Gene Ammons - Boss Tenor (180g LP Analogue Productions) Stereo
For nearly a quarter-century, beginning in 1950, tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons (1925-1974) was among the brightest stars in the Prestige Records firmament. Whether leading, or partaking in, one of Prestige\u2019s jam sessions, immersing himself in the organ-dominated blues and gospel grooves that in the 1950s came to be called \u201Csoul jazz,\u201D or digging deep for heart-rending ballads, Ammons was multiply masterful. And in 1960, leading a quintet featuring the impeccable pianist Tommy Flanagan, plus Ray Barretto\u2019s piquant congas, he produced the insuperable Boss Tenor.\n\nFrom the blues that drips from \u201CHittin\u2019 the Jug\u201D and \u201CBlue Ammons\u201D to the infectious medium bounce of the standards \u201CClose Your Eyes\u201D and \u201CCanadian Sunset,\u201D and from the sophisticated swing of \u201CStompin\u2019 at the Savoy\u201D to the finger-poppin\u2019 bop of \u201CConfirmation\u201D and the after-hours balladry of \u201CMy Romance,\u201D Boss Tenor has sy
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