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Jammin' in Hi Fi with Gene Ammons

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Released
  
1957

Jammin' in Hi Fi with Gene Ammons (1957)
  
The Big Sound (1958)

Release date
  
1957

Label
  
Prestige Records

Length
  
50:12

Artist
  
Gene Ammons

Producer
  
Bob Weinstock

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
April 12, 1957 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Similar
  
Blue Gene, Jammin' with Gene, Funky, Up Tight!, Groovin' with Jug

Jammin' in Hi Fi with Gene Ammons (also rereleased as The Twister) 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, "Tenorman Gene Ammons headed a series of notable studio jam session in the 1950s and this is one of the better ones... The results are an accessible and often exciting brand of bebop".

Track listing

  1. "The Twister" (Mal Waldron) - 12:15
  2. "Four" (Miles Davis) - 13:02
  3. "Pennies from Heaven" (Johnny Burke, Arthur Johnston) - 13:02
  4. "Cattin'" (Waldron) - 11:58

Personnel

  • Gene Ammons - tenor saxophone
  • Idrees Sulieman - trumpet
  • Jackie McLean - alto saxophone
  • Mal Waldron - piano
  • Kenny Burrell - guitar
  • Paul Chambers - bass
  • Art Taylor - drums

    • Songs

    1The Twister12:15
    2Four13:02
    3Pennies From Heaven13:02

    References

    Jammin' in Hi Fi with Gene Ammons Wikipedia
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