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

Boss Horn
Studio album by
ReleasedEnd of October/early November 1967[1]
RecordedNovember 17, 1966
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length38:57
LabelBlue Note
BST 84257
ProducerAlfred Lion
Blue Mitchell chronology
Bring It Home to Me
(1966)
Boss Horn
(1967)
Heads Up!
(1967)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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  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

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References

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  1. ^ Billboard Oct 28, 1967
  2. ^ Blue Mitchell discography accessed October 26, 2010
  3. ^ a b Collar, M. Allmusic Review accessed October 26, 2010
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1009. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.