Boss Horn Explained

Boss Horn
Type:	Album
Artist:	Blue Mitchell
Cover:	Boss Horn.jpg
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
Chronology:	Blue Mitchell
Prev Title:	Bring It Home to Me
Prev Year:	1966
Next Title:	Heads Up!
Next Year:	1967

Boss Horn is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell recorded in 1966 and released on the Blue Note label.^[2]

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".^[3]

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" (Chick 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

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=VCgEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Blue+Mitchell+Boss+Horn+4257&pg=PA91 Billboard Oct 28, 1967
2. http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Leaders/MitchellBlue-ldr.php Blue Mitchell discography
3. Collar, M. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=boss-horn-r143999|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed October 26, 2010