Music from two different occasions are combined on this CD reissue.
The four songs from 1960 match the great tenor Gene Ammons with Frank Wess (doubling on flute and tenor), organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith, bassist Doug Watkins, and drummer Art Taylor.
Wess, one of jazz's great flutists, battles Ammons on tenor to a draw on "Water Jug," while the leader takes "Angel Eyes" as his memorable feature.
In addition, Ammons is heard in 1962 with pianist Mal Waldron, bassist Wendell Marshall, and drummer Ed Thigpen playing with great warmth on the ballads "You Go to My Head" and "It's the Talk of the Town." The latter set was one of Ammons' final ones before serving a long prison sentence (drug-related), yet his interpretations are full of optimism.
Recommended.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gettin' AroundGene Ammons | Gene Ammons | Play | 06:54 | 15 MB | 46 MB |
| 2 | Blue RoomLorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers | Gene Ammons | Play | 05:38 | 12 MB | 38 MB |
| 3 | Angel EyesEarl Brent, Matt Dennis | Gene Ammons | Play | 08:52 | 20 MB | 49 MB |
| 4 | Water JugFrank Wess | Gene Ammons | Play | 05:15 | 12 MB | 36 MB |
| 5 | It's the Talk of the TownJerry Livingston, Al J. Neiburg, Marty Symes | Gene Ammons | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 30 mins | 70 MB | |||||
| 30 mins | 193 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gene Ammons | Composer, Primary Artist, Sax (Tenor) |
| 2 | Earl Brent | Composer |
| 3 | J. Fred Coots | Composer |
| 4 | Phil DeLancie | Remastering |
| 5 | Matt Dennis | Composer |
| 6 | Esmond Edwards | Producer, Supervisor |
| 7 | Haven Gillespie | Composer |
| 8 | Lorenz Hart | Composer |
| 9 | Jerry Livingston | Composer |
| 10 | Wendell Marshall | Bass |
| 11 | Al J. Neiburg | Composer |
| 12 | Richard Rodgers | Composer |
| 13 | Don Schlitten | Cover Design |
| 14 | Johnny "Hammond" Smith | Organ, Primary Artist |
| 15 | Marty Symes | Composer |
| 16 | Art Taylor | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 17 | Gai Terrell | Photography |
| 18 | Ed Thigpen | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 19 | Rudy Van Gelder | Engineer |
| 20 | Mal Waldron | Guest Artist, Piano |
| 21 | Doug Watkins | Bass, Guest Artist |
| 22 | Frank Wess | Composer, Flute, Guest Artist, Sax (Tenor) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |