Soft Lights (album) explained

Soft Lights
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Houston Person
Cover:	Soft Lights (album).jpg
Released:	September 28, 1999
Recorded:	April 27, 1999
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	63:03
Label:	HighNote HCD 7049
Producer:	Houston Person
Chronology:	Houston Person
Prev Title:	My Romance
Prev Year:	1998
Next Title:	Together at Christmas
Next Year:	2000

Soft Lights is an album by the saxophonist Houston Person, recorded in 1999 and released on the HighNote label.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

In his review on AllMusic, Stewart Mason states: "As always with Person, the standards win. This isn't a bad place to start for those wondering which album from this era to get".

Track listing

1. "Here's That Rainy Day" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 5:07
2. "I Only Have Eyes for You" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) – 4:37
3. "It Might as Well Be Spring" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 6:08
4. "Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me" (Duke Ellingtonl Bob Russell) – 5:51
5. "At Last" (Warren, Mack Gordon) – 7:01
6. "The Night We Called It a Day" (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair) – 7:56
7. "It Shouldn't Happen to a Dream" (Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges) – 8:47
8. "I'll Be Around" (Alec Wilder) – 5:59
9. "Hey There" (Jerry Ross, Richard Adler) – 6:16
10. "If" (David Gates) – 5:21

Personnel

• Houston Person – tenor saxophone
• Richard Wyands – piano
• Russell Malone – guitar
• Ray Drummond – bass
• Grady Tate – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdepot.com/h_person/7049.html Jazz Depot: HighNote discography
2. Payne, D. Houston Person Discography accessed March 7, 2018
3. https://enciclopediadeljazz.wordpress.com/2014/03/17/houston-person/ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Houston Person