Bottoms Up is an album by jazz saxophonist Illinois Jacquet which was recorded in 1968 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Bottoms Up
Studio album by Illinois Jacquet
Released	1968
Recorded	March 26, 1968 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	33:46
Label	Prestige PR 7575
Producer	Don Schlitten
Illinois Jacquet chronology
Go Power! (1966) Bottoms Up (1968) The King! (1968)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic 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".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Illinois Jacquet except where noted.

1. "Bottoms Up" – 3:21
2. "Port of Rico" – 4:12
3. "You Left Me All Alone" – 3:51
4. "Sassy" (Milt Buckner) – 5:41
5. "Jivin' with Jack the Bellboy" (Bill Doggett, Illinois Jacquet) – 5:40
6. "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" (Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 6:12
7. "Our Delight" (Tadd Dameron) – 5:28
8. "Don't Blame Me" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 4:09

Personnel

• Illinois Jacquet – tenor saxophone
• Barry Harris – piano
• Ben Tucker – bass
• Alan Dawson – drums

References