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Released
  
1968

Blue Odyssey (1968)
  
Soul Dance! (1968)

Release date
  
1968

Label
  
Prestige Records

Length
  
36:28

Artist
  
Houston Person

Producer
  
Don Schlitten

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
March 12, 1968 New York City

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Houston person blue odyssey


Blue Odyssey is the fourth album led by saxophonist Houston Person which was recorded in 1968 and released on the Prestige label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "Houston Person, the definitive soul-jazz tenor saxophonist of the past 30 years, is in excellent form on this early session".

Track listing

All compositions by Cedar Walton except where noted.

  1. "Blue Odyssey" – 7:42
  2. "Holy Land" – 6:45
  3. "I Love You Yes I Do" (Henry Glover, Sally Nix) – 3:45
  4. "Funky London" (Cal Massey) – 4:53
  5. "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) – 7:14
  6. "Starrburst" (Ellen Starr) – 6:09

Personnel

  • Houston Person – tenor saxophone
  • Curtis Fuller – trombone
  • Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
  • Cedar Walton – piano
  • Bob Cranshaw – bass
  • Frank Jones – drums

    • Songs

    1Blue Odyssey7:35
    2Holy Land6:38
    3I Love You - Yes I Do3:39

    References

    Blue Odyssey Wikipedia
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