Houston Person

tenor saxophone · 1934 · Florence

A tenor saxophonist and producer born in Florence, South Carolina, Houston Person is chiefly associated with soul jazz, while also playing hard bop and swing. He came to notice through a series of albums for Prestige in the 1960s and was for a long time the musical partner of the singer Etta Jones.

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Styles

• Soul jazz, boogaloo
• Hard bop
• Swing, big bands

Landmark tracks

• Chocomotive (1967)
• Close Quarters (1967)
• Since I Fell for You (Houston Person) (1967)
• Girl Talk (1967)

Sources

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