Tenor saxophonist Houston Person's playing has a lot in common with a perfectly brewed cup of coffee. Both are bold, tasteful, smooth, eye-opening, and addictive once experienced.

Whether it be during smoldering blues-tinged numbers (“Please Send Me Someone to Love”), up-tempo takes on old favorites (“At Long Last Love," "Moon River"), or super-sultry, late-night ballads ("Put Your Head on My Shoulder"), Person never fails to deliver a performance where expressivity is the order of the day.

Person's very first recording as a leader, the 1967 Underground Soul!, was done at Rudy's fabled Englewood Cliffs studio. If you go by his busy performance schedule and his extensive discography, Houston Person is, like his fans, always looking forward to his next gig. www.facebook.com/houstonpersonmusic for more.