Got My Own

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Got My Own
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Studio album by
Gene Ammons
Released1972
RecordedOctober 28 & 30 and November 1, 1972
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre Jazz
Length38:03
Label Prestige
PR 10058
Producer Ozzie Cadena
Gene Ammons chronology
Free Again
(1972)		Got My Own
(1972)		 Big Bad Jug
(1972)
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Got My Own is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1972 and released on the Prestige label. [3]

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 2½ stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "Ammons's huge sound makes the music worthwhile". [1]

Track listing

  1. "Lady Sings the Blues" (Billie Holiday, Herbie Nichols) - 5:30
  2. "God Bless the Child" (Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) - 4:05
  3. "Strange Fruit" (Abel Meeropol) - 3:30
  4. "Fine and Mellow" (Holiday) - 5:30
  5. "Play Me" (Neil Diamond) - 6:00
  6. "Ben" (Don Black, Walter Scharf) - 5:30
  7. "The Shack Out Back" (Gene Ammons) - 7:58

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed December 18, 2012
  2. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp.  9. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  3. ↑ Gene Ammons discography accessed December 18, 2012
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