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Gene Ammons recorded many albums for Prestige but, if this CD is a good start for listeners unfamiliar with his playing. A reissue of two LPs (Up Tight and Boss Soul) recorded during the same two-day period, these performances find Ammons backed by a pair of four-piece rhythm sections (with either Walter Bishop or Patti Bown on piano and Ray Barretto's congas a major asset) and taking the lion's share of the solo space. Ammons sounds particularly warm and emotional throughout this CD, particularly on such numbers as "The Breeze and I," "I'm Afraid the Masquerade Is over," a cooking "Lester Leaps In" and "Song of the Islands." His sound and style effectively bridged the gap between bop and soul jazz.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
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Ray Barretto, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Art Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ernesto Lecuona, ComposerLyricist - Walter Bishop, Jr., Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Arthur Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Davis, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 1962 Fantasy, Inc.
Ray Barretto, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Art Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Bishop, Jr., Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Arthur Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Davis, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 1967 Fantasy, Inc.
Ray Barretto, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Irving Mills, ComposerLyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Art Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie De Lange, ComposerLyricist - Will Hudson, ComposerLyricist - Walter Bishop, Jr., Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Arthur Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Davis, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 1962 Fantasy, Inc.
Ray Barretto, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Herbert Magidson, ComposerLyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Art Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Allie Wrubel, ComposerLyricist - Walter Bishop, Jr., Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Arthur Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Davis, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 1967 Fantasy, Inc.
Duke Ellington, Composer - Ray Barretto, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Art Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Don George, ComposerLyricist - JOHNNY HODGES, Composer - HARRY JAMES, ComposerLyricist - Walter Bishop, Jr., Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Arthur Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Davis, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 1967 Fantasy, Inc.
Ray Barretto, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Art Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Bishop, Jr., Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Arthur Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Davis, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 1962 Fantasy, Inc.
Ray Barretto, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Art Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, ComposerLyricist - Walter Bishop, Jr., Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Arthur Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Davis, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 1962 Fantasy, Inc.
Gene Irwin, ComposerLyricist - George Duvivier, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ray Barretto, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - JOSEF MYROW, ComposerLyricist - KIM GANNON, Author - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Art Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Patti Bown, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1962 Fantasy, Inc.
George Duvivier, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ray Barretto, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Art Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Rene, ComposerLyricist - Otis Rene, ComposerLyricist - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Patti Bown, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1962 Fantasy, Inc.
CHARLES E. KING, ComposerLyricist - George Duvivier, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ray Barretto, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Art Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Patti Bown, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 Fantasy, Inc.
George Duvivier, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ray Barretto, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Art Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Patti Bown, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1962 Fantasy, Inc.
George Duvivier, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ray Barretto, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Art Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Patti Bown, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 Fantasy, Inc.
George Duvivier, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ray Barretto, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Art Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Heywood, ComposerLyricist - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Patti Bown, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 Fantasy, Inc.
Arthur Kent, ComposerLyricist - George Duvivier, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ray Barretto, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Art Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - REDD EVANS, ComposerLyricist - David A. Mann, ComposerLyricist - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Patti Bown, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 Fantasy, Inc.
Album review
Gene Ammons recorded many albums for Prestige but, if this CD is a good start for listeners unfamiliar with his playing. A reissue of two LPs (Up Tight and Boss Soul) recorded during the same two-day period, these performances find Ammons backed by a pair of four-piece rhythm sections (with either Walter Bishop or Patti Bown on piano and Ray Barretto's congas a major asset) and taking the lion's share of the solo space. Ammons sounds particularly warm and emotional throughout this CD, particularly on such numbers as "The Breeze and I," "I'm Afraid the Masquerade Is over," a cooking "Lester Leaps In" and "Song of the Islands." His sound and style effectively bridged the gap between bop and soul jazz.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:14:56
- Main artists: Gene Ammons
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Prestige
- Genre: Jazz
© 1994 Fantasy, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1994 Fantasy, Inc.
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