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Funky (Gene Ammons album)

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Released
  
1957

Artist
  
Gene Ammons

Producer
  
Bob Weinstock

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
39:24

Release date
  
1957

Label
  
Prestige Records

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Recorded
  
January 11, 1957 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Funky (1957)
  
Jammin' in Hi Fi with Gene Ammons (1957)

Similar
  
Gene Ammons albums, Jazz albums

Gene ammons funky


Funky is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1957 and released on the Prestige label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "The Gene Ammons all-star jam session recordings of the 1950's are all quite enjoyable and this one is no exception... Ammons seems to really inspire his sidemen on these soulful bop jams".

Track listing

  1. "Funky" (Kenny Burrell) - 9:01
  2. "Pint Size" (Jimmy Mundy) - 12:23
  3. "Stella by Starlight" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 8:57
  4. "King Size" (Mundy) - 9:16

Personnel

  • Gene Ammons - tenor saxophone
  • Art Farmer - trumpet
  • Jackie McLean - alto saxophone
  • Mal Waldron - piano
  • Kenny Burrell - guitar
  • Doug Watkins - bass
  • Art Taylor - drums

    • Songs

    1Funky8:56
    2Pint Size12:20
    3Stella By Starlight8:52

    References

    Funky (Gene Ammons album) Wikipedia
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