Houston Person - Houston Express (Remastered) (1971/2023) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

Houston Express is the ninth album led by saxophonist Houston Person. Houston Person's the main soloist in front of bigger backings – heard here in a style that's a bit like some of the changes in funky jazz that were going on over at Kudu Records during the same time – a filling up of the background rhythms, but still with hip players overall – and plenty of room for the main soloist to do his thing! Horace Ott conducts the backings, and brings in a soulful undercurrent that almost gives a few of the sharper numbers a soundtrack feel. Titles include "The Houston Express", "Young Gifted & Black", "Give More Power To The People", "Chains of Love", and "Enjoy".

"As period soul-jazz goes, this is considerably above the average. It's funky, but not in the bland crossover sense; there's a sense of jazz ensemble discipline to the arrangements, but it's still R&B-based enough to groove to" (Richie Unterberger, AMG)

Tracklist:
01. Young Gifted And Black
02. The Houston Express
03. Enjoy
04. Give More Power To The People (For God's Sake)
05. Chains Of Love
06. Just My Imagination
07. Lift Every Voice


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