The Talk of the Town (album)

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The Talk of the Town
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Studio album by
Released1987
RecordedJanuary 23, 1987
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Jazz
Length39:26
Label Muse
MR 5331
Producer Houston Person
Houston Person chronology
Always on My Mind
(1985)
The Talk of the Town
(1987)
Basics
(1987)

The Talk of the Town is an album by saxophonist Houston Person recorded in 1987 and released on the Muse label. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Reception

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Allmusic reviewer Scott Yanow noted "This Muse recording differs from many of tenor saxophonist Houston Person's previous ones in that Person is backed by a piano rather than an organ; he sounds inspired by the "new" setting. ... A particularly strong effort by the very consistent tenor great". [5]

Track listing

  1. "Only Trust Your Heart" (Benny Carter, Sammy Cahn) − 7:26
  2. "Everything Happens to Me" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) − 6:07
  3. "Almost Like Being in Love" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) − 6:53
  4. "It's the Talk of the Town" (Jerry Livingston, Al J. Neiburg, Marty Symes) − 7:25
  5. "Just for You" (Cecil Bridgewater) − 4:18
  6. "I'll Never Be Free" (Bennie Benjamin, George David Weiss) − 7:30

Personnel

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References

  1. Muse Records discography, accessed February 15, 2018
  2. Payne, D., Houston Person discography, accessed February 15, 2018
  3. Jazzlists: Muse LP series discography: 5300 to 5349, accessed February 15, 2018
  4. Enciclopedia del Jazz: Houston Person accessed March 12, 2018
  5. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. The Talk of the Town – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved February 15, 2018.