Up Tight! (album)

Up Tight!
Studio album by Gene Ammons
Released	1961
Recorded	October 17 & 18, 1961
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:50
Label	Prestige PRLP 7208
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Gene Ammons chronology
Just Jug (1961) Up Tight! (1961) Boss Soul! (1961)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Down Beat	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Up Tight! is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1961 and released on the Prestige label. ^[4] The album was recorded at the same sessions that produced Boss Soul! .

Reception

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated: "His sound and style effectively bridged the gap between bop and soul jazz". ^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Gene Ammons, except where indicated.

1. "The Breeze and I" (Ernesto Lecuona, Al Stillman) – 6:25
2. "I Sold My Heart to the Junkman" (Leon René) – 4:30
3. "Moonglow" (Eddie DeLange, Will Hudson, Irving Mills) – 5:02
4. "Up Tight!" – 3:32
5. "The Five O'Clock Whistle" (Kim Gannon, Gene Irwin, Josef Myrow) – 5:56
6. "Jug's Blue Blues" – 8:15
7. "Lester Leaps In" (Lester Young) – 4:10

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on October 17, 1961 (tracks 1, 3, 6 & 7), and October 18, 1961 (tracks 2, 4 & 5)

Personnel

• Gene Ammons – tenor saxophone
• Walter Bishop Jr. (tracks 1, 3, 6 & 7), Patti Bown (tracks 2, 4 & 5) – piano
• Art Davis (tracks 1, 3, 6 & 7), George Duvivier (tracks 2, 4 & 5) – bass
• Art Taylor – drums
• Ray Barretto – congas

References

1. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed December 107, 2012
2. DownBeat : August 2, 1962 vol. 29, no. 21
3. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 32. ISBN   978-0-14-103401-0.
4. Gene Ammons discography accessed December 10, 2012