Broken Windows, Empty Hallways

Broken Windows, Empty Hallways
Studio album by
Released1972
RecordedMay 1, 1972
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length35:12
LabelPrestige
PR 10044
ProducerOzzie Cadena
Houston Person chronology
Houston Express
(1971)
Broken Windows, Empty Hallways
(1972)
Sweet Buns & Barbeque
(1972)

Broken Windows, Empty Hallways is the tenth album led by saxophonist Houston Person which was recorded in 1972 and released on the Prestige label.[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. of Allmusic stated, "Broken Windows, Empty Hallways is finally an album for people who like jazzy sounding instrumentals, but don't really like jazz".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Houston Person except where noted.

  1. "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" (Randy Newman) – 5:53
  2. "Don't Mess with Bill" (Smokey Robinson) – 3:00
  3. "Everything's Alright" (Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd Webber) – 4:18
  4. "Mr. Bojangles" (Jerry Jeff Walker) – 3:52
  5. "Moan Er-uh Lisa" – 6:11
  6. "Imagine" (John Lennon) – 3:52
  7. "Let's Call This" (Thelonious Monk) – 4:03
  8. "Bleeker Street" – 4:03

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed April 15, 2013
  2. ^ Payne, D, A Houston Person discography, June 7, 2009.
  3. ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Person, Houston, accessed February 16, 2018
  4. ^ a b Lankford, R. D. Allmusic listing accessed April 15, 2013
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1149. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.