Chocomotive
1967 studio album by Houston Person
| Chocomotive | ||||
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| Studio album by Houston Person | ||||
| Released | 1967 | |||
| Recorded | June 14, 1967 | |||
| Studio | New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 44:20 | |||
| Label | Prestige PR 7517 | |||
| Producer | Don Schlitten | |||
| Houston Person chronology | ||||
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Chocomotive is the second album led by saxophonist Houston Person which was recorded in 1967 and released on the Prestige label.[1][2][3]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "Some jazz improvisers believe that appealing to R&B and pop fans is beneath them, but Houston Person never had that elitist mentality. The big-toned tenor titan was always a communicator; though he has first-rate chops and can easily sail through difficult bop changes, Person doesn't value pyrotechnics over feeling and emotion. Consequently, albums like Chocomotive have managed to reach a lot of R&B and pop fans who don't necessarily buy a lot of jazz".[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Cedar Walton except where noted.
- "Chocomotive" – 7:48
- "You're Gonna Hear From Me" (André Previn) – 3:48
- "Close Quarters" – 7:39
- "Girl Talk" (Neal Hefti, Bobby Troup) – 3:38
- "Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson) – 8:32
- "Up, Up and Away" (Jimmy Webb) – 4:45
- "More" (Riz Ortolani, Nino Oliviero) – 8:15
Personnel
- Houston Person – tenor saxophone
- Cedar Walton – piano
- Bob Cranshaw – bass
- Alan Dawson – vibraphone
- Frank Jones – drums
References
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
or co-leader
- Underground Soul! (1966)
- Chocomotive (1967)
- Trust in Me (1967)
- Blue Odyssey (1968)
- Soul Dance! (1968)
- Goodness! (1969)
- Person to Person! (1970)
- Truth! (1970)
- Houston Express (1971)
- Broken Windows, Empty Hallways (1972)
- Sweet Buns & Barbeque (1972)
- The Real Thing (1973)
- The Big Horn (1976)
- Stolen Sweets (1976)
- Wild Flower (1977)
- The Nearness of You (1977)
- Suspicions (1980)
- Very Personal (1980)
- Heavy Juice (1982)
- Always on My Mind (1985)
- The Talk of the Town (1987)
- Basics (1987)
- The Party (1989)
- Something in Common (and Ron Carter, 1989)
- Just Friends (and Buddy Tate, 1990)
- Now's the Time (and Ron Carter, 1990)
- Why Not! (1990)
- The Lion and His Pride (1991)
- Christmas with Houston Person and Friends (1994)
- Horn to Horn (with Teddy Edwards, 1994)
- Close Encounters (with Teddy Edwards, 1996)
- Person-ified (1996)
- The Opening Round (1997)
- My Romance (1998)
- Soft Lights (1999)
- Together at Christmas (with Etta Jones, 2000)
- The Way We Were: Live in Concert (with Etta Jones, 2000 [2011])
- In a Sentimental Mood (2000)
- Dialogues (and Ron Carter, 2000)
- Blue Velvet (2001)
- Sentimental Journey (2002)
- Social Call (2003)
- To Etta with Love (2004)
- You Taught My Heart to Sing (and Bill Charlap, 2004)
- All Soul (2005)
- Just Between Friends (2005)
- Thinking of You (2007)
- Mellow (2009
- Moment to Moment (2010)
- Nice 'n' Easy (2011)
- So Nice (2011)
- Naturally (2012)
- The Melody Lingers On (2014)
- Chemistry (and Ron Carter, 2015)
- Something Personal (2015)
- Rain or Shine (2017)
- Remember Love (and Ron Carter, 2018)
