Underground Soul! Explained

Underground Soul!
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Houston Person
Cover:	Underground Soul!.jpg
Released:	1966
Recorded:	June 16, 1966
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	34:35
Label:	Prestige PR 7491
Producer:	Cal Lampley
Chronology:	Houston Person
Next Title:	Chocomotive
Next Year:	1967

Underground Soul! is the debut album by saxophonist Houston Person which was recorded in 1966 and released on the Prestige label.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars.^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Houston Person except as noted

1. "What The World Needs Now Is Love" (Hal David, Burt Bacharach) - 3:55
2. "Underground Soul" - 5:45
3. "The Pimp" - 3:45
4. "Tears" (Mark Levine) - 3:45
5. "Aleilula" (Edu Lobo, Roy Guerra) - 4:10
6. "Ballin'" (Danny Wright) - 5:50
7. "If You Could See Me Now" (Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman) - 4:25
8. "Strike Up the Band" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:00

Personnel

• Houston Person - tenor saxophone
• Mark Levine - trombone
• Charles Boston - organ
• Frank Jones - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7400-series/#pr-7491 Prestige Records discography
2. Payne, D, A Houston Person discography, June 7, 2009.
3. https://enciclopediadeljazz.wordpress.com/2014/03/17/houston-person/ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Person, Houston
4. http://www.allmusic.com/album/underground-soul-mw0000546417 Allmusic listing