You Taught My Heart to Sing

You Taught My Heart to Sing
Studio album by Houston Person and Bill Charlap
Released	August 1, 2006
Recorded	August 4, 2004
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	56:57
Label	HighNote HCD 7134
Producer	Houston Person
Houston Person chronology
To Etta with Love (2004) You Taught My Heart to Sing (2006) All Soul (2005)
Bill Charlap chronology
Somewhere: The Songs of Leonard Bernstein (2003) You Taught My Heart to Sing (2005) Love Is Here to Stay (2004)

You Taught My Heart to Sing is an album by saxophonist Houston Person and pianist Bill Charlap recorded in 2004 and released on the HighNote label in 2006. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[6]

The AllMusic review by Al Campbell said "the mood is relaxed yet not moribund, nor does the duo succumb to adding weepy strings or sappy horn arrangements. Person and Charlap don't break any new ground with this recording; rather they continue to showcase their combined enduring passion for ballads". ^[5] In JazzTimes, Owen Cordle stated "In another era, this album might have been labeled “mood music.” It consists of tenor saxophonist Person and pianist Charlap in a set of mostly romantic standards. Person is restrained throughout, even when the tempo moves beyond a ballad pace, and Charlap is the ideal, ever-sensitive accompanist. If you appreciate melody, you’ll dig this album". ^[7]

Track listing

1. "You Taught My Heart to Sing" (McCoy Tyner, Sammy Cahn) – 5:23
2. "Namely You" (Gene de Paul, Johnny Mercer) – 5:29
3. "Where Are You?" (Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson) – 5:09
4. "Sweet Lorraine" (Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish) – 5:11
5. "If I Ruled the World" (Leslie Bricusse, Cyril Ornadel) – 5:40
6. "'S Wonderful" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 5:29
7. "Where Is Love" (Lionel Bart) – 6:40
8. "I Was Telling Her About You" (Moose Charlap, Don George) – 4:27
9. "Don't Forget the Blues" (Ray Brown) – 6:28
10. "I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone" (Buddy Johnson) – 7:01

Personnel

• Houston Person - tenor saxophone
• Bill Charlap - piano

References

1. Jazz Depot: HighNote discography accessed March 7, 2018
2. Payne, D. Houston Person Discography accessed March 7, 2018
3. Bill Charlap Discography accessed March 7, 2018
4. Enciclopedia del Jazz: Houston Person accessed March 12, 2018
5. Campbell, Al. Houston Person: You Taught My Heart to Sing – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved March 7, 2018.
6. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1149. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
7. Cordle, O. JazzTimes Review accessed March 7, 2018