Soft Lights (album)

Soft Lights
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 28, 1999
RecordedApril 27, 1999
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length63:03
LabelHighNote
HCD 7049
ProducerHouston Person
Houston Person chronology
My Romance
(1998)
Soft Lights
(1999)
Together at Christmas
(2000)

Soft Lights is an album by the saxophonist Houston Person, recorded in 1999 and released on the HighNote label.[1][2][3]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

In his review on AllMusic, Stewart Mason states: "As always with Person, the standards win. This isn't a bad place to start for those wondering which album from this era to get".[4]

Track listing

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  1. "Here's That Rainy Day" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 5:07
  2. "I Only Have Eyes for You" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) – 4:37
  3. "It Might as Well Be Spring" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 6:08
  4. "Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me" (Duke Ellingtonl Bob Russell) – 5:51
  5. "At Last" (Warren, Mack Gordon) – 7:01
  6. "The Night We Called It a Day" (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair) – 7:56
  7. "It Shouldn't Happen to a Dream" (Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges) – 8:47
  8. "I'll Be Around" (Alec Wilder) – 5:59
  9. "Hey There" (Jerry Ross, Richard Adler) – 6:16
  10. "If" (David Gates) – 5:21

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Jazz Depot: HighNote discography Archived March 7, 2018, at the Wayback Machine accessed March 7, 2018
  2. ^ Payne, D. Houston Person Discography Archived April 4, 2018, at the Wayback Machine accessed March 7, 2018
  3. ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Houston Person Archived February 16, 2018, at the Wayback Machine accessed March 12, 2018
  4. ^ a b Mason, Stewart. Houston Person – Soft Lights: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1149. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.