Goodness!

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Goodness!
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Studio album by
Houston Person
Released1969
RecordedAugust 25, 1969
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Jazz
Length37:41
Label Prestige
PR 7678
Producer Bob Porter
Houston Person chronology
Soul Dance!
(1968)		Goodness!
(1969)		 Truth!
(1970)

Goodness! is the sixth album led by saxophonist Houston Person, which was recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label. [1] [2] [3]

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "The music is generally quite commercial and is certainly not recommended to bebop purists, although it has some strong moments. But overall these performances succeed more as background music than as creative jazz". [4]

Track listing

All compositions by Houston Person except as noted

  1. "Hey Driver!" (Gloria Coleman) - 5:28
  2. "Goodness" - 9:28
  3. "Brother H." - 4:36
  4. "Hard Times" (Paul Mitchell) - 6:16
  5. "Jamilah" (Sonny Phillips) - 5:33
  6. "Close Your Eyes" (Chuck Willis) - 6:30

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Prestige Records discography accessed April 11, 2013
  2. ↑ Payne, D, A Houston Person discography, June 7, 2009.
  3. ↑ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Person, Houston, accessed February 16, 2018
  4. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic listing accessed April 11, 2013.
  5. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1148. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
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