The Truth! (1970)

About this title: Released in 1999 for Fantasy's Legends of Acid Jazz series, this CD unites two of Houston Person's classic Prestige sessions, 1968's Soul Dance and 1970's Truth!, on a single 78-minute CD. Soul Dance is heard in its entirety, but because the CD didn't have enough room to hold everything from Truth!, the track "If I Ruled the World" ended up being sacrificed. The personnel on the sessions differs--while Soul Dance employed organist Billy Gardner, guitarist Boogaloo Joe Jones and drummer Frankie Jones, Truth! united Person with Frankie Jones, guitarist Billy Butler, electric bassist Bob ... read more

Tracks:

1. Snake Eyes [Person]
2. Never Let Me Go [Livingston/Evans]
3. Groovin' and A-Groovin' [Person]
4. What a Diff'rence a Day Made [Adams/Grever]
5. Soul Dance [Person]
6. Here's That Rainy Day [Burke/VanHeusen]
7. Teardrops from My Eyes [Toombs]
8. Blue 7 [Rollins]
9. Cissy Strut [Neville/Porter/Noce]
10. On the Avenue [Dixon]
11. Wadin' [Parlan]
12. Pulpit [Phillips]
13. For Your Love [Townsend]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.