Hootin' 'n Tootin' is the debut album by American saxophonist Fred Jackson

Fred Jackson (saxophonist)

Fred Jackson, Jr. is a jazz fusion saxophonist and flautist who has recorded with Bobby Hutcherson, Earth, Wind & Fire, Jimmy Smith, Horace Silver, and Solomon Burke, among others.-As Sideman:With Ry Cooder*Chicken Skin Music...

, and the sole recording under his leadership, recorded in 1962 and released on the Blue Note

Blue Note Records

Blue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis. Francis Wolff became involved shortly afterwards. It derives its name from the characteristic "blue notes" of jazz and the blues. At the end of the 1950s, and in the early 1960s, Blue Note headquarters...

 label. The CD reissue added seven previously unissued bonus tracks from a later session.

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".

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
8. "Stretchin' Out" - 5:00 Bonus track on CD reissue
9. "Mr. B.J." - 6:39 Bonus track on CD reissue
10. "Egypt Land" - 4:24 Bonus track on CD reissue
11. "Teena" - 5:19 Bonus track on CD reissue
12. "On the Spot" - 4:55 Bonus track on CD reissue
13. "Minor Exposure" - 4:58 Bonus track on CD reissue
14. "Little Freddie" - 4:43 Bonus track on CD reissue
    • Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on February 5 (tracks 1-7) and April 9 (tracks 8-14), 1962

Personnel

• Fred Jackson
  Fred Jackson (saxophonist)
  Fred Jackson, Jr. is a jazz fusion saxophonist and flautist who has recorded with Bobby Hutcherson, Earth, Wind & Fire, Jimmy Smith, Horace Silver, and Solomon Burke, among others.-As Sideman:With Ry Cooder*Chicken Skin Music...
  
   - tenor saxophone
  Tenor saxophone
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• Earl Van Dyke
  Earl Van Dyke
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   - organ
  Electronic organ
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• Willie Jones - guitar
  Guitar
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• Sam Jones - bass
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   (tracks 8-14)
• Wilbert Hogan - drums
  Drum kit
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