Broken Windows, Empty Hallways

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Released 1972 Artist Houston Person Producer Ozzie Cadena Genre Jazz		Recorded May 1, 1972 Release date 1972 Label Prestige Records

Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey Broken Windows, Empty Hallways (1972) Sweet Buns & Barbeque (1972) Similar Sweet Buns & Barbeque, Chocomotive, Trust in Me, Houston Express, Person to Person!

Broken Windows, Empty Hallways is the tenth album led by saxophonist Houston Person which was recorded in 1972 and released on the Prestige label.

Reception

Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. of Allmusic stated, "Broken Windows, Empty Hallways is finally an album for people who like jazzy sounding instrumentals, but don't really like jazz".

Track listing

All compositions by Houston Person except where noted.

"I Think It's Going to Rain Today" (Randy Newman) – 5:53
"Don't Mess with Bill" (Smokey Robinson) – 3:00
"Everything's Alright" (Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd Webber) – 4:18
"Mr. Bojangles" (Jerry Jeff Walker) – 3:52
"Moan Er-uh Lisa" – 6:11
"Imagine" (John Lennon) – 3:52
"Let's Call This" (Thelonious Monk) – 4:03
"Bleeker Street" – 4:03

Personnel

Houston Person – tenor saxophone

Victor Paz, Joe Wilder – trumpet

Jim Buffington – French horn

Hubert Laws – flute

Ronnie Jannelli – flute, clarinet, baritone saxophone

Buzz Brauner – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, English horn, oboe, piccolo flute, flute, clarinet

Cedar Walton – piano

Joe Beck – guitar

Ernie Hayes (tracks 1-7), Jimmy Watson (track 8) – organ

Grady Tate – drums

Buddy Caldwell – congas [1,3]

Bunny Briggs – tap dance (track 4)

Billy Ver Planck – arranger, conductor

References

Broken Windows, Empty Hallways Wikipedia

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Reception

Track listing

Personnel

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