Very PERSONal is an album by saxophonist Houston Person recorded in 1980 and released on the Muse label early the following year.[1][2][3][4]

Very PERSONal
Studio album by Houston Person
Released	1981
Recorded	August 29, 1980
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:52
Label	Muse MR 5231
Producer	Houston Person
Houston Person chronology
Suspicions (1980) Very PERSONal (1981) Heavy Juice (1982)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]

Allmusic reviewer Ron Wynn noted the album was "A departure for tenor saxophonist Houston Person, normally a soul jazz, blues, funk, and ballads player. This is more mainstream jazz and hard bop ... All those who felt that Person couldn't play bop changes were left looking silly when this came out in 1980".[5]

Track listing

1. "Daydream" (Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, John La Touche) − 4:13
2. "Peace" (Horace Silver) − 5:31
3. "Chicago Serenade" (Eddie Harris) − 6:19
4. "Steppin' into Beauty" (Rahsaan Roland Kirk) − 4:32
5. "I'll Let You Know" (Cedar Walton) − 6:20
6. "Berkshire Blues" (Randy Weston) − 7:36
7. "God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) − 6:21

Personnel

• Houston Person − tenor saxophone
• Curtis Fuller − trombone
• Cedar Walton − piano
• Buster Williams − bass
• Vernel Fournier − drums

References