Wild Flower' is an album by saxophonist Houston Person recorded in 1977 and released on the Muse label.Muse Records discography accessed April 11, 2014Payne, D., Houston Person discography, June 27, 2009Jazzlists: Muse LP series discography: 5150 to 5199, accessed February 13, 2018Enciclopedia del Jazz: Houston Person accessed March 12, 2018
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars noting that "Person never received much publicity but has been near the top of his field since the late '60s. His basic, swinging approach has resulted in a consistent string of rewarding and accessible albums... Worth searching for".Yanow, S., Allmusic listing, accessed April 11, 2014
Track listing "Preachin' and Teachin'" (Sonny Phillips) - 7:40 "Dameron" (Tadd Dameron) - 7:30 "Wildflower" (Doug Edwards, Dave Richardson) - 6:50 "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Fats Waller, Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf) - 6:00 "My Romance" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 5:30
Personnel Houston Person - tenor saxophone Bill Hardman - trumpet Jimmy Ponder - guitar Sonny Phillips - organ Idris Muhammad - drums Larry Killan - congas, percussion
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