Christmas with Houston Person and Friends

Christmas with Houston Person and Friends
Studio album by
Houston Person
Released1994
RecordedJuly 22 & 29 and August 10, 1994
StudioM & I Recording Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length60:48
LabelMuse
MCD 5530
ProducerHouston Person
Houston Person chronology
The Lion and His Pride
(1994) 		Christmas with Houston Person and Friends
(1994) 		Horn to Horn
(1996)

Christmas with Houston Person and Friends (also released as Santa Baby) is an album of Christmas music by saxophonist Houston Person that was released by Muse in 1994.[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

In his review on AllMusic, Scott Yanow stated "Tenor-saxophonist Houston Person's Christmas album finds him jamming both newer songs and a few old classics. His warm tenor is featured with three different groups ... This well-rounded holiday album even sounds good in July".[4]

Track listing

  1. "Santa Baby" (Joan Javits, Philip Springer) – 6:30
  2. "Our First Christmas" (James Harris III, Terry Lewis) – 4:16
  3. "A Christmas Love Song" (Johnny Mandel, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman) – 5:25
  4. "Blue Christmas" (Bill Hayes, Jay Johnson) – 6:51
  5. "It's Christmas Time Baby" – 4:23
  6. "Medley: I'll Be Home for Christmas/You're All I Want for Christmas" (Walter Kent, Kim Gannon/Seger Ellis) – 2:45
  7. "Jingle Bells" (James Pierpont) – 4:46
  8. "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (Traditional) – 4:27
  9. "Merry Christmas Baby" (Lou Baxter, Johnny Moore) – 9:20
  10. "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" (Frank Loesser) – 8:10
  11. "Happy Hanukah My Friend" (Justin Wilde, Doug Konecky) – 3:55

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Muse Records Listing". jazzdiscography.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "Jazzlists: album details". jazzlists.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  3. ^ Payne, Douglas (June 27, 2009). "A Houston Person Discography". Sound Insights. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Houston Person: Christmas with Houston Person and Friends – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 8, 2019.