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合計収録時間 | 01:18:33

Personnel: Gene Ammons (tenor saxophone); Frank Wess (tenor saxophone, flute); Joe Newman (trumpet); Jack McDuff, Johnny "Hammond" Smith (organ); Wendell Marshall, Doug Watkins (bass); Walter Perkins, Arthur Taylor (drums); Ray Barretto (congas). Producer: Esmond Edwards. Compilation producer: Bob Porter. Recorded at the Van Gelder Studios, Engelwood Cliffs, New Jersey on June 17, 1960 and November 28, 1961. Tracks 1-6 originally released as TWISTIN' THE JUG on Prestige (7238); tracks 7-8 originally released on VELVET SOUL on Prestige (7320); tracks 9-12 originally released on ANGEL EYES on Prestige (7369). Includes liner notes by Bob Porter. Digitally remastered by Phil De Lancie (1992, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California). Personnel: Gene Ammons (tenor saxophone); Frank Wess (flute, tenor saxophone); Joe Newman (trumpet); Jack McDuff (organ, keyboards); Johnny "Hammond" Smith (organ); Art Taylor, Walter Perkins (drums); Ray Barretto (congas). Audio Remixer: Phil DeLancie. Liner Note Author: Bob Porter. Recording information: Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (06/17/1960/11/28/1961). Unknown Contributor Roles: Doug Watkins; Frank Wess; Gene Ammons; Jack McDuff; Joe Newman ; Ray Barretto; Walter Perkins; Wendell Marshall. Two of tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons' favorite combo formats were organ-based quartets and quintets. The tracks on this collection were culled from dates in the early '60s, and were originally released on TWISTIN' THE JUG, VELVET SOUL, and ANGEL EYES. Blues standards ("Stormy Monday Blues"), Duke Ellington chestnuts ("Satin Doll"), and wistful ballads ("Angel Eyes") are executed with equal skill. Two different bands are featured, one centered on Jack McDuff's Hammond organ, the other around the organ work of Johnny "Hammond" Smith. McDuff's outfit also includes trumpeter Joe Newman, while Smith calls upon the talents of Frank Wess on tenor sax and flute. McDuff and Smith trade solos with Ammons and also join him in unison to thicken the main melodies. Ammons' phrasing embraces blues, bebop, and R&B, while his elegant tone can glide with sultry innuendo.

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