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Groove Blues

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Released
  
1958

Groove Blues (1958)
  
Blue Gene (1958)

Producer
  
Bob Weinstock

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
49:20

Release date
  
1958

Label
  
Original Jazz Classics

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Recorded
  
January 3, 1958 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Artists
  
Gene Ammons, Gene Ammons All-Stars, Gene Ammons & His All Stars

Similar
  
Gene Ammons albums, Jazz albums

Gene ammons groove blues featuring john coltrane on alto sax


Groove Blues is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1958 and released on the Prestige label. The album was recorded at the same session that produced The Big Sound.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "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".

Track listing

All compositions by Mal Waldron except as indicated

  1. "Ammon Joy" - 13:19
  2. "Groove Blues" - 9:35
  3. "Jug Handle" - 10:11
  4. "It Might as Well Be Spring" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) - 11:32

Personnel

  • Gene Ammons - tenor saxophone
  • Jerome Richardson - flute (tracks 1-3)
  • John Coltrane - alto saxophone (tracks 1, 2 & 4)
  • Paul Quinichette - tenor saxophone (track 1 & 2)
  • Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone (tracks 1 & 2)
  • Mal Waldron - piano
  • George Joyner - bass
  • Art Taylor - drums

    • Songs

    1Ammon Joy13:21
    2Groove Blues9:35
    3Jug Handle10:13

    References

    Groove Blues Wikipedia
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