Something in Common (Houston Person and Ron Carter album)

Something in Common
Studio album by Houston Person and Ron Carter
Released	1990
Recorded	February 23, 1989
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	51:19
Label	Muse
Producer	Houston Person, Ron Carter
Houston Person chronology
Basics (1987) Something in Common (1990) The Party (1989)
Ron Carter chronology
All Alone (1988) Something in Common (1989) Duets (1989)

Something in Common is an album by saxophonist Houston Person and bassist Ron Carter that was released by Muse in 1989.

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Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

At AllMusic Scott Yanow noted, "Houston Person is one of the last in a long line of thick-toned tenors who display soul in every note they play while bassist Ron Carter's versatility is legendary (it seems as if he has spent half of his life in recording studios). Their duet CD, although not inevitable, works out quite well...the main attractions of this date are the instrumentation and the strong interplay between Person and Carter".

Track listing

1. "Once in a While" (Michael Edwards, Bud Green) – 7:07
2. "Anthropology" (Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker) – 6:02
3. "Blues for Two" (Valery Ponomarev) – 8:42
4. "Mack the Knife" (Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht) – 6:22
5. "Joy Spring" (Clifford Brown) – 5:37
6. "Blue Seven" (Sonny Rollins) – 5:57
7. "I Thought About You" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Mercer) – 3:48
8. "Good Morning Heartache" (Irene Higginbotham, Ervin Drake, and Dan Fisher) – 7:26

Personnel

• Houston Person – tenor saxophone
• Ron Carter – double bass