Hootin' 'n Tootin'

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Hootin' 'n Tootin'
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Studio album by Fred Jackson
Released 1962
Recorded February 5, 1962 (#1-7)
April 9, 1962 (#8-14)
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Jazz
Length37:52
Label Blue Note
BST 84094
Producer Alfred Lion

Hootin' 'n Tootin' is the debut album by American saxophonist Fred Jackson, and the sole recording under his leadership, recorded in 1962 and released on the Blue Note label. [1] The CD reissue added seven previously unissued bonus tracks from a later session.

Fred Jackson is an American rhythm and blues and jazz tenor saxophonist.

Blue Note Records American record label

Blue Note Records is an American jazz record label that is owned by Universal Music Group and operated with Decca Records. Established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis, it derives its name from the blue notes of jazz and the blues. Originally dedicated to recording traditional jazz and small group swing, from 1947 the label began to switch its attention to modern jazz. Although the original company did not record many of the pioneers of bebop, significant exceptions are Thelonious Monk, Fats Navarro and Bud Powell.

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Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "Hootin' 'n Tootin' is a thoroughly enjoyable set of funky soul-jazz with hard bop overtones. It is true that Jackson doesn't try anything new on the set, but he proves to be a capable leader... the result is a modest but highly entertaining set of earthy, bluesy soul-jazz that should have been heard by a wider audience". [2]

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Track listing

All compositions by Fred Jackson

  1. "Dippin' in the Bag" – 4:01
  2. "Southern Exposure" – 6:56
  3. "Preach Brother" – 5:46
  4. "Hootin' 'n Tootin'" – 4:33
  5. "Easin' on Down" – 6:17
  6. "That's Where It's At" – 5:08
  7. "Way Down Home" – 5:11

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

  1. "Stretchin' Out" – 5:00
  2. "Mr. B.J." – 6:39
  3. "Egypt Land" – 4:24
  4. "Teena" – 5:19
  5. "On the Spot" – 4:55
  6. "Minor Exposure" – 4:58
  7. "Little Freddie" – 4:43

Personnel

Tenor saxophone type of saxophone

The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B♭ (while the Alto is pitched in the key of E♭), and written as a transposing instrument in the treble clef, sounding an octave and a major second lower than the written pitch. Modern tenor saxophones which have a high F♯ key have a range from A♭2 to E5 (concert) and are therefore pitched one octave below the soprano saxophone. People who play the tenor saxophone are known as "tenor saxophonists", "tenor sax players", or "saxophonists".

Earl Van Dyke African American soul musician

Earl Van Dyke was an African American soul musician, most notable as the main keyboardist for Motown Records' in-house Funk Brothers band during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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References

  1. ↑ Blue Note Records discography accessed November 12, 2010
  2. 1 2 Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed November 12, 2010
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