You Taught My Heart to Sing

by Houston Person

Overview

Tenor saxophonist Houston Person teams up with pianist Bill Charlap on this ten-track collection of standards, You Taught My Heart to Sing. Both musicians have released individual albums paying homage to the great songwriters of the '30s and '40s -- George Gershwin, Hoagy Carmichael, Irving Berlin -- but this is the first time they teamed up in the studio together. Along with such tried and true chestnuts as "S'Wonderful," "Sweet Lorraine," and "Namely You," the duo brings a few originals into the musical fold as well as contemporary romantic standards such as "Where Is the Love." Recorded in the cozy confines of Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood, NJ, the mood is relaxed yet not moribund, nor does the duo succumb to adding weepy strings or sappy horn arrangements. Person and Charlap don't break any new ground with this recording; rather they continue to showcase their combined enduring passion for ballads. ~ Al Campbell

Product Details

Release Date:	08/01/2006
Label:	Highnote Records
UPC:	0632375713423
Rank:	68436

Tracks

1. You Taught My Heart to Sing
2. Namely You
3. Where Are You
4. Sweet Lorraine
5. If I Ruled the World
6. 'S Wonderful
7. Where Is the Love
8. I Was Telling Her About You
9. Don't Forget the Blues
10. I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Houston Person   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Bill Charlap   Primary Artist,Piano

Technical Credits

Houston Person   Audio Production,Composer,Producer
Joe Fields   Executive Producer
Clifford R. Burwell   Composer
Rudy Van Gelder   Mixing,Engineer,Mastering,Cover Photo
Mitchell Parish   Composer
Maureen Sickler   Assistant
D.W. George   Composer
Brad Wrolstad   Design
Ray Osnato   Liner Notes