The Boss Is Back!

The Boss Is Back!
Studio album by
Gene Ammons
Released1969
RecordedNovember 10 & 11, 1969
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length39:40
LabelPrestige
PR 7739
ProducerBob Porter
Gene Ammons chronology
Bad! Bossa Nova
(1962) 		The Boss Is Back!
(1969) 		Brother Jug!
(1969)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

The Boss Is Back! is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label.[4]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "The executives at Prestige must have been felt ecstatic when they heard Gene Ammons first play after his release from a very severe seven-year jail sentence. The great tenor proved to still be in his prime, his huge sound was unchanged and he was hungry to make new music... Ammons shows that he had not forgotten how to jam the blues either".[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Gene Ammons except where noted.

  1. "The Jungle Boss" (Gene Ammons, Junior Mance) – 5:36
  2. "I Wonder" (Cecil Gant, Raymond Leveen) – 7:59
  3. "Feeling Good" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 5:42
  4. "Tastin' the Jug" – 7:28
  5. "Here's That Rainy Day" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 6:07
  6. "Madame Queen" – 6:48

Note

  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on November 10 (tracks 1, 2 & 4–6) and November 11 (track 3), 1969

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed December 12, 2012
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 9. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  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 12, 2012