Gene Ammons - The Gene Ammons Story: Organ Combos

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Gene Ammons
The Gene Ammons Story: Organ Combos

Compil. US 1977 on Prestige label
Jazz (Soul-Jazz)

Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on June 17, 1960 and November 28, 1961. Sides A and B originally issued as Twisting The Jug (Prestige 7238). Sides C and D originally issued on Angel Eyes (Prestige 7369); C1 and C2 on Velvet Soul (Prestige 7320). ℗ 1977, Prestige Records

Musicians

	Gene Ammons ts, 1925-1974 US tenor saxophone, album by, written by
	Doug Watkins b, 1934-1962 US bass
	Wendell Marshall b, 1920-2002 US bass
	Ray Barretto cng, 1929-2006 US congas
	Art Taylor dr, 1929-1995 US drums
	Walter Perkins dr, 1932-2004 US drums
	Brother Jack McDuff org, 1926-2001 US organ
	Johnny Hammond org, 1933-1997 US organ
	Frank Wess fl, ts, sax, 1922-2013 US tenor saxophone, flute, written by
	Joe Newman tr, 1922-1992 US trumpet

Producers

Phil Carroll art direction, design

Lance Anderson design

Rudy Van Gelder engineer, recording engineer

Bob Porter liner notes, reissue producer

Don Schlitten photography by

Jerome Knill photography by

Esmond Edwards producer

David Turner remastered by

Composers

Gene Ammons

Mel Tormé

Robert Wells

Duke Ellington

Bennie Moten

Billy Eckstine

Earl Hines

Robert Crowder

Johnny Smith

Rodgers & Hart

Frank Wess

Earl K. Brent

Matt Dennis

Album Tracks

No	Title	Artist	Composer	Duration
1	Twistin' The Jug	Gene Ammons	Gene Ammons	4:38
2	Born To Be Blue	Gene Ammons	Mel Tormé, Robert Wells	7:18
3	Satin Doll	Gene Ammons	Duke Ellington	6:43
4	Moten Swing	Gene Ammons	Bennie Moten	4:56
5	Stormy Monday Blues	Gene Ammons	Billy Eckstine, Earl Hines, Robert Crowder	8:40
6	Down The Line	Gene Ammons	Gene Ammons	5:40
7	Velvet Soul	Gene Ammons	Johnny Smith	8:54
8	In Sid's Thing	Gene Ammons	Gene Ammons	5:25
9	Blue Room	Gene Ammons	Rodgers & Hart	5:34
10	Water Jug	Gene Ammons	Frank Wess	5:10
11	Angel Eyes	Gene Ammons	Earl K. Brent, Matt Dennis	8:45
12	Gettin' Around	Gene Ammons	Gene Ammons	6:50

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To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.

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