Up Tight! (album)

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Up Tight!
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Studio album by
Gene Ammons
Released1961
RecordedOctober 17 & 18, 1961
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre Jazz
Length37:50
Label Prestige
PRLP 7208
Producer Esmond Edwards
Gene Ammons chronology
Just Jug
(1961)		Up Tight!
(1961)		 Boss Soul!
(1961)
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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! .

Contents

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

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 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
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