''Boss Horn'' is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell recorded in 1966 and released on the Blue Note label.Blue Mitchell discography
accessed October 26, 2010

Reception

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''".Collar, M. Allmusic Reviewaccessed October 26, 2010

Track listing

# "Millie" (Pearson) - 6:18 # "O Mama Enit" (Mitchell) - 5:34 # " I Should Care" ( Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston) - 7:31 # "Rigor Mortez" ( Dave Burns) - 6:21 # "Tones for Joan's Bones" (Chick Corea) - 6:37 # "Straight Up and Down" (Chick Corea) - 6:36

Personnel

* Blue Mitchell – trumpet * Jerry Dodgion –

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* Junior Cook – tenor saxophone * Pepper Adams –

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* Julian Priester – trombone *

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(1-4) – piano * Gene Taylor –

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* Mickey Roker –

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References

{{Authority control Blue Note Records albums Blue Mitchell albums 1967 albums Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio Albums arranged by Duke Pearson Albums produced by Alfred Lion