Houston Person

Houston Person (n. Florence, Carolina del Sur, 10 de noviembre de 1934) es un saxofonista tenor estadounidense de jazz.

Historial 
Aunque estudió piano, aprendió a tocar el saxofón con Aaron Harvey, en la banda de su College (1951). Tocó en un club de Alemania durante su servicio militar, en el que conoció a un gran número de músicos americanos de paso, como Cedar Walton, Don Ellis, Eddie Harris, Don Menza... A su regreso, se instala en Nueva York, donde toca con Johnny Hammond Smith y luego forma su propio trío, con la que incursiona en el jazz modal y en el funky, durante la década de 1960. 

Desde 1968 trabaja con Etta Jones, primero esporádicamente y, a partir de 1973, de forma asidua y estable, a la vez que graba de forma frecuente para Prestige. En los años 1980 realiza diversas giras, incluso por Europa, y graba nuevos discos con Bernard Purdie y Ran Blake, para Muse. Entre sus casi 75 discos, se incluyen también trabajos con Charles Brown, Bill Charlap, Charles Earland, Lena Horne, Lou Rawls, Horace Silver, Dakota Staton, Billy Butler, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Teddy Edwards y otros.

Su estilo, caluroso, directo, sin afectación y con mucho swing, está influido por Ben Webster, Illinois Jacquet y Gene Ammons, y es uno de los más claros ejemplos de tenor de base rhythm and blues.

Galería

Discografía

Como líder 
 Underground Soul! (Prestige, 1966)
 Chocomotive (Prestige, 1967) -con Cedar Walton
 Trust in Me (Prestige, 1967) -con Cedar Walton
 Blue Odyssey (Prestige, 1968) -con Curtis Fuller, Pepper Adams, Cedar Walton
 Soul Dance! (Prestige, 1968) -con Billy Gardner, Boogaloo Joe Jones [nota: reeditado como Legends Of Acid Jazz: Houston Person - Truth en 1999]
 Goodness! (Prestige, 1969) -con Sonny Phillips, Billy Butler
 Truth! (Prestige, 1970) -con Sonny Phillips, Billy Butler [nota: reeditado como Legends Of Acid Jazz: Houston Person - Truth en 1999]
 The Best Of Houston Person (Prestige, 1970) -compilación
 Person to Person! (Prestige, 1970) -con Virgil Jones, Sonny Phillips, Grant Green [nota: reeditado como Legends Of Acid Jazz: Houston Person en 1996]
 Houston Express (Prestige, 1971) [nota: reeditado como Legends Of Acid Jazz: Houston Person en 1996]
 Broken Windows, Empty Hallways (Prestige, 1972)
 Sweet Buns & Barbeque (Prestige, 1972)
 The Real Thing [live] (Eastbound, 1973) -2LP
 Houston Person '75 (Westbound, 1975)
 Get Out'a My Way! (Westbound, 1975)
 Pure Pleasure (Mercury, 1976)
 Harmony (Mercury, 1977)
 Stolen Sweets (Muse, 1977) -con Sonny Phillips, Jimmy Ponder; grabado 1976
 Wild Flower (Muse, 1978) -con Bill Hardman, Sonny Phillips, Jimmy Ponder; grabado 1977
 The Nearness of You (Muse, 1978) -con Virgil Jones, Charles Earland, Sonny Phillips, Melvin Sparks; grabado 1977
 The Gospel Soul Of Houston Person (Savoy, 1978)
 The Big Horn (Muse, 1979) -con Cedar Walton, Buster Williams, Grady Tate; grabado 1976
 Suspicions (Muse, 1980) -con Virgil Jones
 Very PERSONal (Muse, 1981) -grabado 1980
 Heavy Juice (Muse, 1982) -con Jon Logan, Melvin Sparks, Bernard Purdie
 Road Warriors (Greene Street, 1984) -con Les McCann
 Creation (Greene Street, 1984) -con Roger Kellaway
 Always on My Mind (Muse, 1985)
 The Talk Of The Town (Muse, 1987)
 We Owe It All To Love (Baseline [UK], 1989)
 Basics (Muse, 1989) -grabado 1987
 Something In Common (Muse, 1990) -con Ron Carter
 Just Friends (Muse, 1990) -con Buddy Tate, Nat Simpkins
 Now's The Time! (Muse, 1990) -con Ron Carter
 Why Not! (Muse, 1990)
 The Party (Muse, 1991) -grabado 1989
 The Lion And His Pride (Muse, 1991)
 Christmas With Houston Person And Friends (Muse, 1994) -con Randy Johnston, Etta Jones, Grady Tate, Benny Green [nota: reeditado como Santa Baby on Savoy en 2003]
 Horn To Horn (Muse, 1994) -con Teddy Edwards
 Person-ified (High Note, 1996) -con Richard Wynands, Ray Drummond, Kenny Washington
 The Opening Round (Savant, 1997) -con Bernard Purdie, Joey DeFrancesco
 Lost & Found -con Charles Brown (32 Jazz, 1997)
 Christmas With Houston Person and Etta Jones (32 Jazz, 1997) 
 My Romance (High Note, 1998) -con Richard Wynands, Ray Drummond, Kenny Washington
 Close Encounters (High Note, 1999) -con Teddy Edwards; grabado 1996
 Soft Lights (High Note, 1999) -con Russell Malone, Richard Wynands, Ray Drummond, Grady Tate
 Together At Christmas (High Note, 2000) -con Etta Jones, Stan Hope, George Kaye, Chip White
 In A Sentimental Mood (High Note, 2000) -con Stan Hope, George Kaye, Chip White
 Blue Velvet (High Note, 2001) -con Richard Wynands, Ray Drummond, Grady Tate
 Dialogues (High Note, 2002) -con Ron Carter; recorded 2000
 Sentimental Journey (High Note, 2002) -con Richard Wynands, Russell Malone, Peter Washington, Grady Tate
 Social Call (High Note, 2003) -con Stan Hope, Paul Bollenback, Per-Ola Gadd, Chip White
 To Etta With Love (High Note, 2004) -conStan Hope, Paul Bollenback, Per-Ola Gadd, Chip White
 All Soul (High Note, 2005) -con Eddie Allen, Stan Hope, Randy Johnston
 You Taught My Heart To Sing (High Note, 2006) -con Bill Charlap; grabado 2004
 Thinking Of You (High Note, 2007) -con Eddie Allen
 Just Between Friends (High Note, 2008) -con Ron Carter; grabado 2005
 Mellow (High Note, 2009) -con John di Martino
 Moment To Moment (High Note, 2010) -con Terell Stafford
 The Way We Were: Live In Concert (High Note, 2011) -con Etta Jones, Stan Hope, George Kaye, Chip White; grabado 2000
 So Nice (High Note, 2011) -con Warren Vache
 Naturally (High Note, 2012) -con Cedar Walton, Ray Drummond, Lewis Nash
 Nice 'N' Easy (High Note, 2013) -con John di Martino, Chuck Redd, Ray Drummond, Lewis Nash
 The Melody Lingers On (High Note, 2014) -con Steve Nelson
 Something Personal (High Note, 2015) -con Steve Nelson, John di Martino
 Chemistry (High Note, 2016) -con Ron Carter

Como sideman 
Con The 3B's
 Soothin' 'N Groovin' with The 3B's (3B's Music, 1994)
Con Gene Ammons
 The Boss Is Back! (Prestige, 1969)
Con Charles Brown
 Blues And Other Love Songs (Muse, 1992)
Con Billy Butler
 This Is Billy Butler! (Prestige, 1968)
 Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow (Prestige, 1970)
 Night Life (Prestige, 1971)
Con Joey DeFrancesco
 Plays Sinatra His Way (High Note, 1998 [rel. 2004])
Con Charles Earland
 Black Talk! (Prestige, 1969)
Con Grant Green
 Live at Club Mozambique (Blue Note, 2006)
Con Tiny Grimes
 Profoundly Blue (Muse, 1973)
Con Peter Hand Big Band
 The Wizard Of Jazz: A Tribute To Harold Arlen (Savant, 2005 [rel. 2009])
 Out Of Hand (Savant, 2013)
Con Richard "Groove" Holmes
 Good Vibrations (Muse, 1977 [rel. 1980])
 Broadway (Muse, 1980)
 Blues All Day Long (Muse, 1988)
Con Etta Jones
 Etta '75 (1975)
 Ms. Jones to You (Muse, 1976)
 My Mother's Eyes (Muse, 1977)
 If You Could See Me Now (Muse, 1978)
 Save Your Love for Me (Muse, 1980)
 Fine and Mellow (Muse, 1986)
 I'll Be Seeing You (Muse, 1987)
 Sugar (Muse, 1989)
 Christmas with Etta Jones (Muse, 1990)
 Reverse the Charges (Muse, 1992)
 At Last (Muse, 1995)
Con Charles Kynard
 Afro-Disiac (Prestige, 1970)
Con Johnny Lytle
 Fast Hands (Muse, 1980)
 Good Vibes (Muse, 1982)
Con Don Patterson
 Four Dimensions (Prestige, 1967)
 Oh Happy Day (Prestige, 1969)
 Tune Up! (Prestige, 1969)
Con Sonny Phillips
 Sure 'Nuff (Prestige, 1969)
Con Bernard Purdie
 Shaft (Prestige, 1971 [rel. 1973])
Con Shirley Scott
 Oasis (Muse, 1989)
Con Janis Siegel
 Friday Night Special (Telarc, 2003)
Con Horace Silver
 That Healin' Feelin (Blue Note, 1970)Con Johnny "Hammond" Smith Mr. Wonderful (Riverside, 1963)
 A Little Taste (Riverside, 1963)
 The Stinger (Prestige, 1965)
 The Stinger Meets the Golden Thrush (Prestige, 1966) -Con Byrdie Green
 Gettin' Up (Prestige, 1967)
 Soul Flowers (Prestige, 1967)
 Dirty Grape (Prestige, 1968)
 Nasty! (Prestige, 1968)
 Here It 'Tis (Prestige, 1970)Con Melvin Sparks'''
 Sparks! (Prestige, 1970)

 Bibliografía 

 CARLES, Phillipe; CLERGEAT, André y COMOLLI, Jean-Louis: Dictionaire du jazz''. Robert Laffont Edt., París, 1988. ISBN 2-221-04516-5

Notas y referencias

Enlaces externos 

Saxofonistas de jazz de Estados Unidos
Músicos de bop
Saxos tenores