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Honestly, it's tempting to imagine (shades of the urban legend about German avant-garde freaks Amon Düül) that when Houston Person signed to High Note Records in the mid-'90s, he recorded one marathon session and all of his albums since then have simply been culled from those master tapes. Certainly they've had the same sound, along with most of the same personnel. Practically the only way to tell the difference between the albums is by the song selection choices. This one splits the difference between jazz standards and pop hits, with Duke Ellington's immortal "Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me" (given a wonderful, sprightly reading that owes a subtle debt to Rahsaan Roland Kirk's sublime take on the underrated A Meeting of the Times) leading one pack and Bread's treacly "If" (surprisingly good, with some lovely, restrained guitar work by Russell Malone the only backing for Person's meditative solo) the other. 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. ~ Stewart Mason
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Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on April 27, 1999. Includes liner notes by Larry Hollis.
Personnel: Houston Person (tenor saxophone); Russell Malone (guitar); Richard Wyands (piano); Grady Tate (drums).
Recording information: Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (04/27/1999).
Photographers: J. Flint; Andrew Lepley.
Personnel: Houston Person (tenor saxophone); Richard Wyands (piano); Russell Malone (guitar); Ray Drummond (bass); Grady Tate (drums).
JazzTimes (5/00, pp.173-4) - "...Consummately heartfelt and eminently hip....His confident fluency is evident throughout a roster of standards....Dim the lights and set this one on repeat mode." Houston Person Soft Lights Songs Soft Lights Review
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High Note Records, founded by the former owners of Muse Records, has retained some of the defunct label's more talented performers, one of them being Houston Person. Appearing as a leader, sideman, or guest on well over 100 recordings, Person uses his knowledge and experience to revisit nine very familiar standards with his big, full-bodied, soulful tenor saxophone. Although Person is the headliner on this set, pianist Richard Wyands gets a considerable amount of solo time. Wyands is right at home with Person, having been associated with a tenor saxman from the same school, if not the same class, as Person -- Gene Ammons. Wyands is awarded an especially long solo on "Mean to Me." Person's arrangements can be imaginative. The title tune, "My Romance," opens with Person's deep saxophone with just Kenny Washington's brushes behind him, seguing into a Ray Drummond bass solo. Everything on the album is understated, with most of the tunes delivered in a slow, deliberate tempo. There's an occasional nod to medium tempo, as on "Love Is Here to Stay." Given the very intimate nature of the session, ...
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