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The image of the tenor saxophonist playing a caressing ballad may be a cliché, but when it works, it's one of the most devastating experiences on earth. Houston Person begins "Here's That Rainy Day" with a warm, unprotected, confessional tone - rich as cooking chocolate - and you know at once something serious is happening to your emotions. Person speaks through his horn, his phrasing so persuasive and right that you hardly think of his sax as an instrument at all.
Drummer Grady Tate keeps it mid-tempo, but Person drags behind, providing a sense of lazy relaxation. Ray Drummond's bass is discreet but strongly felt, while Richard Wyands proves once again that he's one of the great piano accompanyists. A relative youngster among these veterans, guitarist Russell Malone fits in beautifully, bluesily testifying on "At Last" and seemingly happy to be part of the sultry flow.
"Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me" and "It Shouldn't Happen to a Dream" add some cunning Duke-isms, the harmonic intelligence audibly appreciated by the musicians. The recording quality - courtesy of Rudy Van Gelder - is superb. Recorded in one day (April 27, 1999), the entire album is a gas. To be smooth and soulful and satisfying, jazz doesn't need drum loops and marketing consultants. It just needs musicians like these.
--- Ben Watson, JAZZIZ Magazine Copyright © 2000, Milor Entertainment, Inc.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Late Night Jazz,
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This review is from: Soft Lights (Audio CD)
This is a great album. The music is warm, engaging, upbeat and very relaxing. It's the type of music that makes you feel good. If you like warm, full, silky, reverberant saxaphone tones, then you'll love this album. In addition to Houston Person's saxaphone work which is amazing, I really enjoyed Grady Tate's drum work. As the album's well recorded, there are a number of places where I couldn't help but notice a beautiful chimmer from the cymbals.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Another Excellent CD from Houston Person,
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Houston Person's tone on the sax is, in my opinion, unparalleled. The consistency of his rich, sultry sound is revealed once again in Soft Lights.
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