Truth!

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{{Infobox album

| name = Truth!

| type = Studio

| artist = Houston Person

| cover = Truth! (album).jpg

| alt =

| released = 1970

| recorded = February 23, 1970

| venue =

| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

| genre = Jazz

| length = 41:43

| label = Prestige
PR 7767

| producer = Bob Porter

| chronology = Houston Person

| prev_title = Goodness!

| prev_year = 1969

| next_title = Person to Person!

| next_year = 1970

}}

Truth! is the seventh album led by saxophonist Houston Person which was recorded in 1970 and released on the Prestige label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7700-series/album-index/ Prestige Records discography] accessed April 12, 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

| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}

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Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "much of the music that Person recorded for Prestige was exciting and quite rewarding. Those who like their jazz with a heavy dose of R&B will find a lot to admire on this CD".Henderson, A. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-truth%21-mw0000248230 Allmusic listing] accessed April 12, 2013

Track listing

  1. "Cissy Strut" (George Porter Jr., Ziggy Modeliste, Art Neville, Leo Nocentelli) - 8:35
  2. "On the Avenue" (Ben Dixon) - 9:30
  3. "If I Ruled The World" (Leslie Bricusse, Cyril Ornadel) - 3:22
  4. "Wadin'" (Horace Parlan) - 8:40
  5. "The Pulpit" (Sonny Phillips) - 5:03
  6. "For Your Love" (Ed Townsend) - 5:20

Personnel

References