Basics is an album by saxophonist Houston Person recorded in 1987 and released on the Muse label in 1989.[1][2][3][4]

Basics
Studio album by Houston Person
Released	1989
Recorded	October 12, 1987
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	52:46
Label	Muse MR 5344
Producer	Houston Person
Houston Person chronology
The Talk of the Town (1987) Basics (1989) Something in Common (1989)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]

Allmusic reviewer Scott Yanow noted "Tenor saxophonist Houston Person has stuck to his singular musical path throughout his career, playing uncomplicated but soulful and swinging renditions of blues, ballads, and jazz standards for a couple decades, ignoring current (and usually short-lived) musical trends. ... the songs sound brand new and almost as if they were written for him. Recommended".[5]

Track listing

1. "What a Diff'rence a Day Made" (María Grever, Stanley Adams) − 7:29
2. "Stormy Weather" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) − 8:49
3. "St. Thomas" (Sonny Rollins) − 5:38
4. "Some Other Spring" (Arthur Herzog Jr., Irene Kitchings) − 7:51
5. "Time After Time" (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) − 7:34
6. "Sweet Slumber" (Lucky Millinder, Al J. Neiburg, Henri Woode) − 8:00
7. "Triste" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) − 8:36

Personnel

• Houston Person − tenor saxophone
• Stan Hope − piano
• Peter Martin Weiss − bass
• Cecil Brooks III − drums
• Ralph Dorsey − congas, percussion

References