Gene Ammons - Blue Gene (1958)

Gene Ammons - Blue Gene

Track list:

1. Blue Gene

2. Scamperin'

3. Blue Greens And Beans

4. Hip Tip

Personnel:

Idrees Sulieman (tp) 

Gene Ammons (ts) 

Pepper Adams (bars) 

Mal Waldron (p) 

Doug Watkins (b) 

Art Taylor (d) 

Ray Barretto (cga)

Recorded in New York City, May 2, 1958

Thanks to the original releaser!

Review (by Scott Yanow)

The final of his series of jam sessions for Prestige features an excellent septet (the leader on tenor, trumpeter Idrees Sulieman, baritonist Pepper Adams, pianist Mal Waldron, bassist Doug Watkins, drummer Art Taylor and Ray Barretto on congas) stretching out on three original blues and the ballad "Hip Tip"; all four pieces were written by Waldron. Few surprises occur but everyone plays up to their usual high level. This enjoyable straightahead CD is a reissue of the original LP.