Soul Summit Vol. 2

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Soul Summit Vol. 2
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Studio album by Gene Ammons with Etta James and Jack McDuff
Released 1963
Recorded June 13 and December 1, 1961, January 23 and April 13, 1962
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Jazz
Length40:19
Label Prestige
PR 7275
Producer Esmond Edwards
Gene Ammons chronology
Soul Summit
(1962) Soul Summit1962		Soul Summit Vol. 2
(1962)		 Late Hour Special
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Jack McDuff chronology
Soul Summit
(1962) Soul Summit1962		Soul Summit Vol. 2
(1962) Soul Summit Vol. 21962		 Screamin'
(1962) Screamin'1962
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Soul Summit Vol 2 is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons with vocalist Etta Jones and organist Jack McDuff recorded in 1961 and 1962 and released on the Prestige label. [2]

Gene Ammons American musician

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, but his career was hampered by two incarcerations on drugs charges.

Etta Jones American jazz singer

Etta Jones was an American jazz singer. Her best-known recordings were "Don't Go to Strangers" and "Save Your Love for Me". She worked with Buddy Johnson, Oliver Nelson, Earl Hines, Barney Bigard, Kenny Burrell, Milt Jackson, Cedar Walton, and Houston Person.

Jack McDuff American musician

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 "Some of the first records Prestige released after Gene Ammons' incarceration were Soul Summit and Soul Summit, Vol. 2, two albums whose slapdash nature was partially hidden by their presentation as all-star jam sessions. The tunes, recorded in four sessions in 1961 and 1962, are a widely varied lot in terms of material, arrangements, and accompanists... Like most of the Prestige albums of this period, Soul Summit, Vol. 2 is uneven, but it contains enough gems to make it worthwhile". [1]

Track listing

  1. "Love, I've Found You" (Gwen Fuqua, Harvey Fuqua) - 5:05
  2. "But Not for Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:24
  3. "Too Marvelous for Words" (Johnny Mercer, Richard A. Whiting) - 3:50
  4. "If You Are But a Dream" (Nat Bonx, Jack Fulton, Moe Jaffe) - 4:25
  5. "Scram" (Leonard Feather) - 7:35
  6. "Ballad for Baby" (Jack McDuff) - 6:10
  7. "Cool, Cool Daddy" (Traditional) - 4:50

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".

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References

  1. 1 2 Mason, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 19, 2012
  2. ↑ Gene Ammons discography accessed April 19, 2012
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