Soul Summit

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Soul Summit
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Studio album by
Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt with Jack McDuff
Released1962
RecordedFebruary 19, 1962
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre Jazz
Length36:55
Label Prestige
PR 7234
Producer Esmond Edwards
Gene Ammons chronology
Boss Tenors in Orbit!
(1962)		Soul Summit
(1962)		 Soul Summit Vol. 2
(1961-62)
Sonny Stitt chronology
Boss Tenors in Orbit!
(1962)		Soul Summit
(1962)		 Feelin's
(1962)
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1968 edition
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Soul Summit is an album by saxophonists Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt with organist Jack McDuff recorded in 1962 and released on the Prestige label. [3]

Gene Ammons American jazz tenor saxophonist

Eugene "Jug" Ammons, also known as "The Boss", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. The son of boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons, Gene Ammons is remembered for his accessible music, steeped in soul and R&B.

Sonny Stitt American jazz saxophonist

Edward Hammond Boatner Jr., known professionally as Sonny Stitt, was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. Known for his warm tone, he was one of the best-documented saxophonists of his generation, recording more than 100 albums. He was nicknamed the "Lone Wolf" by jazz critic Dan Morgenstern because of his relentless touring and devotion to jazz. Stitt was sometimes viewed as a Charlie Parker mimic, especially earlier in his career, but gradually came to develop his own sound and style, particularly when performing on tenor sax.

Jack McDuff American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader

Eugene McDuff, known professionally as "Brother" Jack McDuff or "Captain" Jack McDuff, was an American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader who was most prominent during the hard bop and soul jazz era of the 1960s, often performing with an organ trio. He is also credited with giving guitarist George Benson his first break.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "Overall, this is an interesting and consistently swinging set that adds to the large quantity of recordings that the great Ammons did during the early '60s". [1]

Track listing

All compositions by Gene Ammons except where noted

  1. "Tubby" - 9:10
  2. "Dumplin'" (Sonny Stitt) - 5:00
  3. "When You Wish Upon a Star" (Leigh Harline, Ned Washington) - 4:30
  4. "Shuffle Twist" - 6:00
  5. "Sleeping Susan" (Jimmy Mundy) - 5:35
  6. "Out in the Cold Again" (Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler) - 6:40

Personnel

Tenor saxophone type of saxophone

The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B♭ (while the alto is pitched in the key of E♭), and written as a transposing instrument in the treble clef, sounding an octave and a major second lower than the written pitch. Modern tenor saxophones which have a high F♯ key have a range from A♭2 to E5 (concert) and are therefore pitched one octave below the soprano saxophone. People who play the tenor saxophone are known as "tenor saxophonists", "tenor sax players", or "saxophonists".

Hammond organ electric organ

The Hammond organ is an electric organ, invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert and first manufactured in 1935. Various models have been produced, most of which use sliding drawbars to specify a variety of sounds. Until 1975, Hammond organs generated sound by creating an electric current from rotating a metal tonewheel near an electromagnetic pickup, and then strengthening the signal with an amplifier so it can drive a speaker cabinet. The organ is commonly used with, and associated with, the Leslie speaker.

Charli Persip is an American jazz drummer. Born in Morristown, New Jersey, as Charles Lawrence Persip, and formerly known as Charlie Persip, he changed the spelling of his name to Charli in the early 1980s.

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References

  1. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 11, 2012
  2. ↑ Down Beat: November 22, 1962 vol. 29, no. 29
  3. ↑ Gene Ammons discography accessed December 11, 2012
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