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- Date Released: June 17, 1960
- Genre: Jazz
- Label: Fantasy Records
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Music from two different occasions are combined on this CD reissue. The four songs from 1960 match the great tenor Gene Ammons with Frank Wess (doubling on flute and tenor), organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith, bassist Doug Watkins, and drummer Art Taylor. Wess, one of jazz's great flutists, battles Ammons on tenor to a draw on "Water Jug," while the leader takes "Angel Eyes" as his memorable feature. In addition, Ammons is heard in 1962 with pianist Mal Waldron, bassist Wendell Marshall, and drummer Ed Thigpen playing with great warmth on the ballads "You Go to My Head" and "It's the Talk of the Town." The latter set was one of Ammons' final ones before serving a long prison sentence (drug-related), yet his interpretations are full of optimism. Recommended.
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Gettin' Around
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6:50 |
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Blue Room
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5:34 |
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You Go To My Head
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5:55 |
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Angel Eyes
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8:45 |
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Water Jug
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5:10 |
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It's The Talk Of The Town
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4:15 |
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06 Total Tracks, 36:29 Total Length
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Credits
- Gene Ammons - Sax (Tenor) // Gene Ammons - Sax (Tenor) // Gene Ammons - Sax (Tenor) // Gene Ammons - Sax (Tenor) // Gene Ammons - Sax (Tenor) // Gene Ammons - Sax (Tenor) // Gene Ammons - Main Performer // Gene Ammons - Main Performer // Gene Ammons - Main Performer // Gene Ammons - Main Performer // Gene Ammons - Main Performer // Gene Ammons - Main Performer // Gene Ammons - ? // Gene Ammons - ? // Gene Ammons - ? // Gene Ammons - ? // Gene Ammons - ? // Gene Ammons - ? // Art Taylor - Drums // Mal Waldron - Piano // Mal Waldron - Piano // Mal Waldron - Piano // Mal Waldron - Piano // Mal Waldron - Piano // Mal Waldron - Piano // Mal Waldron - ? // Mal Waldron - ? // Mal Waldron - ? // Mal Waldron - ? // Mal Waldron - ? // Mal Waldron - ? // Doug Watkins - Bass // Doug Watkins - ? // Ed Thigpen - Drums // Ed Thigpen - Drums // Ed Thigpen - ? // Ed Thigpen - ? // Phil DeLancie - Remastering // Esmond Edwards - Supervisor // Rudy Van Gelder - Engineer // Wendell Marshall - Bass // Wendell Marshall - ? // Don Schlitten - Cover Design // Frank Wess - Flute // Frank Wess - Flute // Frank Wess - Flute // Frank Wess - Sax (Tenor) // Frank Wess - Sax (Tenor) // Frank Wess - Sax (Tenor) // Frank Wess - ? // Frank Wess - ? // Frank Wess - ? // Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Organ // Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Organ // Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Main Performer // Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Main Performer // Johnny "Hammond" Smith - ? // Johnny "Hammond" Smith - ? // Gai Terrell - Photography
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