The Real Thing (Houston Person album)

The Real Thing is a live double LP album by saxophonist Houston Person which was recorded in Detroit in 1973 and released on the Eastbound label.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Track listing

"You Are the Sunshine of My Life" (Stevie Wonder) – 8:55
"Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson) – 6:23
"Until It's Time for You to Go" (Buffy Sainte-Marie) – 4:10
"Pain" (Ohio Players) – 13:50
"Angel Eyes" (Matt Dennis, Earl Brent) – 7:05
"Easy Walker" (Billy Taylor) – 8:30
"Kittitian Carnival" (Sonny Phillips) – 7:15
"Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" (Melvin Steals, Mervin Steals) – 4:20
"Where Is the Love" (Ralph MacDonald, William Salter) – 4:00
"'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do" (Porter Grainger, Everett Robbins) – 3:50
"Don't Go to Strangers" (Redd Evans, Arthur Kent, Dave Mann) – 3:50
"Crazy Legs" (Donald Austin, Woody Wilson) – 6:48

Personnel

Houston Person – tenor saxophone
Marcus Belgrave (tracks 4, 7, 8 & 12), Donald Townes (track 7) – trumpet
Eli Fountain − alto saxophone (track 7)
Wild Bill Moore − tenor saxophone (track 7)
Jack McDuff (track 5), Jim Watson (tracks 1, 2, 10 & 11), Sonny Phillips (tracks 3, 4, 6–8 & 12) − organ
Grant Green (tracks 2, 4–6, 8 & 12), Robert Lowe Jr. (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7–12) − guitar
James Jamerson – bass (tracks 4, 8 & 12)
Hank Brown (tracks 1–3, 7, 9, 10 & 12), Idris Muhammad (tracks 4–6, 8 & 12) −drums
Buddy Caldwell − congas, tambourine (tracks 1, 4 & 7–11)
Etta Jones (tracks 10 & 11), Spanky Wilson (track 3) − vocals

References

^ Jazzlists: Album entry accessed February 16, 2018
^ Payne, D, A Houston Person discography, February 16, 2018
^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Person, Houston, accessed February 16, 2018

Houston Person

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.

As
leader
or
co-leader

Underground Soul! (1966)
Chocomotive (1967)
Trust in Me (1967)
Blue Odyssey (1968)
Soul Dance! (1968)
Goodness! (1969)
Person to Person! (1970)
Truth! (1970)
Houston Express (1971)
Broken Windows, Empty Hallways (1972)
Sweet Buns & Barbeque (1972)
The Real Thing (1973)
The Big Horn (1976)
Stolen Sweets (1976)
Wild Flower (1977)
The Nearness of You (1977)
Suspicions (1980)
Very Personal (1980)
Heavy Juice (1982)
Always on My Mind (1985)
The Talk of the Town (1987)
Basics (1987)
The Party (1989)
Something in Common (and Ron Carter, 1989)
Just Friends (and Buddy Tate, 1990)
Now's the Time (and Ron Carter, 1990)
Why Not! (1990)
The Lion and His Pride (1991)
Christmas with Houston Person and Friends (1994)
Horn to Horn (with Teddy Edwards, 1994)
Close Encounters (with Teddy Edwards, 1996)
Person-ified (1996)
The Opening Round (1997)
My Romance (1998)
Soft Lights (1999)
Together at Christmas (with Etta Jones, 2000)
The Way We Were: Live in Concert (with Etta Jones, 2000 [2011])
In a Sentimental Mood (2000)
Dialogues (and Ron Carter, 2000)
Blue Velvet (2001)
Sentimental Journey (2002)
Social Call (2003)
To Etta with Love (2004)
You Taught My Heart to Sing (and Bill Charlap, 2004)
All Soul (2005)
Just Between Friends (2005)
Thinking of You (2007)
Mellow (2009
Moment to Moment (2010)
Nice 'n' Easy (2011)
So Nice (2011)
Naturally (2012)
The Melody Lingers On (2014)
Chemistry (and Ron Carter, 2015)
Something Personal (2015)
Rain or Shine (2017)
Remember Love (and Ron Carter, 2018)

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