Fred Jackson - Hootin 'n Tootin'

Analog Productions 2xLP 45rpm 180g. Limited edition. M-/VG+

Fred Jackson only released one album and played on a handful of sessions for Blue Note before disappearing from the jazz scene in the mid-’60s. He deserved a better fate. Although he wasn’t a wildly original tenor saxophonist, he was a solid journeyman who found a successful common ground between hard bop and earthy soul-jazz on his jazz sessions. His R&B-inflected style worked well on uptempo ravers and slow blues alike, and he had a nice, robust tone. Despite his attributes, he quietly faded away from jazz in the mid-’60s, after his lone album,Hootin’ ‘N Tootin’, failed to sell. He returned to R&B and soul, which is where his career began.