Broken Windows, Empty Hallways
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| Studio album by Houston Person | ||||
| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | May 1, 1972 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey |
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Prestige PR 10044 |
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| Producer | Ozzie Cadena | |||
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Broken Windows, Empty Hallways is the tenth album led by saxophonist Houston Person which was recorded in 1972 and released on the Prestige label.[1][2]
Reception
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| Allmusic |    [3] |
Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. of Allmusic stated, "Broken Windows, Empty Hallways is finally an album for people who like jazzy sounding instrumentals, but don't really like jazz".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Houston Person except as indicated
- "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" (Randy Newman) - 5:53
- "Don't Mess with Bill" (Smokey Robinson) - 3:00
- "Everything's Alright" (Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd Webber) - 4:18
- "Mr. Bojangles" (Jerry Jeff Walker) - 3:52
- "Moan Er-uh Lisa" - 6:11
- "Imagine" (John Lennon) - 3:52
- "Let's Call This" (Thelonious Monk) - 4:03
- "Bleeker Street" - 4:03
Personnel
- Houston Person - tenor saxophone
- Victor Paz, Joe Wilder - trumpet
- Jim Buffington - French horn
- Hubert Laws - flute
- Ronnie Jannelli - flute, clarinet, baritone saxophone
- Buzz Brauner - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, English horn, oboe, piccolo flute, flute, clarinet
- Cedar Walton - piano
- Joe Beck - guitar
- Ernie Hayes (tracks 1-7), Jimmy Watson (track 8) - organ
- Grady Tate - drums
- Buddy Caldwell - congas [1,3]
- Bunny Briggs - tap dance (track 4)
- Billy Ver Planck - arranger, conductor
References
- ↑ Prestige Records discography accessed April 15, 2013
- ↑ Payne, D, A Houston Person discography, June 7, 2009.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lankford, R. D. Allmusic listing accessed April 15, 2013
