Prestige – PRLP 7146Rec. Date : May 2, 1958 Tenor Sax : Gene AmmonsBaritone Sax : Pepper AdamsBass : Doug WatkinsCongas : Ray BarrettoDrums : Arthur TaylorPiano : Mal WaldronTrumpet : Idrees Suileman Listening to Prestige : #274Stream this Album MetronomeBill Coss : August, 1959 Mal wrote all the lines and, as is most often…
Prestige – PRLP 7133Rec. Dates : February 17, June 28, October 8, & December 15, 1950 Tenor Sax : Sonny StittBaritone Sax : Gene AmmonsBass : Tommy Potter, Eugene WrightDrums : Art Blakey, Wesley LandersPiano : Kenny Drew, Junior ManceTrombone : Matthew GeeTrumpet : Bill MasseyVocals : Larry Townsend Listening to Prestige : #36Stream this Album (YT…
Prestige – PRLP 7132Rec. Date : January 3, 1958 Tenor Sax : Gene Ammons, Paul QuinichetteAlto Sax : John ColtraneArranger : Mal WaldronBaritone Sax : Pepper AdamsBass : Jamil NasserDrums : Art TaylorFlute : Jerome RichardsonPiano : Mal Waldron Listening to Prestige : #262Stream this Album Billboard : 04/28/1958Three stars The “Big Sound” it certainly…
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 Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Gene AmmonsAlto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Mal WaldronTrumpet : Donald Byrd, Art Farmer Featured LinksListening to Prestige : #178July 13, 1956 MetronomeJack Maher : January, 1957 Jammin’ with Gene, which serves as a…
Prestige – PRLP 7050Rec. Dates : March 5, 1950, October 28, 1950, January 31, 1951, June 15, 1955 Stream this Album Baritone Sax : Gene Ammons, Sonny StittTenor Sax : Gene Ammons, Sonny StittAlto Sax : Lou DonaldsonBass : Tommy Potter, Gene Wright, Addison FarmerDrums : Jo Jones, Wes Landers, Art Blakey, Kenny ClarkeTrombone :…
Prestige – PRLP 7039Rec. Date : April 23, 1956 Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Gene AmmonsAlto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Addison FarmerCongas : CandidoDrums : Art TaylorPiano : Duke JordanTrumpet : Art Farmer Featured LinksListening to Prestige : #169April 23, 1956 Billboard : 07/28/1956Score of 81 Ammons’ tenor has not been conspicuous on…
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.…
