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The Big Sound (Gene Ammons album)

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Released
  
1958

Length
  
49:20

Artist
  
Gene Ammons

Producer
  
Bob Weinstock

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
January 3, 1958

The Big Sound (1958)
  
Groove Blues (1958)

Release date
  
1958

Label
  
Universal Music LLC

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Studio
  
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Similar
  
Groove Blues, Blue Gene, Jammin' with Gene, Jammin' in Hi Fi with Gene Am, The Happy Blues

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

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "Ammons is easily the main star (he really excelled in this setting) and is in generally fine form".

Track listing

  1. "Blue Hymn" (Gene Ammons) – 12:37
  2. "The Real McCoy" (Mal Waldron) – 8:33
  3. "Cheek to Cheek" (Irving Berlin) – 14:12
  4. "That's All" (Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes) – 13:58

Personnel

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

    • Songs

    1Blue Hymn12:39
    2The Real McCoy (feat John Coltrane & Paul Quinichette)8:34
    3Cheek to Cheek14:14

    References

    The Big Sound (Gene Ammons album) Wikipedia
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