Gene Ammons

Angel Eyes

Gene Ammons - Angel Eyes

06/17/1960 | Ojc 

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All Music Guide Review

Music from two different occasions are combined on this CD reissue. The four songs from 1960 match the great tenor Gene Ammons with Frank Wess (doubling on flute and tenor), organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith, bassist Doug Watkins, and drummer Art Taylor. Wess, one of jazz's great flutists, battles Ammons on tenor to a draw on "Water Jug," while the leader takes "Angel Eyes" as his memorable feature. In addition, Ammons is heard in 1962 with pianist Mal Waldron, bassist Wendell Marshall, and drummer Ed Thigpen playing with great warmth on the ballads "You Go to My Head" and "It's the Talk of the Town." The latter set was one of Ammons' final ones before serving a long prison sentence (drug-related), yet his interpretations are full of optimism. Recommended. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Angel Eyes Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Gettin' Around
  • 6:46
  • Sound Clip for Gettin' Around from Angel Eyes


  • 2
  • Blue Room
  • 5:34
  • Sound Clip for Blue Room from Angel Eyes


  • 3
  • You Go to My Head
  • 5:55
  • Sound Clip for You Go to My Head from Angel Eyes


  • 4
  • Angel Eyes
  • 8:45
  • Sound Clip for Angel Eyes from Angel Eyes


  • 5
  • Water Jug
  • 5:10
  • Sound Clip for Water Jug from Angel Eyes


  • 6
  • It's the Talk of the Town
  • 4:15
  • Sound Clip for It's the Talk of the Town from Angel Eyes


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