Houston Person - Mean To Me (1978)

ALBUM DESCRIPTION:

A surprising charmer from Houston Person -- a record that steps off nicely from his more fully arranged sets on Mercury, and which serves up the same sort of a groove with a looser indie feel! The album kicks off with the wonderful 8 minute stepper "Pretty Please" -- a snapping midtempo groove with a sweet slick feel -- served up by a group that includes Melvin Sparks, Charles Earland, Virgil Jones, and Grady Tate doing some excellent work on drums. Sonny Phillips electrifies the tune with just the right amount of electric piano -- making the track a wonderful soulful dancer. Etta Jones joins the group for the catchy "Please Mr Person" -- taking them back into an older soul jazz mode, which continues in a nicely laidback vein on tracks that include "Mean To Me", "Freddie Freeloader", and "I Hope I Can Love Again".

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Music

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• Houston
• Person

[jazzableful]

I love his version of this song! I not only have this, but almost everything he's recorded so far! Can't stop purchasing because everything he plays is wonderful classics and he brings them to life in a sensual magic way!

[blackandtanful]

小粋に軽快にﾌﾞﾛｳする､ｿｳﾙ･ﾃﾅｰの雄､ﾋｭｰｽﾄﾝ･­ﾊﾟｰｿﾝ"MEAN TO ME"～当時は､意外に手に入らなかった彼のｱﾙﾊﾞﾑ #jazzm

[Melody2955]

Gracias!

Me gustaría ver el video: BLUE SEVEN por este magnífico músico.

Si alguien lo tiene, súbalo por favor!

[jwright123456789]

Fantastic version. Thanks for sharing!  Can't find this on CD though - only vinyl.