Boss Tenors

This article is about the album by Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt recorded in 1961. For the album by Gene Ammons recorded in 1960, see Boss Tenor.

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]

Boss Tenors
Studio album by Sonny Stitt and Gene Ammons
Released	1961
Recorded	August 27, 1961 Chicago, Illinois
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:36
Label	Verve V/V6 8426
Producer	Creed Taylor
Sonny Stitt chronology
Dig Him! (1961) Boss Tenors (1961) Stitt Meets Brother Jack (1962)
Gene Ammons chronology
Dig Him! (1961) Boss Tenors (1961) Just Jug (1961)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Down Beat	[2]

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "Tenor saxophonists Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt co-led a small group in 1950, and this follow-up, taped in the studio in 1961, finds the two picking up where they left off".^[1]

Track listing

1. "Blues Up and Down" (Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt) - 8:47
2. "Counter Clockwise" (Sonny Stitt) - 9:38
3. "There Is No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) - 6:30
4. "The One Before This" (Gene Ammons) - 7:09
5. "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

References

1. Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed December 10, 2012
2. Down Beat: February 15, 1962 vol. 29, no. 4
3. Gene Ammons discography accessed December 10, 2012