Hoochie Cooche Man
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| Released | September 1966 | |||
| Recorded | June 14, 1966 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 34:05 | |||
| Label | Verve V6-8667 | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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| Singles from Hoochie Cooche Man | ||||
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Hoochie Cooche Man is a 1966 album by Jimmy Smith arranged by Oliver Nelson.[1] The album title has also been spelled as Hoochie Coochie Man.
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
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...".[2]
Track listing
[edit]- "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man" (Willie Dixon) – 6:00
- "One Mint Julep" (Rudy Toombs) – 5:30
- "Ain't That Just Like a Woman" (Claude Demetrius, Fleecie Moore) – 5:40
- "Boom Boom" (John Lee Hooker) – 6:12
- "Blues and the Abstract Truth" (Oliver Nelson) – 5:25
- "TNT" (Ben Tucker, Grady Tate) – 5:25
Personnel
[edit]Musicians
[edit]- Jimmy Smith – Hammond organ, vocals
- Oliver Nelson – arranger, conductor
- Richard Davis – double bass
- Bob Cranshaw – electric bass
- Bobby Rosengarden – bongos, percussion
- Grady Tate – drums
- Donald Corrado, Willie Ruff – French horn
- Barry Galbraith, Bill Suyker, Billy Butler, Kenny Burrell – guitar
- Buddy Lucas – harmonica
- Jack Agee, Jerome Richardson, Jerry Dodgion, Phil Woods, Bob Ashton – woodwind
- Britt Woodman, Melba Liston, Quentin Jackson, Tom McIntosh – trombone
- Ernie Royal, Gene Young, Joe Newman, Dick Williams – trumpet
- Don Butterfield – tuba
Technical
[edit]- Creed Taylor – producer
- Val Valentin – director of engineering
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
- Acy R. Lehman – cover design
- Chuck Stewart – photography
Chart performance
[edit]Album
[edit]| Chart (1966) | Peak position | Total weeks |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 77[3] | 14 |
Single
[edit]| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1966 | "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man (Part I)" | Billboard Hot 100 | 94[4] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hoochie Cooche Man at AllMusic
- ^ "Album Reviews: Pop Spotlight". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 3 September 1966. p. 79. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Billboard 200 - Jimmy Smith". Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100 - Jimmy Smith". Retrieved December 21, 2017.