1969 studio album by Houston Person
Goodness! is the sixth album led by saxophonistHouston Person , which was recorded in 1969 and released on thePrestige label.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
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".[ 4]
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 ^ Prestige Records discography accessed April 11, 2013^ Payne, D,A Houston Person discography , June 7, 2009. ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Person, Houston , accessed February 16, 2018^a b Yanow, S.Allmusic listing accessed April 11, 2013. ^ Cook, Richard ;Morton, Brian (2008).The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.).Penguin . p. 1148.ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0 .
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
As leader or co-leader Underground Soul! (1966)Chocomotive (1967)Trust in Me (1967)Blue Odyssey (1968)Soul Dance! (1968)Goodness! (1969)Person to Person! (1970)Truth! (1970)Houston Express (1971)Broken Windows, Empty Hallways (1972)Sweet Buns & Barbeque (1972)The Real Thing (1973)The Big Horn (1976)Stolen Sweets (1976)Wild Flower (1977)The Nearness of You (1977)Suspicions (1980)Very Personal (1980)Heavy Juice (1982)Always on My Mind (1985)The Talk of the Town (1987)Basics (1987)The Party (1989)Something in Common (andRon Carter , 1989)Just Friends (andBuddy Tate , 1990)Now's the Time (and Ron Carter, 1990)Why Not! (1990)The Lion and His Pride (1991)Christmas with Houston Person and Friends (1994)Horn to Horn (withTeddy Edwards , 1994)Close Encounters (with Teddy Edwards, 1996)Person-ified (1996)The Opening Round (1997)My Romance (1998)Soft Lights (1999)Together at Christmas (withEtta Jones , 2000)The Way We Were: Live in Concert (with Etta Jones, 2000 [2011])In a Sentimental Mood (2000)Dialogues (and Ron Carter, 2000)Blue Velvet (2001)Sentimental Journey (2002)Social Call (2003)To Etta with Love (2004)You Taught My Heart to Sing (andBill Charlap , 2004)All Soul (2005)Just Between Friends (2005)Thinking of You (2007)Mellow (2009Moment to Moment (2010)Nice 'n' Easy (2011)So Nice (2011)Naturally (2012)The Melody Lingers On (2014)Chemistry (and Ron Carter, 2015)Something Personal (2015)Rain or Shine (2017)Remember Love (and Ron Carter, 2018)