Live! In Chicago

Gene Ammons

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Live! In Chicago Review

by Scott Yanow

The tenor-saxophonist is heard in a surprisingly sparse setting for this live set, in a trio with organist Eddie Buster and drummer Gerald Donovan, two Chicago-based musicians. Ammons performs standards, blues and ballads, sounding at his best on an emotional "Please Send Me Someone to Love" and a hard-charging "Sweet Georgia Brown." This is one of many Gene Ammons recordings from the 1961-62 period; virtually all are worth getting. The CD reissue adds two previously unreleased selections to the original program.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Scrapple from the Apple Charlie Parker	Gene Ammons	05:17	Spotify Amazon
2	Falling in Love With Love Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers	Gene Ammons	04:44	Spotify Amazon
3	Please Send Me Someone to Love Percy Mayfield	Gene Ammons	05:08	Spotify Amazon
4	Sweet Georgia Brown Ben Bernie / Kenneth Casey / Maceo Pinkard	Gene Ammons	04:24	Spotify Amazon
5	It Could Happen to You Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen	Gene Ammons	04:21	Spotify Amazon
6	Foot Tappin' Gene Ammons	Gene Ammons	06:51	Spotify Amazon
7	Jug's Blue Blues Gene Ammons	Gene Ammons	05:39
8	Fast Track Gene Ammons	Gene Ammons	04:02	Spotify Amazon
9	C Jam Blues Barney Bigard / Duke Ellington	Gene Ammons	08:08	Spotify Amazon
10	But Not for Me George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin	Gene Ammons	05:33	Spotify Amazon