| Broken Windows, Empty Hallways | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | May 1, 1972 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 35:12 | |||
| Label | Prestige PR 10044 | |||
| Producer | Ozzie Cadena | |||
| Houston Person chronology | ||||
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Broken Windows, Empty Hallways is the tenth album led by saxophonist Houston Person which was recorded in 1972 and released on the Prestige label.[1][2][3]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. of Allmusic stated, "Broken Windows, Empty Hallways is finally an album for people who like jazzy sounding instrumentals, but don't really like jazz".[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Houston Person except where noted.
- "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" (Randy Newman) – 5:53
- "Don't Mess with Bill" (Smokey Robinson) – 3:00
- "Everything's Alright" (Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd Webber) – 4:18
- "Mr. Bojangles" (Jerry Jeff Walker) – 3:52
- "Moan Er-uh Lisa" – 6:11
- "Imagine" (John Lennon) – 3:52
- "Let's Call This" (Thelonious Monk) – 4:03
- "Bleeker Street" – 4:03
Personnel
- Houston Person – tenor saxophone
- Victor Paz, Joe Wilder – trumpet
- Jim Buffington – French horn
- Hubert Laws – flute
- Ronnie Jannelli – flute, clarinet, baritone saxophone
- Buzz Brauner – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, English horn, oboe, piccolo flute, flute, clarinet
- Cedar Walton – piano
- Joe Beck – guitar
- Ernie Hayes (tracks 1-7), Jimmy Watson (track 8) – organ
- Grady Tate – drums
- Buddy Caldwell – congas [1,3]
- Bunny Briggs – tap dance (track 4)
- Billy Ver Planck – arranger, conductor
References
- ↑ Prestige Records discography accessed April 15, 2013
- ↑ Payne, D, A Houston Person discography, June 7, 2009.
- ↑ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Person, Houston, accessed February 16, 2018
- 1 2 Lankford, R. D. Allmusic listing accessed April 15, 2013
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1149. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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