So Nice (Houston Person album)

So Nice is an album by saxophonist Houston Person which was recorded in 2011 and released on the HighNote label.[1]

So Nice
Studio album by
Houston Person
ReleasedOctober 11, 2011
RecordedJune 22, 2011
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length59:27
LabelHighNote
HCD 7229
ProducerHouston Person
Houston Person chronology
Moment to Moment
(2010)		 So Nice
(2011)		 Naturally
(2012)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

In his review on Allmusic, Ken Dryden states "Houston Person is a very versatile veteran tenor saxophonist who tends to get overlooked in critics' polls, yet his extensive musical resumé is ample proof that he is a jazz master. This 2011 session ranges from a duet to septet, with everyone playing compact solos, keeping all but one under the six-minute mark, a lost art in modern jazz. ... Highly recommended".[2] On All About Jazz, Greg Simmons noted " Houston Person isn't breaking any new ground with So Nice. He doesn't have to. He does what he does, and he does it really well".[3]

Track listing
  1. "Blues Everywhere" (Shirley Scott) – 5:18
  2. "All Too Soon" (Duke Ellington, Carl Sigman) – 5:39
  3. "I Wished on the Moon" (Ralph Rainger, Dorothy Parker) – 3:33
  4. "Kiss and Run" (Rene Denoncin, William Engvick, Jack Ledru) – 5:33
  5. "So Nice" (Elmo Hope) – 4:07
  6. "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) – 5:00
  7. "Close to You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 4:40
  8. "Star Eyes" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) – 5:08
  9. "Minor Inconvenience" (Houston Person) – 4:41
  10. "Easy Living" (Rainger, Leo Robin) – 4:25
  11. "Everything I Love" (Cole Porter) – 4:58
  12. "Stephen Sondheim Medley: Small World/Anyone Can Whistle" (Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim/Sondheim) – 6:25

Personnel

References
  1. Jazz Depot: HighNote discography accessed March 7, 2018
  2. Dryden, Ken. Houston Person – So Nice: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  3. Simmons, G. All About Jazz Review accessed March 7, 2018
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