Person-ified is an album by saxophonist Houston Person which was recorded in late 1996 and released on the HighNote label the following year.

Reception

In his review on AllMusic, Stewart Mason states "Most of Houston Person's late-'90s albums are interchangeable collections of standards recorded with a small combo (the rhythm section led by either a piano or an organ, depending on Person's whim) and featuring Person's sterling tenor saxophone solos on top of a conservative backing. 1997's Person-ified is one of the string, but it's more interesting than some due to a slightly more adventurous taste in song selection. The track listing still leans heavily toward standards, but this time, Person has reached a bit deeper than usual into the great songbooks, coming up with somewhat less-obvious choices ... His backing combo is fairly anonymous, but never simply dull, and even at that, it means that Person's remarkable, underrated tenor playing is always front and center. Not bad at all"

Person-ified

Track listing

"You're My Everything" (Harry Warren, Mort Dixon, Joe Young) – 5:26

"I'll Never Stop Loving You" (Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn) – 6:12

"There's a Small Hotel" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 4:30

"Stranger on the Shore" (Acker Bilk) – 6:12

"Isn't It Romantic?" (Rogers, Hart) – 4:12

"Detour Ahead" (Lou Carter, Herb Ellis, Johnny Frigo) – 5:16

"Gentle Rain" (Luiz Bonfá, Matt Dubey) – 6:25

"In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" (David Mann, Bob Hilliard) – 6:05

"Blue Jug" (Houston Person) – 7:43

"May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You" (Meredith Willson) – 2:37

Personnel

Houston Person – tenor saxophone

Richard Wyands – piano

Ray Drummond – bass

Kenny Washington – drums

References

Houston Person albums

1997 albums

HighNote Records albums

Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio

Person-ified