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Length
  
38:57

Artist
  
Blue Mitchell

Producer
  
Alfred Lion

Genre
  
Jazz

Boss Horn (1966)
  
Heads Up! (1967)

Release date
  
1967

Label
  
Blue Note Records

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Released
  
End of October/early November 1967

Recorded
  
November 17, 1966 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

Similar
  
Blue Mitchell albums, Jazz albums

Boss Horn is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell recorded in 1966 and released on the Blue Note label.

Contents

Reception

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".

Track listing

  1. "Millie" (Pearson) - 6:18
  2. "O Mama Enit" (Mitchell) - 5:34
  3. "I Should Care" (Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston) - 7:31
  4. "Rigor Mortez" (Dave Burns) - 6:21
  5. "Tones for Joan's Bones" (Chick Corea) - 6:37
  6. "Straight Up and Down" (Corea) - 6:36

Personnel

  • 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

    • Songs

    1Millie6:16
    2O Mama Enit5:34
    3I Should Care7:31

    References

    Boss Horn Wikipedia
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