| Goodness! | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1969 | |||
| Recorded | August 25, 1969 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:41 | |||
| Label | Prestige PR 7678 | |||
| Producer | Bob Porter | |||
| Houston Person chronology | ||||
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Goodness! is the sixth album led by saxophonist Houston Person, which was recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label.[1][2][3]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "The music is generally quite commercial and is certainly not recommended to bebop purists, although it has some strong moments. But overall these performances succeed more as background music than as creative jazz".[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Houston Person except as noted
- "Hey Driver!" (Gloria Coleman) - 5:28
- "Goodness" - 9:28
- "Brother H." - 4:36
- "Hard Times" (Paul Mitchell) - 6:16
- "Jamilah" (Sonny Phillips) - 5:33
- "Close Your Eyes" (Chuck Willis) - 6:30
Personnel
- Houston Person - tenor saxophone
- Sonny Phillips - organ
- Billy Butler - guitar
- Bob Bushnell - electric bass
- Frankie Jones - drums
- Buddy Caldwell - congas
References
- ↑ Prestige Records discography accessed April 11, 2013
- ↑ Payne, D, A Houston Person discography, June 7, 2009.
- ↑ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Person, Houston, accessed February 16, 2018
- 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic listing accessed April 11, 2013.
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1148. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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