label.[1][2][3]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [4] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
In his review on Allmusic, Stewart Mason states "A fun and personable mix of jazz and soul classics plus a couple of originals by guitarist Rodney Jones, Houston Person's The Opening Round: Groove Masters Series, Vol. 1 isn't a jazz album for the ages, but it's start-to-finish entertaining. It's a straight-up groove album, with Person in front of a four-piece organ combo".[4] In JazzTimes, Stanley Dance wrote: "Person’s thick, unmannered tone, love of melody and swing, together give his music an odd sobriety that he seems compelled to relieve with fast flurries of notes".[6]
Track listing
- "Sweet Sucker" (Johnny Griffin) – 1:27
- "Let's Stay Together" (Al Green, Al Jackson Jr., Willie Mitchell) – 3:56
- "Can't Help Lovin' That Man" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 4:06
- "What's Going On?" (Marvin Gaye, Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland) – 2:32
- "When a Man Loves a Woman" (Calvin Lewis, Andrew Wright) – 3:41
- "Blue Spring" (Rodney Jones) – 4:35
- "Song for a Rainbow" (Jones) – 3:57
- "Shenandoah" (Traditional) – 4:55
Personnel
- Houston Person – tenor saxophone
- Joey DeFrancesco – Hammond B3 organ
- Rodney Jones – guitar
- Tracy Wormworth – electric bass
- Bernard Purdie – drums
References
- ^ Jazz Depot: Savant discography accessed March 7, 2018
- ^ Payne, D. Houston Person Discography accessed March 7, 2018
- ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Houston Person accessed March 12, 2018
- ^ a b Mason, Stewart. Houston Person – The Opening Round: Groove Masters Series, Vol. 1: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1149. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Dance, S. JazzTimes Review, accessed March 7, 2018
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- Chocomotive (1967)
- Trust in Me (1967)
- Blue Odyssey (1968)
- Soul Dance! (1968)
- Goodness! (1969)
- Person to Person! (1970)
- Truth! (1970)
- Houston Express (1971)
- Broken Windows, Empty Hallways (1972)
- Sweet Buns & Barbeque (1972)
- The Real Thing (1973)
- The Big Horn (1976)
- Stolen Sweets (1976)
- Wild Flower (1977)
- The Nearness of You (1977)
- Suspicions (1980)
- Very Personal (1980)
- Heavy Juice (1982)
- Always on My Mind (1985)
- The Talk of the Town (1987)
- Basics (1987)
- The Party (1989)
- Something in Common (and Ron Carter, 1989)
- Just Friends (and Buddy Tate, 1990)
- Now's the Time (and Ron Carter, 1990)
- Why Not! (1990)
- The Lion and His Pride (1991)
- Christmas with Houston Person and Friends (1994)
- Horn to Horn (with Teddy Edwards, 1994)
- Close Encounters (with Teddy Edwards, 1996)
- Person-ified (1996)
- The Opening Round (1997)
- My Romance (1998)
- Soft Lights (1999)
- Together at Christmas (with Etta Jones, 2000)
- The Way We Were: Live in Concert (with Etta Jones, 2000 [2011])
- In a Sentimental Mood (2000)
- Dialogues (and Ron Carter, 2000)
- Blue Velvet (2001)
- Sentimental Journey (2002)
- Social Call (2003)
- To Etta with Love (2004)
- You Taught My Heart to Sing (and Bill Charlap, 2004)
- All Soul (2005)
- Just Between Friends (2005)
- Thinking of You (2007)
- Mellow (2009
- Moment to Moment (2010)
- Nice 'n' Easy (2011)
- So Nice (2011)
- Naturally (2012)
- The Melody Lingers On (2014)
- Chemistry (and Ron Carter, 2015)
- Something Personal (2015)
- Rain or Shine (2017)
- Remember Love (and Ron Carter, 2018)