Most Much! Explained

Most Much!
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Jimmy Forrest
Cover:	Most Much!.jpg
Released:	1961
Recorded:	October 19, 1961
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	49:09
Label:	Prestige
Producer:	Esmond Edwards
Chronology:	Jimmy Forrest
Prev Title:	Sit Down and Relax with Jimmy Forrest
Prev Year:	1961
Next Title:	Soul Street
Next Year:	1962

Most Much! is an album by saxophonist Jimmy Forrest recorded in 1961 and released on the Prestige label.^[1]

Reception

Scott Yanow of AllMusic states, "Jimmy Forrest was a very consistent tenor, able to infuse bop and swing standards with soul and his distinctive tone... Enjoyable music from the warm tenor".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Forrest except where noted.

1. "Matilda" (Norman Span) – 4:50
2. "Annie Laurie" (Traditional) – 7:46
3. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) – 4:28
4. "My Buddy" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 2:44
5. "I Love You" (Harry Archer, Harlan Thompson) – 5:16
6. "Soft Winds" (Benny Goodman) – 5:40
7. "Robbin's Nest" (Illinois Jacquet, Bob Russell, Sir Charles Thompson) – 8:51
8. "Most Much" – 6:41
9. "Sonny Boy" (Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson) – 3:19

Personnel

• Jimmy Forrest – tenor saxophone
• Hugh Lawson – piano
• Tommy Potter – bass
• Clarence Johnston – drums
• Ray Barretto – congas
• Esmond Edwards – supervisor
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7200-series/#prlp-7218 Prestige Records discography
2. Yanow, S. AllMusic Review, January 29, 2013