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| 1. | Yardbird Suite
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| 2. | Since I Fell For You
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| 3. | New Sonny's Blues
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| 4. | Sophisticated Lady
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| 5. | Treux Bleu
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Jazz / Soul-Jazz, Hard Bop
Gene Ammons - Sax (Tenor)
Bob Cranshaw - Bass (Electric)
Cannonball Adderley Sax (Alto)
Carlos Olms Engineer
Chris Penycate Engineer
Dexter Gordon Sax (Tenor)
Hampton Hawes Piano (Electric)
Jamie Putnam Cover Montage
Jim Stern Remixing
Julian Gordon Sax (Tenor)
Kenneth Nash Conga
Kenny Clarke Drums
Kirk Felton Remastering
Nat Adderley Cornet
Orrin Keepnews Producer
Tony Lane Photography, Art Direction
Nearing the end of his life, on the stage of one of the world's most celebrated jazz festivals, Gene Ammons showed a cheering crowd the muscular lyricism and tough groove that made him a cornerstone of the Prestige sound for nearly a quarter-century. With four tracks featuring the trio-plus-congas support heard on his classic Boss Tenor (OJC-297) plus a grand finale where Dexter Gordon and the Brothers Adderley join Jug for a recap of his patented jam sessions, this Montreux set presents many of Ammons's definitive moods. Highlights include a tribute to longtime sparring partner Sonny Stitt, exceptional blowing by guests Gordon and Nat Adderley on the jam, an earth-moving hookup by the all-Ken percussion section, and contributions from Hampton Hawes and Bob Cranshaw that eloquently place electric instruments at the service of the bebop muse.
Ammons, whose studio recordings of the period were somewhat commercial, is heard in excellent form playing a blues and three standards with the backing of a fine rhythm section: Hampton Hawes (who unfortunately sticks to electric piano), electric bassist Bob Cranshaw, drummer Kenny Clarke and Kenneth Nash on congas. Best of all is a 17-minute blues on which Ammons welcomes fellow tenor Dexter Gordon, cornetist Nat Adderley and altoist Cannonball Adderley; the four horns all get to trade off with each other. This is one of the better late-period Gene Ammons records. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Gene Ammons
Active Decades: '40s, '50s, '60s and '70s
Born: Apr 14, 1925 in Chicago, IL
Died: Aug 06, 1974 in Chicago, IL
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Bop, Soul-Jazz, Hard Bop
Gene Ammons, who had a huge and immediately recognizable tone on tenor, was a very flexible player who could play bebop with the best (always battling his friend Sonny Stitt to a tie) yet was an influence on the R&B world. Some of his ballad renditions became hits and, despite two unfortunate interruptions in his career, Ammons remained a popular attraction for 25 years.
Son of the great boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons, Gene Ammons (who was nicknamed "Jug") left Chicago at age 18 to work with King Kolax's band. He originally came to fame as a key soloist with Billy Eckstine's orchestra during 1944-1947, trading off with Dexter Gordon on the famous Eckstine record Blowing the Blues Away. Other than a notable stint with Woody Herman's Third Herd in 1949 and an attempt at co-leading a two tenor group in the early '50s with Sonny Stitt, Ammons worked as a single throughout his career, recording frequently (most notably for Prestige) in settings ranging from quartets and organ combos to all-star jam sessions. Drug problems kept him in prison during much of 1958-1960 and, due to a particularly stiff sentence, 1962-1969. When Ammons returned to the scene in 1969, he opened up his style a bit, including some of the emotional cries of the avant-garde while utilizing funky rhythm sections, but he was still able to battle Sonny Stitt on his own terms. Ironically the last song that he ever recorded (just a short time before he was diagnosed with terminal cancer) was "Goodbye."
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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