Prestige – PRLP 7110Rec. Date : April 12, 1957 Tenor Sax : Gene AmmonsAlto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Art TaylorGuitar : Kenny BurrellPiano : Mal WaldronTrumpet : Idrees Sulieman Listening to Prestige : #222Stream this Album Billboard : 12/16/1957Score of 75 This is one of the better sets by Ammons for the label. Highlight is an a-tempo expression of Pennies From Heaven by…
Prestige – PRLP 7083Rec. Date : January 11, 1957 Tenor Sax : Gene AmmonsAlto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Art TaylorGuitar : Kenny BurrellPiano : Mal WaldronTrumpet : Art Farmer Listening to Prestige : #203Stream this Album Billboard : 05/27/1957Score of 70 Primarily a ‘down-home,’ bluesy collection that could interest both the jazz buyer and periphery jazz-rhythm and blues clientele.…
Prestige – PRLP 7060Rec. Date : July 13, 1956 Tenor Sax : Gene AmmonsAlto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Mal WaldronTrumpet : Donald Byrd, Art Farmer Listening to Prestige : #178Stream this Album Down Beat : 01/23/1957Nat Hentoff : 3 stars Except for most of the leader’s contributions, this is a blowing session with some areas of…
Prestige – PRLP 7050Rec. Dates : March 5, 1950, October 28, 1950, January 31, 1951, June 15, 1955 Baritone Sax : Gene Ammons, Sonny StittTenor Sax : Gene Ammons, Sonny StittAlto Sax : Lou DonaldsonBass : Tommy Porter, Gene Wright, Addison FarmerDrums : Jo Jones, Wes Landers, Art Blakey, Kenny ClarkeTrombone : Chippy OutcaltTrumpet : Billy Massey, Art FarmerPiano : Duke Jordan, Junior Mance, Charlie Bateman, Freddie ReddVocals…
Prestige – PRLP 7039Rec. Date : April 23, 1956 Tenor Sax : Gene AmmonsAlto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Addison FarmerCongas : CandidoDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Duke JordanTrumpet : Art Farmer Listening to Prestige : #169Stream this Album Billboard : 07/28/1956Score of 81 Ammons‘ tenor has not been conspicuous on the jazz scene the past few years, but the warmth and facility…
Blue Note – BLP 1599Rec. Date : April 28, 1958 Trombone : Bennie GreenBass : Ike IsaacsDrums : Elvin JonesPiano : Sonny ClarkTenor Sax : Gene Ammons, Billy RootVocals : Bennie Green, Babs Gonzales Strictlyheadies : 05/19/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 10/20/1958Two stars Down home and funky is this Soul Stirrin’ set featuring Bennie Green on trombone, supported by J. & B. Root on tenors, S. Clark on piano, I. Isaacs on…
