''Chicken Fat'' is the debut album by American blues guitarist Mel Brown recorded in 1967 for the

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review by Sean Westergaard awarded the album 4 stars stating "Guitarist Mel Brown is hailed as "An Impulse! Discovery" on ''Chicken Fat'', his debut for the label, and this album does feature a fantastic unique sound... Leave it to Impulse! to put a new spin on the guitar/organ sound. This is hot stuff".Westergaard, S
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Track listing

''All compositions by Mel Brown, except as indicated'' # "Chicken Fat" - 4:16 # "Greasy Spoon" (Mel Brown,

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) - 5:53 # "Home James" - 6:34 # "Slalom" (Jules Chaikin) - 2:31 # "Hobo Flats" (

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 signifi ...

) - 2:18 # "Shanty" (Brown, Arthur Wright) - 4:40 # "Sad But True" (Ellis) - 5:01 # "I'm Goin' to Jackson" (Ellis) - 4:24 # "Blues for Big Bob" - 4:25 Recorded in Hollywood, California on May 31, 1967 (tracks 1-3, 7 & 8) and June 1, 1967 (tracks 4-6 & 9)

Personnel

* Mel Brown -

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

(tracks 1-3, 7 & 8), Arthur Wright (tracks 4-6 & 9) - guitar *

Gerald Wiggins Gerald Foster Wiggins (May 12, 1922 – July 13, 2008) was an American jazz pianist and organist. Early life Wiggins was born in New York City on May 12, 1922.Vacher, Pete"Wiggins, Gerry" ''The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz'' (2nd edition). G ...

organ Organ may refer to: Biology * Organ (biology), a part of an organism Musical instruments * Organ (music), a family of keyboard musical instruments characterized by sustained tone ** Electronic organ, an electronic keyboard instrument ** Hammond ...

(tracks 1, 3-7 & 9) *Ronald Brown - bass *

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

(tracks 1-4, 7 & 8) *

arranger In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition. Differences from the original composition may include reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or formal development. Arranging differs from orches ...

(tracks 4-6 & 9)

References

{{Authority control Impulse! Records albums Albums arranged by Oliver Nelson Albums produced by Bob Thiele Mel Brown (guitarist) albums 1967 debut albums