Most Much! is an album by saxophonist Jimmy Forrest recorded in 1961 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Most Much!
Studio album by
Released1961
RecordedOctober 19, 1961
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length49:09
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7218
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Jimmy Forrest chronology
Sit Down and Relax with Jimmy Forrest
(1961)
Most Much!
(1961)
Soul Street
(1962)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
Down Beat     [3]
(Original Lp release)
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [4]

Scott Yanow of AllMusic states, "Jimmy Forrest was a very consistent tenor, able to infuse bop and swing standards with soul and his distinctive tone... Enjoyable music from the warm tenor".[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Jimmy Forrest except where noted.

  1. "Matilda" (Norman Span) – 4:50
  2. "Annie Laurie" (Traditional) – 7:46
  3. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) – 4:28
  4. "My Buddy" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 2:44
  5. "I Love You" (Harry Archer, Harlan Thompson) – 5:16 Bonus track on CD reissue
  6. "Soft Winds" (Benny Goodman) – 5:40
  7. "Robbin's Nest" (Illinois Jacquet, Bob Russell, Sir Charles Thompson) – 8:51
  8. "Most Much" – 6:41
  9. "Sonny Boy" (Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson) – 3:19 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed January 29, 2013
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review, January 29, 2013
  3. ^ Down Beat: August 2, 1962 vol. 29, no. 21
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 500. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.