''Bottoms Up'' is an album by jazz saxophonist
Illinois Jacquet which was recorded in 1968 and released on the
Prestige label.
Prestige Records discography
accessed April 16, 2013
Reception
Scott Yanow of Allmusic
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stated, "Even in 1968 when the jazz avant-garde was becoming quite influential, tenor saxophonist Illinois Jacquet played in his own timeless style, performing in an idiom little changed during the previous 20 years".[Yanow, S]
Allmusic listing
accessed April 16, 2013
Track listing
All compositions by Illinois Jacquet except where noted.
# "Bottoms Up" – 3:21
# "Port of Rico" – 4:12
# "You Left Me All Alone" – 3:51
# "Sassy" ( Milt Buckner) – 5:41
# "Jivin' with Jack the Bellboy" ( Bill Doggett, Illinois Jacquet) – 5:40
# " I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" (Bing Crosby
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, Ned Washington
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Washington was nominated for eleven Academy Awards from 1940 to 1962. He won the Bes ...
, Victor Young
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Biography
Young is commonly said to ...
) – 6:12
# " Our Delight" (Tadd Dameron
Tadley Ewing Peake Dameron (February 21, 1917 – March 8, 1965) was an American jazz composer, arranger, and pianist.
Biography
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Dameron was the most influential arranger of the bebop era, but also wrote charts for swi ...
) – 5:28
# " Don't Blame Me" ( Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 4:09
Personnel
* Illinois Jacquet – tenor saxophone
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* Barry Harris – piano
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*Ben Tucker
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– bass
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* Alan Dawson – drums
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References
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1968 albums
Illinois Jacquet albums
Prestige Records albums
Albums produced by Don Schlitten