''Hoochie Cooche Man'' is a 1966 album by
Jimmy Smith arranged by
Oliver Nelson
Oliver Edward Nelson (June 4, 1932 – October 28, 1975) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader. His 1961 Impulse! album '' The Blues and the Abstract Truth'' (1961) is regarded as one of the most signi ...
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The album title has also been spelled as ''Hoochie Coochie Man''.
Reception
''Billboard'' reviewed the album in their September 3, 1966 issue and wrote that "Only six cuts on the LP, but they're all blockbusters, blues based rousers...".
Track listing
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I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man
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Willie Dixon
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) – 6:00
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One Mint Julep
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History
"One Mint Julep" was recorded on the ...
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Rudy Toombs
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Claude Demetrius
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Biography
Demetrius was born in Bath, Maine, United States. By ...
, Fleecie Moore) – 5:40
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Boom Boom
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John Lee Hooker
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# "Blues and the Abstract Truth" (
Oliver Nelson
Oliver Edward Nelson (June 4, 1932 – October 28, 1975) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader. His 1961 Impulse! album '' The Blues and the Abstract Truth'' (1961) is regarded as one of the most signi ...
) – 5:25
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Ben Tucker
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,
Grady Tate
Grady Tate (January 14, 1932 – October 8, 2017) was an American jazz and soul-jazz drummer and baritone vocalist. In addition to his work as sideman, Tate released many albums as leader and lent his voice to songs in the animated ''Schoolhou ...
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Personnel
Musicians
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Jimmy Smith –
Hammond organ
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, vocals
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Oliver Nelson
Oliver Edward Nelson (June 4, 1932 – October 28, 1975) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader. His 1961 Impulse! album '' The Blues and the Abstract Truth'' (1961) is regarded as one of the most signi ...
–
arranger
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,
conductor
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Richard Davis –
double bass
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Bob Cranshaw
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electric bass
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Bobby Rosengarden
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bongos,
percussion
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Grady Tate
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drums
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* Donald Corrado,
Willie Ruff
Willie Henry Ruff Jr. (September 1, 1931 – December 24, 2023) was an American jazz musician, specializing in the French horn and double bass, and a music scholar and educator, primarily as a Yale professor from 1971 to 2017.
Personal life
Wil ...
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French horn
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Barry Galbraith
Joseph Barry Galbraith (December 18, 1919 – January 13, 1983) was an American jazz guitarist.
Galbraith moved to New York City from McDonald, Pennsylvania, in the early 1940s and found work playing with Babe Russin, Art Tatum, Red Norvo, Hal ...
, Bill Suyker,
Billy Butler,
Kenny Burrell
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guitar
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Buddy Lucas –
harmonica
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* Jack Agee,
Jerome Richardson
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Caree ...
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Jerry Dodgion
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Dodgion was born in Richmond, California. He played alto sax in middle school and began working locally in the San Francisco area ...
,
Phil Woods
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Biography
Woods was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. After inheriting a saxophone at age 12, he began t ...
, Bob Ashton –
woodwind
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Britt Woodman
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Career
Woodman was a childhood friend of Charles Mingus, but first worked with Phil Moore and Les Hite. After service in World War II he played with Boyd Rae ...
,
Melba Liston
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,
Tom McIntosh
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trombone
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Ernie Royal
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, Gene Young,
Joe Newman,
Dick Williams
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trumpet
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Don Butterfield
Don Kiethly Butterfield (April 1, 1923 – November 27, 2006) was an American jazz and classical tuba player.
Biography
Butterfield began to play the tuba in high school. He wanted to play trumpet, but the band director assigned him to tuba inst ...
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tuba
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Technical
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Creed Taylor
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producer
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Val Valentin
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– director of engineering
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Rudy Van Gelder
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engineer
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* Acy R. Lehman – cover design
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Chuck Stewart
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– photography
Chart performance
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References
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1966 albums
Albums arranged by Oliver Nelson
Albums produced by Creed Taylor
Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio
Jimmy Smith (musician) albums
Verve Records albums