Gene Ammons - Groove Blues (1958)

Artist: Gene Ammons
Album: Groove Blues
Recording Date: Jan 3, 1958
Label: Prestige/OJC
Genre: Jazz Style: Soul-Jazz, Hard Bop
Format: mp3, bitrate: mp3, 320 Kbps
Time: 44:30
Size: 100 Mb

День 3 января 1958 года был удачным для Gene Ammons. В этот день он и его состав All Stars записали материал для двух альбомов: этого и "Big Sound". Хороший альбом, 4 звезды от AMG, в записи принимали участие John Coltrane, Art Taylor и другие.
Приятного прослушивания.

Tracks:
1. Ammon Joy
2. Groove Blues
3. Jug Handle
4. It Might As Well Be Spring

Personnel:
Pepper Adams - Sax (Baritone),
Gene Ammons - Sax (Tenor),
John Coltrane - Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor),
George Joyner - Bass,
Jamil Nasser - Bass,
Paul Quinichette - Sax (Tenor),
Jerome Richardson - Flute, Sax (Tenor),
Art Taylor - Drums,
Arthur Taylor - Drums,
Mal Waldron - Piano.

Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on January 3, 1958.
Digitally remastered by Phil De Lancie (1992, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California).

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Review:
On January 3, 1958, Gene Ammons had a good day-a very good day. Recording sessions from that date resulted in two albums with his All Stars, GROOVE BLUES and the equally impressive THE BIG SOUND. On GROOVE BLUES, the All Stars stretch out on four tunes: Ammons' own "Jug Handle," two numbers by pianist Mal Waldron, and one song by Rogers & Hammerstein.
The All Stars boast four saxophonists and represent the cream of the post-bop crop. John Coltrane's alto, Pepper Adams' baritone, and Paul Quinichette's tenor trade off with Ammons' tenor with fire and grace. Their massed sound, along with Jerome Richardson's flute, is a dazzling force as it flies over the piano and rhythm section gently pushing "Groove Blues." The closing ballad, "It Might as Well be Spring," is built around the lush tones of Ammons' solitary horn and the piano-anchored trio, its 11 minutes of passionate romanticism drifting by like a hypnotic reverie.
cduniverse.com

Review II:
On Jan. 3, 1958, Gene Ammons led one of his last all-star jam sessions for Prestige. The most notable aspect to this date (which resulted in two albums of material) is that it featured among its soloists John Coltrane, on alto. This CD, a straight reissue of one of the original LPs, includes baritonist Pepper Adams, the tenor of Paul Quinichette and Coltrane on two of the four selections and Jerome Richardson's flute during three of the songs in addition to a fine rhythm section (pianist Mal Waldron, bassist George Joyner and drummer Art Taylor). This set consists of three of Waldron's originals in addition to the standard ballad "It Might as Well Be Spring" and it (along with the CD The Big Sound) fully documents the productive day.
Scott Yanow, AMG


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