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Wild Flower (Houston Person album)

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Released
  
1978

Artist
  
Houston Person

Producer
  
Houston Person

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
33:30

Release date
  
1978

Label
  
Muse Records

Recorded
  
September 12, 1977 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Wild Flower (1977)
  
The Nearness of You (1977)

Similar
  
Houston Person albums, Jazz albums

Wild Flower' is an album by saxophonist Houston Person recorded in 1977 and released on the Muse label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars noting that "Person never received much publicity but has been near the top of his field since the late '60s. His basic, swinging approach has resulted in a consistent string of rewarding and accessible albums... Worth searching for".

Track listing

  1. "Preachin' and Teachin'" (Sonny Phillips) - 7:40
  2. "Dameron" (Tadd Dameron) - 7:30
  3. "Wildflower" (Doug Edwards, Dave Richardson) - 6:50
  4. "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Fats Waller, Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf) - 6:00
  5. "My Romance" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rogers) - 5:30

Personnel

  • Houston Person - tenor saxophone
  • Bill Hardman - trumpet
  • Jimmy Ponder - guitar
  • Sonny Phillips - organ
  • Idris Muhammad - drums
  • Larry Killan - congas, percussion
  • References

    Wild Flower (Houston Person album) Wikipedia