Angel Eyes is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons compiling sessions recorded in 1960 and 1962 and released on the Prestige label in 1965.[4]
| Angel Eyes | ||||
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| Released | 1965 | |||
| Recorded | June 17, 1960, and September 5, 1962 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:25 | |||
| Label | Prestige PR 7369 | |||
| Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Reception edit
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "Music from two different occasions are combined on this CD reissue... The latter set was one of Ammons' final ones before serving a long prison sentence (drug-related), yet his interpretations are full of optimism. Recommended".[1]
Track listing edit
- "Gettin' Around" (Gene Ammons) – 6:46
- "Blue Room" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 5:34
- "You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 5:55
- "Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) – 8:45
- "Water Jug" (Frank Wess) – 5:10
- "It's the Talk of the Town" (Jerry Livingston, Al J. Neiburg, Marty Symes) – 4:15
Note
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs New Jersey on June 17, 1960 (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5) and September 5, 1962 (tracks 3 & 6)
Personnel edit
- Gene Ammons – tenor saxophone
- Frank Wess – flute, (tracks 1, 2 and 4) – tenor saxophone, (track 5)
- Johnny "Hammond" Smith – organ (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5)
- Mal Waldron (tracks 3 & 6) – piano
- Doug Watkins (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5), Wendell Marshall (tracks 3 & 6) – bass
- Art Taylor (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5), Ed Thigpen (tracks 3 & 6) – drums
References edit
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed December 13, 2012
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 9. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gene Ammons discography accessed December 13, 2012