Boss Tenor

Boss Tenor is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1960 and released on the Prestige label.[4]

Boss Tenor
Studio album by
Released1960
RecordedJune 16, 1960
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length35:57
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7180
ProducerBob Weinstock
Gene Ammons chronology
The Swingin'est
(1958)
Boss Tenor
(1960)
Nice an' Cool
(1961)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "Unlike his earlier jam sessions, this particular outing finds Ammons as the only horn, fronting a talented rhythm section... This is a fine outing by one of the true "bosses" of the tenor".[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Gene Ammons except where noted.

  1. "Hittin' the Jug" – 8:29
  2. "Close Your Eyes" (Bernice Petkere) – 3:46
  3. "My Romance" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 4:16
  4. "Canadian Sunset" (Norman Gimbel, Eddie Heywood) – 5:24
  5. "Blue Ammons" – 4:57
  6. "Confirmation" (Charlie Parker) – 5:24
  7. "Stompin' at the Savoy" (Benny Goodman, Arthur Sampson, Chick Webb, Andy Razaf) – 3:31

Personnel

References

  1. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed December 7, 2012
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 9. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
  4. Gene Ammons discography accessed December 7, 2012
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