Gene Ammons – Three Classic Albums Plus

Label:	Avid Entertainment – AMSC 1029, Avid Jazz – AMSC 1029
Series:	Three Classic Albums Plus
Format:	2 x CD, Compilation, Remastered
Country:	UK
Released:	2011
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Hard Bop

Tracklist

		Groove Blues (1958)
1-1	Gene Ammons And His All Stars*–	Ammon Joy Composed By – Mal Waldron	13:17
1-2	Gene Ammons And His All Stars*–	Groove Blues Composed By – Mal Waldron	9:31
1-3	Gene Ammons And His All Stars*–	Jug Handle Composed By – Mal Waldron	10:09
1-4	Gene Ammons And His All Stars*–	It Might As Well Be Spring Composed By – Rodgers & Hammerstein	11:32
		Boss Tenor (1960)
1-5	Gene Ammons–	Hittin' The Jug Composed By – Gene Ammons	8:27
1-6	Gene Ammons–	Close Your Eyes Composed By – Bernice Petkere, Desmond Carter, H. M. Tennent	3:44
1-7	Gene Ammons–	My Romance Composed By – Rodgers & Hart	4:13
1-8	Gene Ammons–	Canadian Sunset Composed By – Eddie Heywood, Norman Gimbel	5:22
1-9	Gene Ammons–	Blue Ammons Composed By – Gene Ammons	4:55
1-10	Gene Ammons–	Confirmation Composed By – Charlie Parker	5:24
		Boss Tenor (1960) - Continued
2-1	Gene Ammons–	Stompin' At The Savoy Composed By – Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, Edgar Sampson	3:31
		Blue Gene (1958)
2-2	Gene Ammons–	Blue Gene Composed By – Mal Waldron	13:55
2-3	Gene Ammons–	Scamperin' Composed By – Mal Waldron	8:46
2-4	Gene Ammons–	Blue Greens'n'Beans Composed By – Mal Waldron	9:02
2-5	Gene Ammons–	Hip Tip Composed By – Mal Waldron	8:55
		The Happy Blues (1956)
2-6	Gene Ammons–	The Happy Blues Composed By – Art Farmer	12:05
2-7	Gene Ammons–	The Great Lie Composed By – Andy Gibson, Cab Calloway	8:39
2-8	Gene Ammons–	Can't We Be Friends Composed By – Kay Swift, P. James*	12:51

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Avid Limited
Copyright © – Avid Limited
Published By – Prestige Music Ltd.
Published By – Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
Published By – Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd.
Published By – Copyright Control
Published By – Chappell Music Ltd.
Published By – Warner/Chappell North America Ltd.
Published By – Marada Music Ltd.
Published By – EMI United Partnership Ltd.
Published By – Good Music Ltd.
Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Credits

Alto Saxophone – Jackie McLean (tracks: 2-6 to 2-8), John Coltrane (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4)
Artwork By, Coordinator – Anne Bennett
Baritone Saxophone – Pepper Adams (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4, 2-2 to 2-5)
Bass – Addison Farmer (tracks: 2-6 to 2-8), Doug Watkins (tracks: 1-5 to 2-5), George Joyner (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4)
Compiled By, Remastered By – Dave Bennett
Congas – Candido (tracks: 2-6 to 2-8), Ray Barretto (tracks: 1-5 to 2-5)
Drums – Arthur Taylor*
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Engineer [Final Masters Production] – Ted Kendall
Flute – Jerome Richardson (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4)
Liner Notes [Original] – Ira Gitler (tracks: 2-2 to 2-8), Joe Goldberg (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4), LeRoi Jones (tracks: 1-5 to 2-1)
Piano – Duke Jordan (tracks: 2-6 to 2-8), Mal Waldron (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4, 2- to 2-5), Tommy Flanagan (tracks: 1-5 to 2-1)
Producer – Bob Weinstock
Tenor Saxophone – Gene Ammons, Paul Quinichette (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4)
Trumpet – Art Farmer (tracks: 2-6 to 2-8), Idrees Sulieman (tracks: 2-2 to 2-5)

Notes

Tracks originally released :
1-1 to 1-4 as LP " Groove Blues " ( 1961 ) [Prestige PRLP 7201] credited to Gene Ammons And His All Stars.
1-5 to 2-1 as LP " Boss Tenor " ( 1960 ) [Prestige PRLP 7180 / Mono] & [Prestige PRST 7180 / Stereo].
2-2 to 2-5 as LP " Blue Gene " ( 1958 ) [Prestige PRLP 7146].
2-6 to 2-8 on LP " Hi Fidelity Jam Session " ( 1956 ) [Prestige PRLP 7039]. Reissued in 1960 as LP " The Happy Blues " [Prestige PRLP 7039] credited to Gene Ammons All Stars. The track "Madhouse" is omitted due to the space.

Tracks 1-1 to 1-4 and 2-6 to 2-8 recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey, respectively on January 3, 1958, and April 23, 1956.
Tracks 1-5 to 2-1 recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on June 16, 1960.
Tracks 2-2 to 2-5 recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey, on May 3, 1958.

Tracks published :
1-1 to 1-3, 1-9 and 2-2 to 2-6 Prestige Music Ltd.
1-4 Warner Chappell Music Ltd. / Warner/Chappell Music Pub. Ltd.
1-5 Copyright Control
1-6, 1-8 and 2-8 Chappell Music Ltd.
1-7 Chappell Music Ltd. / Warner/Chappell North America Ltd.
1-10 Marada Music Ltd.
2-1 EMI United Partnership Ltd.
2-7 Good Music Ltd.

Digitally Remastered.

CD One: 77:11 - CD Two: 78:13