looking for Houston Person "The Real Thing"

[l p]

would like to trade for a dub.

[andybleaden]

Is this the set that came part out on a BGP sampler a while ago with jack mcduff too?...I have some of these tracks..give me a shout via pm to check details

It was a live set that I have at Watts Club ( a little too like the unissued Blue note set) and had a least two if not three of the tracks on...kick some ass too if I remember right

I had two sampler ..one of East bound artist and one specific Houston one

Andy

[andybleaden]

Yup

had a quick check and I think there are four from this date ( will check when I get home)

Easy Walker

Pain

Crazy Legs

Lester Leaps in

EMail me for more info later

Andy

[andybleaden]

Bit more info re this session from a great little japanese website

http://microgroove.jp/archives/2005/03/the_real_thing_1.html

I have lifted the stuff below :

alking about the musical contents - all tracks are what the Soul Jazz or Funk Jazz should be. The leader Houston Person plays very dirty, mellow and soulful tenor sax, while the amazing drummer Idris Muhammad doing the funky funky stuffs. Luckily, Idris Muhammad's awesome drumming is featured on five out of six tracks which features Grant Green on guitar (on the rest track “Since I Fell For You”, Hank Brown replaces Muhammad - I feel Hank's drumming sounds rather steady, though). Comparing individual characteristics among three different organists (Jimmy Watson, Sonny Phillips and Jack McDuff) is also interesting. Anyway, this double LP is highly recommended for anyone who like Souly and Funky Jazz music of the late 1960s - early 1970s.

A-1 You Are The Sunshine Of My Life

A-2 Since I Fell For You

A-3 Until It's Time For You To Go

B-1 Pain

B-2 Angel Eyes

C-1 Easy Walker

C-2 Kittitian Carnival

C-3 Could It Be I'm Falling In Love

D-1 Where Is The Love?

D-2 Medley: Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do - Don't Go Strangers

D-3 Crazy Legs

Marcus Belgrave (tp on B-1, C-2, C-3, D-3), Donald Townes (tp on C-2),

Eli Fountain (as on C-2), Houston Person (ts on all tracks), Wild Bill Moore (ts on C-2),

Jimmy Watson (org on A-1, A-2, D-1, D-2), Sonny Phillips (org on A-3, B-1, C-1, C-2, C-3, D-3), Brother Jack McDuff (org on B-2),

Grant Green (g on A-2, B-1, B-2, C-1, C-3, D-3), Robert Lowe (g on A-1, A-3, B-1, C-2, C-3, D-2, D-3),

James Jamieson (b on B-1, C-3, D-3),

Hank Brown (ds on A-1, A-2, A-3, C-2, D-1, D-2), Idris Muhammad (ds on B-1, B-2, C-1, C-3, D-3),

Buddy Caldwell (conga/tambourine on A-1, B-1, C-2, C-3, D-1, D-2),

Etta Jones (vo on D-2), Spanky Wilson (vo on A-3).

Recorded at the Watts Club Mozambique, Detroit, MI on March 14-15, 1973.

Produced by Bob Porter for Eastbound Records, Inc.

Engineers: Chuck Buchanan, assisted by Marty Jakubowski.

Remix Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder.

Mastering: Howard Craft.

This is the lp art for it

[andybleaden]

and the back

I have to say what a fantastic little site in all ....I am off to have a browse around

Anyway I have the following on two BGP cds from the LP (not all grant green though)

A-1 You Are The Sunshine Of My Life

A-3 Until It's Time For You To Go

B-1 Pain

C-1 Easy Walker

C-2 Kittitian Carnival

D-2 Medley: Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do - Don't Go Strangers

D-3 Crazy Legs

and Lester leaps in which strangely enough does nto appear on the listings as it was an unissued and yet brilliant track from the session which features Grant Green

Enjoy

Edited April 13, 2005 by andybleaden

[monkboughtlunch]

Who owns the Eastbound stuff? Any chance all this material will be reissued on CD (collected in one place)?

[andybleaden]

dunno ...guess not...a few tracks have come out on the compilation but other eastbound material came on on bgp but nothing for years

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Who owns the Eastbound stuff? Any chance all this material will be reissued on CD (collected in one place)?

As far as I know, Eastbound is still owned by a firm called Nine. That firm also owned the Sound of Gospel label and appears now also to own Spring. I think Bernie Mendelsson is/was the man behind it (I think he also owned Watts Club Mozambique). He was certainly the producer on all the Sound of Gospel LPs I have.

This is a good, but not great session. I have the double LP and the BGP compilation on which three other cuts from the gig were issued - "Lester leaps in", "Blow top blues" (vocal by Etta Jones) and "When I'm kissing my love" (vocal by Spanky Wilson). The real standout track is "Kittitian carnival" on which Wild Bill Moore blows Houston Person right into Canada!

MG