Big Sound, Gene Ammons, Music CD

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1	Blue Hymn 12:37
2	The Real McCoy 8:33
3	Cheek to Cheek 14:12
4	That's All 13:58

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Along with its fellow CD, Groove Blues, this reissue fully documents all of the music recorded by tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons on the busy day of January 3, 1958. Although there were many guest soloists, only one of the four songs on this half of the set (Mal Waldron's "The Real McCoy") has appearances by John Coltrane (on alto) and the tenor of Paul Quinichette. However, baritonist Pepper Adams is aboard for two of the performances, and flutist Jerome Richardson (along with pianist Mal Waldron, bassist George Joyner, and drummer Art Taylor) are on all four. Ammons is easily the main star (he really excelled in this setting) and is in generally fine form on the two standards ("That's All" and "Cheek to Cheek"), his own "Blue Hymn," and the Waldron original. Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

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1	Blue Hymn 12:37
2	The Real McCoy 8:33
3	Cheek to Cheek 14:12
4	That's All 13:58

All Music Guide

Along with its fellow CD, Groove Blues, this reissue fully documents all of the music recorded by tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons on the busy day of January 3, 1958. Although there were many guest soloists, only one of the four songs on this half of the set (Mal Waldron's "The Real McCoy") has appearances by John Coltrane (on alto) and the tenor of Paul Quinichette. However, baritonist Pepper Adams is aboard for two of the performances, and flutist Jerome Richardson (along with pianist Mal Waldron, bassist George Joyner, and drummer Art Taylor) are on all four. Ammons is easily the main star (he really excelled in this setting) and is in generally fine form on the two standards ("That's All" and "Cheek to Cheek"), his own "Blue Hymn," and the Waldron original. Scott Yanow

Product Details

Format: CD
Original Release: 1958
Release Date: 07/01/1991
Label: OJC
Catalog No.: 651
UPC: 025218665124
Sales Rank: 60,160

Album Credits
Performance Credits
Gene Ammons		Primary Artist, Tenor Saxophone
Pepper Adams		Baritone Saxophone
Jerome Richardson		Flute, Tenor Saxophone
Art Taylor		Drums
Mal Waldron		Piano
John Coltrane		Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
George Joyner		Bass
Paul Quinichette		Tenor Saxophone
Adams		Baritone Saxophone

Technical Credits
Pepper Adams		Contributor
Gene Ammons		Contributor
Jerome Richardson		Contributor
Mal Waldron		Contributor
John Coltrane		Contributor
Rudy Van Gelder		Engineer
Ira Gitler		Liner Notes
George Joyner		Contributor
Paul Quinichette		Contributor
Bob Weinstock		Producer
Adams		Contributor
Gary Hobish		Remastering