Chocomotive
{{Infobox album
| name = Chocomotive
| type = Studio
| artist = Houston Person
| cover = Chocomotive.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1967
| recorded = June 14, 1967
| venue =
| studio = New York City
| genre = Jazz
| length = 44:20
| label = Prestige
PR 7517
| producer = Don Schlitten
| chronology = Houston Person
| prev_title = Underground Soul!
| prev_year = 1966
| next_title = Trust in Me
| next_year = 1967
}}
Chocomotive is the second album led by saxophonist Houston Person which was recorded in 1967 and released on the Prestige label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7500-series/#pr-7517 Prestige Records discography] accessed April 11, 2013Payne, D, [http://dougpayne.blogspot.com.au/2009/06/houston-person-discography.html A Houston Person discography], June 7, 2009.[https://enciclopediadeljazz.wordpress.com/2014/03/17/houston-person/ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Person, Houston], accessed February 16, 2018
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
}}
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "Some jazz improvisers believe that appealing to R&B and pop fans is beneath them, but Houston Person never had that elitist mentality. The big-toned tenor titan was always a communicator; though he has first-rate chops and can easily sail through difficult bop changes, Person doesn't value pyrotechnics over feeling and emotion. Consequently, albums like Chocomotive have managed to reach a lot of R&B and pop fans who don't necessarily buy a lot of jazz".Henderson, A. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/chocomotive-mw0000873986 Allmusic listing] accessed April 11, 2013
Track listing
All compositions by Cedar Walton except where noted.
- "Chocomotive" – 7:48
- "You're Gonna Hear From Me" (André Previn) – 3:48
- "Close Quarters" – 7:39
- "Girl Talk" (Neal Hefti, Bobby Troup) – 3:38
- "Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson) – 8:32
- "Up, Up and Away" (Jimmy Webb) – 4:45
- "More" (Riz Ortolani, Nino Oliviero) – 8:15
Personnel
- Houston Person – tenor saxophone
- Cedar Walton – piano
- Bob Cranshaw – bass
- Alan Dawson – vibraphone
- Frank Jones – drums
References
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Category:Houston Person albums