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
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| rev1 = Allmusic
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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
- "Cissy Strut" (George Porter Jr., Ziggy Modeliste, Art Neville, Leo Nocentelli) - 8:35
- "On the Avenue" (Ben Dixon) - 9:30
- "If I Ruled The World" (Leslie Bricusse, Cyril Ornadel) - 3:22
- "Wadin'" (Horace Parlan) - 8:40
- "The Pulpit" (Sonny Phillips) - 5:03
- "For Your Love" (Ed Townsend) - 5:20
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