Sweet Buns & Barbeque

Sweet Buns & Barbeque
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Studio album by Houston Person
Released	1973
Recorded	September 11 and November 7, 1972
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	32:15
Label	Prestige PR 10055
Producer	Ozzie Cadena
Houston Person chronology
Broken Windows, Empty Hallways (1972) Sweet Buns & Barbeque (1973) The Real Thing (1973)

Sweet Buns & Barbeque is the eleventh album led by saxophonist Houston Person which was recorded in 1972 and released on the Prestige label.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing

1. "A Song for You" (Leon Russell) - 4:35
2. "The Trouble with Hello is Goodbye (Love Theme from “Fuzz”)" (Dave Grusin, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman) - 4:00
3. "Scared to Be Alone" (Dory Previn) - 4:20
4. "Sweet Buns and Barbeque" (Houston Person, Billy Ver Planc) - 3:05
5. "This Masquerade" (Russell) - 6:20
6. "Down Here on the Ground" (Gale Garnett, Lalo Schifrin) - 3:45
7. "Put It Where You Want It" (Joe Sample) - 3:10
8. "Groove Thang" (Johnny Bristol) - 3:00

Personnel

• Houston Person - tenor saxophone
• Ernie Royal, Victor Paz - trumpet (tracks 6–8)
• Frank Wess - flute, baritone saxophone (tracks 6–8)
• Richard Tee - piano, electric piano (tracks 1–3)
• Jimmy Watson - organ (track 5)
• Hugh McCracken - guitar (tracks 1 & 3)
• Joe Beck - guitar, electric guitar, arranger
• Ron Carter (tracks 1–3), George Duvivier (tracks 4–8) - bass
• Grady Tate - drums (tracks 1–3)
• Bernard Purdie - drums (tracks 4–8)
• Buddy Caldwell - congas, percussion (tracks 4, 5, 7 & 8)
• Billy Ver Planck - arranger (tracks 6–8)