The Talk of the Town (album)
# The Talk of the Town (album)

The Talk of the Town is an album by saxophonist Houston Person recorded in 1987 and released on the Muse label.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |

Allmusic reviewer Scott Yanow noted "This Muse recording differs from many of tenor saxophonist Houston Person's previous ones in that Person is backed by a piano rather than an organ; he sounds inspired by the "new" setting. ... A particularly strong effort by the very consistent tenor great".

## Track listing

* "Only Trust Your Heart" (Benny Carter, Sammy Cahn) − 7:26
* "Everything Happens to Me" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) − 6:07
* "Almost Like Being in Love" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) − 6:53
* "It's the Talk of the Town" (Jerry Livingston, Al J. Neiburg, Marty Symes) − 7:25
* "Just for You" (Cecil Bridgewater) − 4:18
* "I'll Never Be Free" (Bennie Benjamin, George David Weiss) − 7:30

## Personnel

* Houston Person − tenor saxophone
* Cecil Bridgewater − trumpet
* Stan Hope − piano
* Buster Williams − bass
* Grady Tate − drums
* Ralph Dorsey − percussion
