Blue Odyssey
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| Studio album by Houston Person | ||||
| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded | March 12, 1968 New York City |
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:28 | |||
| Label | Prestige PR 7566 |
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| Producer | Don Schlitten | |||
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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]
Reception
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| Allmusic |   [3] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "Houston Person, the definitive soul-jazz tenor saxophonist of the past 30 years, is in excellent form on this early session".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Cedar Walton except as 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
- Houston Person - tenor saxophone
- Curtis Fuller - trombone
- Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone
- Cedar Walton - piano
- Bob Cranshaw - bass
- Frank Jones - drums
References
- ↑ Prestige Records discography accessed April 11, 2013
- ↑ Payne, D, A Houston Person discography, June 7, 2009.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Yanow, S. Allmusic listing accessed April 11, 2013
