1970 studio album by Houston Person
Truth! is the seventh album led by saxophonist Houston Person which was recorded in 1970 and released on the Prestige label.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [ 4]
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "much of the music that Person recorded for Prestige was exciting and quite rewarding. Those who like their jazz with a heavy dose of R&B will find a lot to admire on this CD".[ 4]
Track listing
"Cissy Strut " (George Porter Jr. , Ziggy Modeliste , Art Neville , Leo Nocentelli ) - 8:35
"On the Avenue" (Ben Dixon ) - 9:30
"If I Ruled The World" (Leslie Bricusse , Cyril Ornadel ) - 3:22
"Wadin'" (Horace Parlan ) - 8:40
"The Pulpit" (Sonny Phillips) - 5:03
"For Your Love " (Ed Townsend ) - 5:20
Personnel
References
^ Prestige Records discography accessed April 12, 2013
^ Payne, D, A Houston Person discography , June 7, 2009.
^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Person, Houston , accessed February 16, 2018
^ a b Henderson, A. Allmusic listing accessed April 12, 2013
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 [2011])
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)