Blue Velvet (Houston Person album)

Blue Velvet is an album by saxophonist Houston Person which was recorded in 2001 and released on the HighNote label.^[1][2][3]

Blue Velvet
Studio album by Houston Person
Released	November 13, 2001
Recorded	July 10, 2001
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	52:00
Label	HighNote HCD 7090
Producer	Houston Person
Houston Person chronology
Dialogues (2000) Blue Velvet (2001) Sentimental Journey (2002)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

In his review on Allmusic, Stewart Mason states " It's impossible to fault any of Houston Person's albums from this period, as the tenor saxophonist remains a sublimely gifted soloist with a gorgeous, well-rounded tone and a smartly melodic soloing sense ... This is undeniably fine music, but there's so little to differentiate this album from so many others that Houston Person has done that finally, it's primarily of interest either to die-hard fans or those who have near heard any albums from this period in Person's career. Honestly, if you've heard one, you've heard them all".^[4] The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings describes Blue Velvet as one of Person’s best albums.^[5]

Track listing

1. "Everything I Have Is Yours" (Burton Lane, Harold Adamson) – 5:33
2. "Wonder Why" (Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn) – 4:04
3. "Blame It on My Youth" (Oscar Levant, Edward Heyman) – 6:48
4. "Too Late Now" (Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) – 7:43
5. "There's No You" (Hal Hopper, Tom Adair) – 5:52
6. "Be My Love" (Brodszky, Cahn) – 6:04
7. "I Want to Talk About You" (Billy Eckstine) – 4:14
8. "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" (Ray Noble) – 5:09
9. "Blue Velvet" (Bernie Wayne, Lee Morris) – 6:33

Personnel

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

References

1. Jazz Depot: HighNote discography accessed March 7, 2018
2. Payne, D. Houston Person Discography accessed March 7, 2018
3. Enciclopedia del Jazz: Houston Person accessed March 12, 2018
4. Mason, Stewart. Houston Person – Blue Velvet: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1149. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.