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Blue Gene (Gene Ammons album)

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Released
  
1958

Length
  
42:35

Artist
  
Gene Ammons

Producer
  
Bob Weinstock

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
May 2, 1958

Blue Gene (1958)
  
The Swingin'est (1958)

Release date
  
1958

Label
  
Original Jazz Classics

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Studio
  
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Similar
  
Jammin' in Hi Fi with Gene Am, Jammin' with Gene, Up Tight!, Groove Blues, The Big Sound

Blue Gene is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1958 and released on the Prestige label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "The final of his series of jam sessions for Prestige features an excellent septet... Few surprises occur but everyone plays up to their usual high level".

Track listing

All compositions by Mal Waldron.

  1. "Blue Gene" – 13:54
  2. "Scamperin'" – 8:46
  3. "Blue Greens and Beans" – 9:00
  4. "Hip Tip" – 8:55

Personnel

  • Gene Ammons – tenor saxophone
  • Idrees Sulieman – trumpet
  • Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
  • Mal Waldron – piano
  • Doug Watkins – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Ray Barretto – congas
  • Songs

    1Blue Gene13:58
    2Scamperin'8:49
    3Blue Greens and Beans9:05

    References

    Blue Gene (Gene Ammons album) Wikipedia