Compil. ES 2012 on American Jazz Classics label
Jazz (Hard-Bop, Soul-Jazz)
Standard jewel case with 12-page booklet including photos and detailed liner notes. 24 bit digitally remastered. Sources: Tracks 1-5 from the Verve Records album Boss Tenors - V6-8426, recorded in Chicago, on August 27, 1961. Tracks 6-15 from the Argo (6) album Dig Him! - LPS-697, recorded in Chicago, on August 26, 1961.
![]() | Gene Ammons ts, 1925-1974 US tenor saxophone, album by, written by |
![]() | Sonny Stitt as, ts, 1924-1982 US tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, album by, written by |
![]() | Buster Williams b, *1942 US bass |
![]() | George Brown dr, FR drums |
![]() | LeRoi Jones voc, 1934-2014 US liner notes, original |
![]() | Marcel James liner notes, reissue |
![]() | John Houston p, *1933 US piano |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Boss Tenors | Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt | ||
2 | Blues Up & Down | Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt | Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt | 8:47 |
3 | Counter Clockwise | Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt | Sonny Stitt | 9:38 |
4 | There Is No Greater Love | Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt | Isham Jones, Marty Symes | 6:30 |
5 | The One Before This | Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt | Gene Ammons | 7:11 |
6 | Autumn Leaves | Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt | Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer, Joseph Kosma | 6:33 |
7 | Dig Him! | Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt | ||
8 | Red Sails In The Sunset | Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt | Hugh Williams, Jimmy Kennedy | 4:21 |
9 | But Not For Me | Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt | George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | 4:17 |
10 | A Pair Of Red Pants | Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt | Sonny Stitt | 4:38 |
11 | We'll Be Together Again | Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt | Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine | 4:33 |
12 | A Mess | Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt | Sonny Stitt | 3:19 |
13 | New Blues Up & Down | Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt | Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt | 3:55 |
14 | My Foolish Heart | Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt | Ned Washington, Victor Young | 5:12 |
15 | Headin' West (Water Jug) | Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt | Gene Ammons | 2:37 |
16 | Autumn Leaves | Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt | Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer, Joseph Kosma | 4:10 |
17 | Time on My Hands | Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt | Harold Adamson, Mack Gordon, Vincent Youmans | 3:54 |