The Talk of the Town (album) explained

The Talk of the Town
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Houston Person
Cover:	The Talk of the Town (album).jpg
Released:	1987
Recorded:	January 23, 1987
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	39:26
Label:	Muse MR 5331
Producer:	Houston Person
Chronology:	Houston Person
Prev Title:	Always on My Mind
Prev Year:	1985
Next Title:	Basics
Next Year:	1987

The Talk of the Town is an album by saxophonist Houston Person recorded in 1987 and released on the Muse label.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Reception

Allmusic reviewer Scott Yanow noted "This Muse recording differs from many of tenor saxophonist Houston Person's previous ones in that Person is backed by a piano rather than an organ; he sounds inspired by the "new" setting. ... A particularly strong effort by the very consistent tenor great".

Track listing

1. "Only Trust Your Heart" (Benny Carter, Sammy Cahn) − 7:26
2. "Everything Happens to Me" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) − 6:07
3. "Almost Like Being in Love" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) − 6:53
4. "It's the Talk of the Town" (Jerry Livingston, Al J. Neiburg, Marty Symes) − 7:25
5. "Just for You" (Cecil Bridgewater) − 4:18
6. "I'll Never Be Free" (Bennie Benjamin, George David Weiss) − 7:30

Personnel

• • Houston Person − tenor saxophone Cecil Bridgewater − trumpet
• Stan Hope − piano
• Buster Williams − bass
• Grady Tate − drums
• Ralph Dorsey − percussion

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Labels/muse.htm Muse Records discography
2. Payne, D., Houston Person discography, accessed February 15, 2018
3. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Muse_5300.htm Jazzlists: Muse LP series discography: 5300 to 5349
4. https://enciclopediadeljazz.wordpress.com/2014/03/17/houston-person/ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Houston Person