Up Tight! (album)

Up Tight!
Studio album by
Gene Ammons
Released1961
RecordedOctober 17 & 18, 1961
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length37:50
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7208
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Gene Ammons chronology
Just Jug
(1961) 		Up Tight!
(1961) 		Boss Soul!
(1961)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Down Beat[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

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!.

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
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on October 17, 1961 (tracks 1, 3, 6 & 7), and October 18, 1961 (tracks 2, 4 & 5)

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b 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