The Talk of the Town (album)

The Talk of the Town
Studio album by Houston Person
Released	1987
Recorded	January 23, 1987
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:26
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]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]

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

• Houston Person − tenor saxophone
• Cecil Bridgewater − trumpet
• Stan Hope − piano
• Buster Williams − bass
• Grady Tate − drums
• Ralph Dorsey − percussion

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. Yanow, Scott. The Talk of the Town – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved February 15, 2018.