Jammin' in Hi Fi with Gene Ammons

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.[1]

Jammin' in Hi Fi with Gene Ammons
Studio album by
Gene Ammons
Released1957
RecordedApril 12, 1957
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length50:12
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7110
ProducerBob Weinstock
Gene Ammons chronology
Funky
(1957)		 Jammin' in Hi Fi with Gene Ammons
(1957)		 The Big Sound
(1958)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

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".[2]

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

References
  1. Gene Ammons discography accessed December 6, 2012
  2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed December 6, 2012
  3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 9. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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