This Muse recording differs from many of tenor saxophonist
Houston Person's previous ones in that
Person is backed by a piano rather than an organ; he sounds inspired by the "new" setting.
Person heads a sextet also including trumpeter
Cecil Bridgewater, pianist
Stan Hope, bassist
Buster Williams, drummer
Grady Tate and percussionist
Ralph Dorsey. They perform the tenor's "Just for You" and five standards, with the highlights including
Benny Carter's "Only Trust Your Heart," "Almost Like Being in Love" and a blues-drenched version of "It's the Talk of the Town." A particularly strong effort by the very consistent tenor great. ~ Scott Yanow