1978 studio album by Houston Person
Wild Flower' is an album by saxophonist Houston Person recorded in 1977 and released on the Muse label.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [ 5]
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars noting that "Person never received much publicity but has been near the top of his field since the late '60s. His basic, swinging approach has resulted in a consistent string of rewarding and accessible albums... Worth searching for".[ 5]
Track listing
"Preachin' and Teachin'" (Sonny Phillips) - 7:40
"Dameron" (Tadd Dameron ) - 7:30
"Wildflower " (Doug Edwards, Dave Richardson) - 6:50
"Ain't Misbehavin' " (Fats Waller , Harry Brooks , Andy Razaf ) - 6:00
"My Romance " (Lorenz Hart , Richard Rodgers ) - 5:30
Personnel
References
^ Muse Records discography accessed April 11, 2014
^ Payne, D., Houston Person discography , June 27, 2009
^ Jazzlists: Muse LP series discography: 5150 to 5199 , accessed February 13, 2018
^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Houston Person accessed March 12, 2018
^ a b Yanow, S., Allmusic listing , accessed April 11, 2014
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
As leader 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)