Goodness!
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{{Infobox album
| name = Goodness!
| type = Studio
| artist = Houston Person
| cover = Goodness!.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1969
| recorded = August 25, 1969
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
| genre = Jazz
| length = 37:41
| label = Prestige
PR 7678
| producer = Bob Porter
| chronology = Houston Person
| prev_title = Soul Dance!
| prev_year = 1968
| next_title = Truth!
| next_year = 1970
}}
Goodness! is the sixth album led by saxophonist Houston Person, which was recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7600-series/#pr-7678 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
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{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 Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1148}}
}}
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "The music is generally quite commercial and is certainly not recommended to bebop purists, although it has some strong moments. But overall these performances succeed more as background music than as creative jazz".Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/goodness%21-mw0000263747 Allmusic listing] accessed April 11, 2013.
Track listing
All compositions by Houston Person except as noted
- "Hey Driver!" (Gloria Coleman) - 5:28
- "Goodness" - 9:28
- "Brother H." - 4:36
- "Hard Times" (Paul Mitchell) - 6:16
- "Jamilah" (Sonny Phillips) - 5:33
- "Close Your Eyes" (Chuck Willis) - 6:30
Personnel
- Houston Person - tenor saxophone
- Sonny Phillips - organ
- Billy Butler - guitar
- Bob Bushnell - electric bass
- Frankie Jones - drums
- Buddy Caldwell - congas
References
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Category:Houston Person albums
Category:Prestige Records albums