The Party (Houston Person album)

1991 studio album by Houston Person

The Party

Studio album by Houston Person

Released

1991

Recorded

November 14, 1989

Studio

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Genre

Jazz

Length

53:18

Label

Muse
MCD 5451

Houston Person chronology

Something in Common
(1989)

The Party
(1991)

Now's the Time
(1990)

The Party is an album by saxophonist Houston Person recorded in 1989 and released on the Muse label.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn called it a "Good soul jazz and blues session".

Track listing

"Love Me Tender" (Elvis Presley, Vera Matson) – 9:59
"Blue Velvet" (Bernie Wayne, Lee Morris) – 6:06
"Blues for H.P." (Randy Johnston) – 7:17
"Ceora" (Lee Morgan) – 5:32
"Impossible" (Steve Allen) – 6:00
"The Party's Over" (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) – 8:26
"True Blues" (Joey DeFrancesco, Houston Person) – 9:58

Personnel

References

Muse Records discography accessed November 1, 2017
Jazzlists: Muse LP series discography: 5450 to 5499 accessed November 1, 2017
Payne, D., Houston Person discography accessed November 1, 2017
Enciclopedia del Jazz: Houston Person accessed March 12, 2018
^ Wynn, Ron. Houston Person: The Party – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 1, 2017.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
As leader or co-leader	Underground Soul! (1966) Chocomotive (1967) Trust in Me (1967) Blue Odyssey (1968) Soul Dance! (1968) Goodness! (1969) Person to Person! (1970) Truth! (1970) Houston Express (1971) Broken Windows, Empty Hallways (1972) Sweet Buns & Barbeque (1972) The Real Thing (1973) The Big Horn (1976) Stolen Sweets (1976) Wild Flower (1977) The Nearness of You (1977) Suspicions (1980) Very Personal (1980) Heavy Juice (1982) Always on My Mind (1985) The Talk of the Town (1987) Basics (1987) The Party (1989) Something in Common (and Ron Carter, 1989) Just Friends (and Buddy Tate, 1990) Now's the Time (and Ron Carter, 1990) Why Not! (1990) The Lion and His Pride (1991) Christmas with Houston Person and Friends (1994) Horn to Horn (with Teddy Edwards, 1994) Close Encounters (with Teddy Edwards, 1996) Person-ified (1996) The Opening Round (1997) My Romance (1998) Soft Lights (1999) Together at Christmas (with Etta Jones, 2000) The Way We Were: Live in Concert (with Etta Jones, 2000 ) In a Sentimental Mood (2000) Dialogues (and Ron Carter, 2000) Blue Velvet (2001) Sentimental Journey (2002) Social Call (2003) To Etta with Love (2004) You Taught My Heart to Sing (and Bill Charlap, 2004) All Soul (2005) Just Between Friends (2005) Thinking of You (2007) Mellow (2009 Moment to Moment (2010) Nice 'n' Easy (2011) So Nice (2011) Naturally (2012) The Melody Lingers On (2014) Chemistry (and Ron Carter, 2015) Something Personal (2015) Rain or Shine (2017) Remember Love (and Ron Carter, 2018)

Houston Person

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.

As leader
or co-leader

Underground Soul! (1966)
Chocomotive (1967)
Trust in Me (1967)
Blue Odyssey (1968)
Soul Dance! (1968)
Goodness! (1969)
Person to Person! (1970)
Truth! (1970)
Houston Express (1971)
Broken Windows, Empty Hallways (1972)
Sweet Buns & Barbeque (1972)
The Real Thing (1973)
The Big Horn (1976)
Stolen Sweets (1976)
Wild Flower (1977)
The Nearness of You (1977)
Suspicions (1980)
Very Personal (1980)
Heavy Juice (1982)
Always on My Mind (1985)
The Talk of the Town (1987)
Basics (1987)
The Party (1989)
Something in Common (and Ron Carter, 1989)
Just Friends (and Buddy Tate, 1990)
Now's the Time (and Ron Carter, 1990)
Why Not! (1990)
The Lion and His Pride (1991)
Christmas with Houston Person and Friends (1994)
Horn to Horn (with Teddy Edwards, 1994)
Close Encounters (with Teddy Edwards, 1996)
Person-ified (1996)
The Opening Round (1997)
My Romance (1998)
Soft Lights (1999)
Together at Christmas (with Etta Jones, 2000)
The Way We Were: Live in Concert (with Etta Jones, 2000 )
In a Sentimental Mood (2000)
Dialogues (and Ron Carter, 2000)
Blue Velvet (2001)
Sentimental Journey (2002)
Social Call (2003)
To Etta with Love (2004)
You Taught My Heart to Sing (and Bill Charlap, 2004)
All Soul (2005)
Just Between Friends (2005)
Thinking of You (2007)
Mellow (2009
Moment to Moment (2010)
Nice 'n' Easy (2011)
So Nice (2011)
Naturally (2012)
The Melody Lingers On (2014)
Chemistry (and Ron Carter, 2015)
Something Personal (2015)
Rain or Shine (2017)
Remember Love (and Ron Carter, 2018)

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