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Eric Person: Blue Vision

By Mike Jurkovic
January 27, 2022
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A veteran of

Chico Hamilton

drums
1921 - 2013

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Dave Holland

bass
b.1946

" data-original-title="" title="">Dave Holland, and

World Saxophone Quartet

band / ensemble / orchestra

" data-original-title="" title="">World Saxophone Quartet, saxophonist

" data-original-title="" title="">Eric Person knows a sweet gig when he plays one. This well earned and hard earned knowledge unequivocally guarantees that Blue Vision, Person's soulful homage to late night organ trios, church, and sax legend

Houston Person

saxophone, tenor
b.1934

" data-original-title="" title="">Houston Person, is about as cool a blue session that you'll hear any time in the near future.

Blue Vision has one wafting in and out of the daily routine then returning to it with a mellow swing step. Just put it on and let it play because one can accomplish great things with music like "Soul Saturation," a Sunday church meeting that holds just enough hometown intrigue to keep any sinner returning to the fold as both horns take their turn to confess, profess, and elevate. As he is on all seven cuts, organist Adam Kipple is an exemplar of groove and constraint on this burner from the younger Person.

The two Persons are not related. By blood anyway. By tone and instinct, spirit and mind, the two men are connected at the hip and therefore the heart, which expressly manifests itself on the feisty opening title-track and the closing cliff-hanger "No Doubt True Dat." Spirited by the effusive drive of guitarist

Pete McCann

guitar
b.1966

" data-original-title="" title="">Pete McCann and the seemingly inexhaustible, whip crack

Tony Jefferson

drums

" data-original-title="" title="">Tony Jefferson on drums, (his hi-hat snap on the closing number alone is worthy of its own separate review), Blue Vision never relinquishes the eager ear.

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Track Listing

Blue Vision; Dear Old Stockholm; Lover Man; Soul Saturation; Old Hat Feathers; Geri; No Doubt True Dat.

Personnel

Eric Person

saxophone

Houston Person

saxophone, tenor

Adam Klipple

organ, Hammond B3

Pete McCann

guitar

Tony Jefferson

drums

Album information

Title: Blue Vision | Year Released: 2022 | Record Label: Self Produced

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