Boss Horn is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell recorded in 1966 and released on the Blue Note label.[2]
| Boss Horn | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | End of October/early November 1967[1] | |||
| Recorded | November 17, 1966 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:57 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BST 84257 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
The Allmusic review by Matt Collar awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Trumpeter Blue Mitchell delivers a solid hard bop date with his 1966 Blue Note release Boss Horn".[3]
Track listing
edit- "Millie" (Pearson) - 6:18
- "O Mama Enit" (Mitchell) - 5:34
- "I Should Care" (Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston) - 7:31
- "Rigor Mortez" (Dave Burns) - 6:21
- "Tones for Joan's Bones" (Chick Corea) - 6:37
- "Straight Up and Down" (Chick Corea) - 6:36
Personnel
edit- Blue Mitchell – trumpet
- Jerry Dodgion – flute, alto saxophone
- Junior Cook – tenor saxophone
- Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
- Julian Priester – trombone
- Chick Corea (5–6), Cedar Walton (1–4) – piano
- Gene Taylor – bass
- Mickey Roker – drums
- Duke Pearson – arrangement
References
edit- ^ Billboard Oct 28, 1967
- ^ Blue Mitchell discography accessed October 26, 2010
- ^ a b Collar, M. Allmusic Review accessed October 26, 2010
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1009. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.