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The title of this exciting meeting between the tenors of Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt was rather poignant, because this recording was released in the late '60s, when Ammons was serving a long jail sentence for possession of heroin, and it appeared that he and Stitt might never meet up again. Backed by pianist John Houston, bassist Buster Williams, and drummer George Brown, Ammons and Stitt (who had co-led a regular group a decade before) proved once again to be a perfect team, jamming on a variety of standards, blues, and ballads while also revisiting "New Blues Up and Down." The two tenors always brought out the best in each other, and luckily, they would get back together in the early '70s. This is high-quality bebop.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
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George Brown, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ozzie Cadena, Producer - Sonny Stitt, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Kennedy, ComposerLyricist - Buster Williams, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Hugh Williams, ComposerLyricist - John Houston, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Prestige Records, Inc.
George Brown, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ozzie Cadena, Producer - George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Sonny Stitt, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Buster Williams, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - John Houston, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Prestige Records, Inc.
George Brown, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ozzie Cadena, Producer - Sonny Stitt, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Buster Williams, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - John Houston, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Prestige Records, Inc.
George Brown, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Stitt, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Fischer, ComposerLyricist - Frankie Laine, ComposerLyricist - Buster Williams, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - John Houston, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Fantasy, Inc.
George Brown, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ozzie Cadena, Producer - Sonny Stitt, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Buster Williams, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - John Houston, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Prestige Records, Inc.
George Brown, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ozzie Cadena, Producer - Sonny Stitt, Composer, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Buster Williams, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - John Houston, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ammons, Composer, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Prestige Records, Inc.
George Brown, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ozzie Cadena, Producer - Victor Young, ComposerLyricist - Ned Washington, ComposerLyricist - Sonny Stitt, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Buster Williams, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - John Houston, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Fantasy, Inc.
George Brown, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ozzie Cadena, Producer - Frank Wess, ComposerLyricist - Sonny Stitt, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Buster Williams, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - John Houston, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Prestige Records, Inc.
George Brown, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ozzie Cadena, Producer - Johnny Mercer, Author - Jacques Prevert, Author - Joseph Kosma, Composer - Sonny Stitt, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Buster Williams, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - John Houston, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Prestige Records, Inc.
George Brown, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ozzie Cadena, Producer - Vincent Youmans, ComposerLyricist - Mack Gordon, ComposerLyricist - Sonny Stitt, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Adamson, ComposerLyricist - Buster Williams, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - John Houston, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Prestige Records, Inc.
Album review
The title of this exciting meeting between the tenors of Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt was rather poignant, because this recording was released in the late '60s, when Ammons was serving a long jail sentence for possession of heroin, and it appeared that he and Stitt might never meet up again. Backed by pianist John Houston, bassist Buster Williams, and drummer George Brown, Ammons and Stitt (who had co-led a regular group a decade before) proved once again to be a perfect team, jamming on a variety of standards, blues, and ballads while also revisiting "New Blues Up and Down." The two tenors always brought out the best in each other, and luckily, they would get back together in the early '70s. This is high-quality bebop.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:39
- Main artists: Gene Ammons Sonny Stitt
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Prestige
- Genre: Jazz
© 1991 Fantasy, Inc. ℗ 1969 Prestige Records, Inc.
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