Gene Ammons and Friends at Montreux
| Gene Ammons and Friends at Montreux | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1973 | |||
| Recorded | July 7, 1973 Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:25 | |||
| Label | Prestige P 10078 | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
| Gene Ammons chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Gene Ammons and Friends at Montreux is a live album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1973 and released on the Prestige label.[4]
Reception
[edit]The AllMusic review states "This is one of the better late-period Gene Ammons records".[1]
Track listing
[edit]- "Yardbird Suite" (Charlie Parker) - 7:20
- "Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson) - 8:13
- "New Sonny's Blues" (Sonny Stitt) - 7:23
- "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) - 5:32
- "'Treux Bleu" (Gene Ammons) - 16:57
Personnel
[edit]- Gene Ammons - tenor saxophone
- Hampton Hawes - piano, electric piano
- Bob Cranshaw - electric bass
- Kenny Clarke - drums
- Kenneth Nash - congas
On 'Treux Blue only add:
- Cannonball Adderley - alto saxophone
- Nat Adderley - cornet
- Dexter Gordon - tenor saxophone
References
[edit]- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 19, 2012
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 9. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- ^ Gene Ammons discography accessed December 19, 2012