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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Soft Lights
| Type = Studio
| name = Soft Lights
| Artist = [[Houston Person]]
| type = Studio
| Cover = Soft Lights (album).jpg
| artist = [[Houston Person]]
| Released = September 28, 1999
| cover = Soft Lights (album).jpg
| Recorded = April 27, 1999
| alt =
| released = September 28, 1999
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| Studio = [[Van Gelder Studio]], Englewood Cliffs, NJ
| Genre = [[Jazz]]
| recorded = April 27, 1999
| Length = 63:03
| venue =
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| studio = [[Van Gelder Studio]], Englewood Cliffs, NJ
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| Label = [[HighNote Records|HighNote]]<br><small>HCD 7049</small>
| Producer = [[Houston Person]]
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| length = 63:03
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| Chronology = [[Houston Person]]
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| label = [[HighNote Records|HighNote]]<br /><small>HCD 7049</small>
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| Last album = ''[[My Romance (Houston Person album)|My Romance]]''<br>(1998)
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| producer = [[Houston Person]]
| This album = '''''Soft Lights'''''<br>(1999)
| chronology = [[Houston Person]]
| Next album = ''[[Together at Christmas]]''<br>(2000)
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| prev_title = [[My Romance (Houston Person album)|My Romance]]
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = [[Together at Christmas (Etta Jones and Houston Person album)|Together at Christmas]]
| next_year = 2000
}}
}}


'''''Soft Lights''''' is an album by saxophonist [[Houston Person]] which was recorded in 1999 and released on the [[HighNote Records|HighNote]] label.<ref>[http://www.jazzdepot.com/h_person/7049.html Jazz Depot: HighNote discography] accessed March 7, 2018</ref><ref>Payne, D. [http://dougpayne.blogspot.com.au/2009/06/houston-person-discography.html Houston Person Discography] accessed March 7, 2018</ref>
'''''Soft Lights''''' is an album by the saxophonist [[Houston Person]], recorded in 1999 and released on the [[HighNote Records|HighNote]] label.<ref>[http://www.jazzdepot.com/h_person/7049.html Jazz Depot: HighNote discography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307151124/http://www.jazzdepot.com/h_person/7049.html |date=March 7, 2018 }} accessed March 7, 2018</ref><ref>Payne, D. [http://dougpayne.blogspot.com.au/2009/06/houston-person-discography.html Houston Person Discography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404010621/http://dougpayne.blogspot.com.au/2009/06/houston-person-discography.html |date=April 4, 2018 }} accessed March 7, 2018</ref><ref>[https://enciclopediadeljazz.wordpress.com/2014/03/17/houston-person/ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Houston Person] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216085042/https://enciclopediadeljazz.wordpress.com/2014/03/17/houston-person/ |date=February 16, 2018 }} accessed March 12, 2018</ref>

==Reception==
==Reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
|rev2 = ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]]''
|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="Penguin">{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz|The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]] |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin]] |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1149}}</ref>
}}
}}
In his review on [[Allmusic]], Stewart Mason states "As always with Person, the standards win. This isn't a bad place to start for those wondering which album from this era to get".<ref name="Allmusic">{{allmusic|class=album|id=mw0000247259|first= Stewart|last=Mason|label= Houston Person – ''Soft Lights'': Review|accessdate=March 6, 2018}}</ref>
In his review on [[AllMusic]], Stewart Mason states: "As always with Person, the standards win. This isn't a bad place to start for those wondering which album from this era to get".<ref name="Allmusic">{{allMusic|class=album|id=mw0000247259|first= Stewart|last=Mason|label= Houston Person – ''Soft Lights'': Review|accessdate=March 6, 2018}}</ref>

== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
# "[[Here's That Rainy Day]]" ([[Jimmy Van Heusen]], [[Johnny Burke (lyricist)|Johnny Burke]]) – 5:07
# "[[Here's That Rainy Day]]" ([[Jimmy Van Heusen]], [[Johnny Burke (lyricist)|Johnny Burke]]) – 5:07
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# "[[Hey There]]" ([[Jerry Ross (composer)|Jerry Ross]], [[Richard Adler]]) – 6:16
# "[[Hey There]]" ([[Jerry Ross (composer)|Jerry Ross]], [[Richard Adler]]) – 6:16
# "[[If (Bread song)|If]]" ([[David Gates]]) – 5:21
# "[[If (Bread song)|If]]" ([[David Gates]]) – 5:21

== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
*[[Houston Person]] – [[tenor saxophone]]
*[[Houston Person]] – [[tenor saxophone]]
*[[Richard Wyands]] – [[piano]]
*[[Richard Wyands]] – piano
*[[Russell Malone]] – [[guitar]]
*[[Russell Malone]] – guitar
*[[Ray Drummond]] – [[double bass|bass]]
*[[Ray Drummond]] – [[double bass|bass]]
*[[Grady Tate]] – [[drum kit|drums]]
*[[Grady Tate]] – drums


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

{{Houston Person}}

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[[Category:Houston Person albums]]
[[Category:Houston Person albums]]

Latest revision as of 10:58, 2 May 2024

Soft Lights
Studio album by
Houston Person
ReleasedSeptember 28, 1999
RecordedApril 27, 1999
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length63:03
LabelHighNote
HCD 7049
ProducerHouston Person
Houston Person chronology
My Romance
(1998) 		Soft Lights
(1999) 		Together at Christmas
(2000)

Soft Lights is an album by the saxophonist Houston Person, recorded in 1999 and released on the HighNote label.[1][2][3]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

In his review on AllMusic, Stewart Mason states: "As always with Person, the standards win. This isn't a bad place to start for those wondering which album from this era to get".[4]

Track listing

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  1. "Here's That Rainy Day" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 5:07
  2. "I Only Have Eyes for You" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) – 4:37
  3. "It Might as Well Be Spring" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 6:08
  4. "Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me" (Duke Ellingtonl Bob Russell) – 5:51
  5. "At Last" (Warren, Mack Gordon) – 7:01
  6. "The Night We Called It a Day" (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair) – 7:56
  7. "It Shouldn't Happen to a Dream" (Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges) – 8:47
  8. "I'll Be Around" (Alec Wilder) – 5:59
  9. "Hey There" (Jerry Ross, Richard Adler) – 6:16
  10. "If" (David Gates) – 5:21

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Jazz Depot: HighNote discography Archived March 7, 2018, at the Wayback Machine accessed March 7, 2018
  2. ^ Payne, D. Houston Person Discography Archived April 4, 2018, at the Wayback Machine accessed March 7, 2018
  3. ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Houston Person Archived February 16, 2018, at the Wayback Machine accessed March 12, 2018
  4. ^ a b Mason, Stewart. Houston Person – Soft Lights: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1149. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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