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Released
  
1972

Artist
  
Houston Person

Producer
  
Ozzie Cadena

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
May 1, 1972

Release date
  
1972

Label
  
Prestige Records

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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.

Contents

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.

  1. "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" (Randy Newman) – 5:53
  2. "Don't Mess with Bill" (Smokey Robinson) – 3:00
  3. "Everything's Alright" (Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd Webber) – 4:18
  4. "Mr. Bojangles" (Jerry Jeff Walker) – 3:52
  5. "Moan Er-uh Lisa" – 6:11
  6. "Imagine" (John Lennon) – 3:52
  7. "Let's Call This" (Thelonious Monk) – 4:03
  8. "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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