Got My Own is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1972 and released on the Prestige label.[3]
| Got My Own | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | October 28 & 30 and November 1, 1972 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:03 | |||
| Label | Prestige PR 10058 | |||
| Producer | Ozzie Cadena | |||
| Gene Ammons chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Reception
editAllmusic awarded the album 2½ stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "Ammons's huge sound makes the music worthwhile".[1]
Track listing
edit- "Lady Sings the Blues" (Billie Holiday, Herbie Nichols) - 5:30
- "God Bless the Child" (Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) - 4:05
- "Strange Fruit" (Abel Meeropol) - 3:30
- "Fine and Mellow" (Holiday) - 5:30
- "Play Me" (Neil Diamond) - 6:00
- "Ben" (Don Black, Walter Scharf) - 5:30
- "The Shack Out Back" (Gene Ammons) - 7:58
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on October 28, 1972 (tracks 1, 5 & 6), November 30, 1972 (tracks 3 & 4) and November 1, 1972 (tracks 2 & 7)
Personnel
edit- Gene Ammons - tenor saxophone
- Ernie Hayes - organ (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 7)
- Hank Jones - electric piano (tracks 1 & 3–6)
- Sonny Phillips - piano, organ (tracks 2 & 7)
- Joe Beck (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 6), Maynard Parker (tracks 2 & 7) - guitar
- Ron Carter - bass, electric bass
- Billy Cobham (tracks 2 & 7), Idris Muhammad (tracks 1, 5 & 6), Mickey Roker (tracks 3 & 4) - drums
- Ed Bogas - arranger
- Unidentified strings
References
edit- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed December 18, 2012
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 9. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Gene Ammons discography accessed December 18, 2012