Gene Ammons and Friends at Montreux

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Gene Ammons and Friends at Montreux Review

by Scott Yanow

Ammons, whose studio recordings of the period were somewhat commercial, is heard in excellent form playing a blues and three standards with the backing of a fine rhythm section: Hampton Hawes (who unfortunately sticks to electric piano), electric bassist Bob Cranshaw, drummer Kenny Clarke and Kenneth Nash on congas. Best of all is a 17-minute blues on which Ammons welcomes fellow tenor Dexter Gordon, cornetist Nat Adderley and altoist Cannonball Adderley; the four horns all get to trade off with each other. This is one of the better late-period Gene Ammons records.

Track Listing

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
Yardbird Suite
Charlie Parker
Gene Ammons 07:20 SpotifyAmazon
2
Since I Fell for You
Buddy Johnson
Gene Ammons 08:13 SpotifyAmazon
3
New Sonny's Blues
Sonny Stitt
Gene Ammons 07:23 SpotifyAmazon
4
Sophisticated Lady
Duke Ellington / Irving Mills / Mitchell Parish
Gene Ammons 05:32 SpotifyAmazon
5
'Treux Bleu
Gene Ammons
Gene Ammons 16:57 SpotifyAmazon
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