Broken Windows, Empty Hallways

Broken Windows, Empty Hallways
Studio album by Houston Person
Released	1972
Recorded	May 1, 1972
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:12
Label	Prestige PR 10044
Producer	Ozzie Cadena
Houston Person chronology
Houston Express (1971) Broken Windows, Empty Hallways (1972) Sweet Buns & Barbeque (1972)

Broken Windows, Empty Hallways is the tenth album led by saxophonist Houston Person which was recorded in 1972 and released on the Prestige label.¹²³

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	4
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	5

Ronnie D. Lankford Jr. of Allmusic stated, "Broken Windows, Empty Hallways is finally an album for people who like jazzy sounding instrumentals, but don't really like jazz".⁴

All compositions by Houston Person except where noted.

1. "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" (Randy Newman) – 5:53
2. "Don't Mess with Bill" (Smokey Robinson) – 3:00
3. "Everything's Alright" (Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd Webber) – 4:18
4. "Mr. Bojangles" (Jerry Jeff Walker) – 3:52
5. "Moan Er-uh Lisa" – 6:11
6. "Imagine" (John Lennon) – 3:52
7. "Let's Call This" (Thelonious Monk) – 4:03
8. "Bleeker Street" – 4:03

• Houston Person – tenor saxophone
• Victor Paz, Joe Wilder – trumpet
• Jim Buffington – French horn
• Hubert Laws – flute
• Ronnie Jannelli – flute, clarinet, baritone saxophone
• Buzz Brauner – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, English horn, oboe, piccolo flute, flute, clarinet
• Cedar Walton – piano
• Joe Beck – guitar
• Ernie Hayes (tracks 1–7), Jimmy Watson (track 8) – organ
• Grady Tate – drums
• Buddy Caldwell – congas [1, 3]
• Bunny Briggs – tap dance (track 4)
• Billy Ver Planck – arranger, conductor