The Black Cat!

The Black Cat! is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons, recorded in 1970 and released on the Prestige label.^[3]

The Black Cat!
Studio album by Gene Ammons
Released	1971
Recorded	November 11, 1970
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:34
Label	Prestige PR 10006
Producer	Bob Porter
Gene Ammons chronology
The Chase! (1970) The Black Cat! (1971) You Talk That Talk! (1971)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Stewart Mason stating, "One of Gene Ammons' best late-period albums, 1970's Black Cat is a bluesy, low-key album and a comparative anomaly: a primarily acoustic soul-jazz album! Ammons was experimenting heavily with the amplified, feedback-laced electric saxophone during this period, but for Black Cat he sticks to his familiar unamplified tenor, playing raunchy gutbucket lines".^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Gene Ammons except where noted.

1. "The Black Cat" (George Freeman) – 5:36
2. "Long Long Time" (Gary White) – 4:31
3. "Piece to Keep Away Evil Spirits" – 7:49
4. "Jug Eyes" – 8:10
5. "Something" (George Harrison) – 3:20
6. "Hi Ruth!" – 5:08

Personnel

• Gene Ammons – tenor saxophone
• Harold Mabern – piano, electric piano
• George Freeman – guitar
• Ron Carter – bass
• Idris Muhammad – drums
• Unidentified violins arranged by Bill Fischer (tracks 2 & 5)