Boss Tenors
1961 studio album by Sonny Stitt and Gene Ammons
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Boss Tenors (subtitled Straight Ahead from Chicago August 1961) is an album by saxophonists Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt recorded in Chicago in 1961 and originally released on the Verve label.[3]
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| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | August 27, 1961 Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:36 | |||
| Label | Verve V/V6 8426 | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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Reception
Track listing
- "Blues Up and Down" (Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt) - 8:47
- "Counter Clockwise" (Sonny Stitt) - 9:38
- "There Is No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) - 6:30
- "The One Before This" (Gene Ammons) - 7:09
- "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) - 6:32
Personnel
- Gene Ammons - tenor saxophone
- Sonny Stitt - tenor saxophone (tracks 2–5), alto saxophone (tracks 1 and 3)
- John Houston - piano
- Buster Williams - bass
- George Brown - drums