Compil. UK 2011 on Avid Entertainment label
Jazz (Hard-Bop)
Tracks 1-1 to 1-4 and 2-6 to 2-8 recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey, respectively on January 3, 1958 and April 23, 1956. Tracks 1-5 to 2-1 recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on June 16, 1960. Tracks 2-2 to 2-5 recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey, on May 3, 1958. All four albums are on Prestige. " The happy blues" is missing one track ( Madhouse ) Digitally Remastered.
Gene Ammons ts, 1925-1974 US tenor saxophone, album by, composed by | |
Jackie McLean as, 1931-2006 US alto saxophone | |
John Coltrane ts, 1926-1967 US alto saxophone | |
Pepper Adams bs, sax, 1930-1986 US baritone saxophone | |
Addison Farmer b, 1928-1963 US bass | |
Doug Watkins b, 1934-1962 US bass | |
George Joyner b, 1932-2010 US bass | |
Dave Bennett b, g, compiled by, remastered by | |
Candido cng, bgo, *1921 US congas | |
Ray Barretto cng, 1929-2006 US congas | |
Art Taylor dr, 1929-1995 US drums | |
Jerome Richardson fl, ts, 1920-2000 US flute | |
Ira Gitler , *1928 US liner notes, original | |
Joe Goldberg , 1932-2009 US liner notes, original | |
LeRoi Jones voc, 1934-2014 US liner notes, original | |
Duke Jordan p, 1922-2006 DK piano | |
Mal Waldron p, 1925-2002 US piano, composed by | |
Tommy Flanagan p, 1930-2001 US piano | |
Paul Quinichette ts, 1916-1983 US tenor saxophone | |
Art Farmer tr, fh, 1928-1999 US trumpet, composed by | |
Idrees Sulieman tr, 1923-2002 US trumpet |
Anne Bennett artwork by |
Rudy Van Gelder engineer |
Bob Weinstock producer |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Cd One | Gene Ammons | 77:11 | |
2 | Groove Blues (1958) | Gene Ammons | ||
3 | Ammon Joy | Gene Ammons | Mal Waldron | 13:17 |
4 | Groove Blues | Gene Ammons | Mal Waldron | 9:31 |
5 | Jug Handle | Gene Ammons | Mal Waldron | 10:09 |
6 | It Might As Well Be Spring | Gene Ammons | Rodgers & Hammerstein | 11:32 |
7 | Boss Tenor (1960) | Gene Ammons | ||
8 | Hittin' The Jug | Gene Ammons | Gene Ammons | 8:27 |
9 | Close Your Eyes | Gene Ammons | Bernice Petkere, Desmond Carter, H. M. Tennent | 3:44 |
10 | My Romance | Gene Ammons | Rodgers & Hart | 4:13 |
11 | Canadian Sunset | Gene Ammons | Eddie Heywood, Norman Gimbel | 5:22 |
12 | Blue Ammons | Gene Ammons | Gene Ammons | 4:55 |
13 | Confirmation | Gene Ammons | Charlie Parker | 5:24 |
14 | Cd Two | Gene Ammons | 78:13 | |
15 | Boss Tenor (1960) - Continued | Gene Ammons | ||
16 | Stompin' At The Savoy | Gene Ammons | Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, Edgar Sampson | 3:31 |
17 | Blue Gene (1958) | Gene Ammons | ||
18 | Blue Gene | Gene Ammons | Mal Waldron | 13:55 |
19 | Scamperin' | Gene Ammons | Mal Waldron | 8:46 |
20 | Blue Greens'n'Beans | Gene Ammons | Mal Waldron | 9:02 |
21 | Hip Tip | Gene Ammons | Mal Waldron | 8:55 |
22 | The Happy Blues (1956) | Gene Ammons | ||
23 | The Happy Blues | Gene Ammons | Art Farmer | 12:05 |
24 | The Great Lie | Gene Ammons | Andy Gibson, Cab Calloway | 8:39 |
25 | Can't We Be Friends | Gene Ammons | Kay Swift, Paul James | 12:51 |