Christmas with Houston Person and Friends

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Christmas with Houston Person and Friends
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Studio album by
Released1994
RecordedJuly 22 & 29 and August 10, 1994
StudioM & I Recording Studios, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length60:48
Label Muse
MCD 5530
Producer Houston Person
Houston Person chronology
The Lion and His Pride
(1994)
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(1994)
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(1996)

Christmas with Houston Person and Friends (also released as Santa Baby) is an album of Christmas music by saxophonist Houston Person that was released by Muse in 1994. [1] [2] [3]

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In his review on AllMusic, Scott Yanow stated "Tenor-saxophonist Houston Person's Christmas album finds him jamming both newer songs and a few old classics. His warm tenor is featured with three different groups ... This well-rounded holiday album even sounds good in July". [4]

Track listing

  1. "Santa Baby" (Joan Javits, Philip Springer) – 6:30
  2. "Our First Christmas" (James Harris III, Terry Lewis) – 4:16
  3. "A Christmas Love Song" (Johnny Mandel, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman) – 5:25
  4. "Blue Christmas" (Bill Hayes, Jay Johnson) – 6:51
  5. "It's Christmas Time Baby" – 4:23
  6. "Medley: I'll Be Home for Christmas/You're All I Want for Christmas" (Walter Kent, Kim Gannon/Seger Ellis) – 2:45
  7. "Jingle Bells" (James Pierpont) – 4:46
  8. "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (Traditional) – 4:27
  9. "Merry Christmas Baby" (Lou Baxter, Johnny Moore) – 9:20
  10. "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" (Frank Loesser) – 8:10
  11. "Happy Hanukah My Friend" (Justin Wilde, Doug Konecky) – 3:55

Personnel

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References

  1. "Muse Records Listing". jazzdiscography.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  2. "Jazzlists: album details". jazzlists.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  3. Payne, Douglas (June 27, 2009). "A Houston Person Discography". Sound Insights. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  4. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Houston Person: Christmas with Houston Person and Friends – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved January 8, 2019.