| So Nice | ||||
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| Studio album by Houston Person | ||||
| Released | October 11, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | June 22, 2011 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 59:27 | |||
| Label | HighNote HCD 7229 | |||
| Producer | Houston Person | |||
| Houston Person chronology | ||||
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So Nice is an album by saxophonist Houston Person which was recorded in 2011 and released on the HighNote label.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
In his review on Allmusic, Ken Dryden states "Houston Person is a very versatile veteran tenor saxophonist who tends to get overlooked in critics' polls, yet his extensive musical resumé is ample proof that he is a jazz master. This 2011 session ranges from a duet to septet, with everyone playing compact solos, keeping all but one under the six-minute mark, a lost art in modern jazz. ... Highly recommended". On All About Jazz, Greg Simmons noted " Houston Person isn't breaking any new ground with So Nice. He doesn't have to. He does what he does, and he does it really well".
Track listing
- "Blues Everywhere" (Shirley Scott) – 5:18
- "All Too Soon" (Duke Ellington, Carl Sigman) – 5:39
- "I Wished on the Moon" (Ralph Rainger, Dorothy Parker) – 3:33
- "Kiss and Run" (Rene Denoncin, William Engvick, Jack Ledru) – 5:33
- "So Nice" (Elmo Hope) – 4:07
- "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) – 5:00
- "Close to You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 4:40
- "Star Eyes" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) – 5:08
- "Minor Inconvenience" (Houston Person) – 4:41
- "Easy Living" (Rainger, Leo Robin) – 4:25
- "Everything I Love" (Cole Porter) – 4:58
- "Stephen Sondheim Medley: Small World/Anyone Can Whistle" (Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim/Sondheim) – 6:25
Personnel
- Houston Person – tenor saxophone
- Warren Vache – cornet, flugelhorn (tracks 1–3 & 8)
- Mark Patterson – trombone (tracks 1, 5, 6, 8 & 9)
- John Di Martino – piano
- Howard Alden – guitar (tracks 1, 2 & 9–11)
- Ray Drummond – bass
- Lewis Nash – drums
References
- Jazz Depot: HighNote discography accessed March 7, 2018
- ^ Dryden, Ken. Houston Person – So Nice: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
- Simmons, G. All About Jazz Review accessed March 7, 2018