Label: Blue Note

Reissued 4/3/2026, Originally released 1962

The brawny tenor saxophonist Fred Jackson first appeared on a Blue Note record with his standout sideman performance on organist Baby Face Willette's Face to Face in 1961 and would later add his full-throttled sound to Big John Patton's Blue Note albums Along Came John and The Way I Feel. In 1962, Jackson recorded his own leader debut for the label with Hootin' 'N Tootin', a deeply soulful set of hot-blooded originals performed by a muscular four-piece band with guitarist Willie Jones, drummer Wilbert Hogan, and organist Earl Van Dyke, who would later become part of Motown house band the Funk Brothers.

Track listing:

1. Dippin' in the Bag
   
2. Southern Exposure
   
3. Preach Brother
   
4. Hootin' 'N Tootin'
   
5. Easin' on Down
   
6. That's Where It's at
   
7. Way Down Home