| Gene Ammons and Friends at Montreux | ||||
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| Live album by Gene Ammons | ||||
| Released | 1973 | |||
| Recorded | July 7, 1973 Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:25 | |||
| Label | Prestige P 10078 | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
Gene Ammons and Friends at Montreux is a live album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1973 and released on the Prestige label.
Reception
The AllMusic review states "This is one of the better late-period Gene Ammons records".
Track listing
- "Yardbird Suite" (Charlie Parker) - 7:20
- "Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson) - 8:13
- "New Sonny's Blues" (Sonny Stitt) - 7:23
- "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) - 5:32
- "'Treux Bleu" (Gene Ammons) - 16:57
Personnel
- Gene Ammons - tenor saxophone
- Hampton Hawes - piano, electric piano
- Bob Cranshaw - electric bass
- Kenny Clarke - drums
- Kenneth Nash - congas
On 'Treux Blue only add:
- Cannonball Adderley - alto saxophone
- Nat Adderley - cornet
- Dexter Gordon - tenor saxophone
References
- ^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 19, 2012
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 9. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- Gene Ammons discography accessed December 19, 2012