Personnel & Notes:
Houston Person (ts)
Sonny Phillips (org)
Billy Butler (g)
Bob Bushnell (el-b)
Frankie Jones (d)
Buddy Caldwell (cga)
Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio,
Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 25, 1969
Tracklisting:
1. Hey Driver!
2. Goodness
3. Brother H.
4. Hard Times
5. Jamilah
6. Close Your Eyes
Review:
A great little record — one of Houston’s most successful for Prestige! The album follows strongly in that late 60s pre-funk mode that Prestige was cooking up — tight and groovy, with electric bass dropped into the mix, electrifying things a bit, but still really just grooving in a souped-up 60s soul jazz mode. Houston rises to the style wonderfully — and the rest of the group include Sonny Phillips on organ, Billy Butler on guitar, and Buddy Caldwell who throws in some great conga work! Includes a nice boogaloo cut called “Hey Driver!”, with some chanted vocals by the band, plus the tracks “Hard Times” and “Jamilah”, which have a very nice groove!
Houston Person (ts)
Sonny Phillips (org)
Billy Butler (g)
Bob Bushnell (el-b)
Frankie Jones (d)
Buddy Caldwell (cga)
Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio,
Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 25, 1969
Tracklisting:
1. Hey Driver!
2. Goodness
3. Brother H.
4. Hard Times
5. Jamilah
6. Close Your Eyes
Review:A great little record — one of Houston’s most successful for Prestige! The album follows strongly in that late 60s pre-funk mode that Prestige was cooking up — tight and groovy, with electric bass dropped into the mix, electrifying things a bit, but still really just grooving in a souped-up 60s soul jazz mode. Houston rises to the style wonderfully — and the rest of the group include Sonny Phillips on organ, Billy Butler on guitar, and Buddy Caldwell who throws in some great conga work! Includes a nice boogaloo cut called “Hey Driver!”, with some chanted vocals by the band, plus the tracks “Hard Times” and “Jamilah”, which have a very nice groove!
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