Jammin' with Gene

Jammin' with Gene is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1956 and released on the Prestige label.^[1]

Jammin' with Gene
Studio album by Gene Ammons
Released	1956
Recorded	July 13, 1956
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:21
Label	Prestige PRLP 7060
Gene Ammons chronology
The Happy Blues (1956) Jammin' with Gene (1956) Funky (1957)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
DownBeat	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "this is an excellent (and rather spontaneous) straightahead session".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Jammin' With Gene" (Gene Ammons) - 14:15
2. "We'll Be Together Again" (Carl T. Fischer, Frankie Laine) - 10:00
3. "Not Really the Blues" (Johnny Mandel) - 16:06

Personnel

• Gene Ammons - tenor saxophone
• Donald Byrd, Art Farmer - trumpet
• Jackie McLean - alto saxophone
• Mal Waldron - piano
• Doug Watkins - bass
• Art Taylor - drums

References

1. Gene Ammons discography accessed December 6, 2012
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed December 6, 2012
3. Hentoff, Nat (23 January 1957). "Gene Ammons: Jammin' with Gene". DownBeat. Vol. 24, no. 2. p. 24.
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 9. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
5. 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.