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Gene Ammons — Blue Gene
Part of the Analogue Productions Fantasy 45 Series
Mastering by Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman at Acoustech Mastering
Double LP cut at 45 RPM and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings!
Stoughton Printing Old Style Tip-On gatefold jacket with scuff-resistant matte finish
Jazz lovers and sonic thrill seekers — here\'s a horn-heavy hangout starring the smooth, swaggering Gene Ammons and a dream team of mid-century jazz legends. Think of it as a top-shelf jam session that someone wisely remembered to hit \"record\" on.
This 1958 gem is bluesy by name and bluesier by nature — three of the four tracks ride those familiar blues changes like a Cadillac with velvet seats. But don\'t get too comfortable, because pianist Mal Waldron penned the entire setlist, including the haunting, minor-key ballad \"Hip Tip,\" just to keep your ears on their toes.
Gene Ammons, aka \"Jug,\" brings that famously expressive tenor sax of his — rich enough to butter toast with — and pairs up with two of the finest co-conspirators ever to bless a horn: the sharp, soulful Idrees Sulieman on trumpet and the baritone brawler himself, Pepper Adams. This trio doesn\'t just blow; they converse, they duel, and occasionally they just throw down.
Every player on this date had already jammed with Gene before, so the chemistry is tighter than a snare drum. It\'s the kind of session where everyone shows up knowing it\'s about to go down — and it does.
The vinyl reissue is par excellence: Mastering by Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman at Acoustech Mastering, double LP cut at 45 RPM and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings! Plus it\'s housed in a Stoughton Printing Old Style Tip-On gatefold jacket with scuff-resistant matte finish.
Blue Gene is a must-have slice of golden-era jazz — equal parts brains, brawn, and bluesy brilliance. File it under \"Instant Vibe.\"Tracks
LP 1 Side A
1. Blue Gene
LP 1 Side B
1. Scamperin\'
LP Side A
1. Blue Greens \'N Beans
LP 2 Side B
1. Hip Tip
UPC: 753088205071
