Genre: Jazz
Size: 12"
Format: 33RPM,

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Gene Ammons Nice An' Cool 180g LP (Stereo)

Gene Ammons

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APLPPR18NB
UPC:
753088001833
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180g Vinyl LP Pressed at Quality Record Pressings!
Mastered from the Original Analog Master Tapes by Kevin Gray!

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Part of the ultimate audiophile Prestige stereo reissues from Analogue Productions — 25 of the most collectible, rarest, most audiophile-sounding Rudy Van Gelder recordings ever made. All mastered from the original analog master tapes by mastering maestro Kevin Gray.

A 1961 set of standards heavy on the ballads, Nice An' Cool is prime Gene Ammons. In front of a sympathetic piano-bass-drums trio (Richard Wyands, Doug Watkins, and the great J.C. Heard, respectively), Ammons' brilliantly soulful tenor saxophone really stretches out on the familiar melodies, but the relatively concise arrangements (all of the eight tracks are between three and eight minutes, with most hovering around the five-minute mark) don't allow him to wander too far afield as he occasionally does on less structured sessions. Nice An' Cool is first and foremost a mood album, with the unity of sound more important than the individual performances, but Ammons particularly shines on the extended opener, a tender, restrained version of The Music Man's "Til There Was You" that sidesteps the mawkishness of many interpretations in favor of a dignified grace. The backing trio is excellent throughout.

Features

  • 180g Vinyl
  • Stereo
  • Mastered from the Original Master Tapes by Kevin Gray
  • Pressed at QRP
  • Tip-On Jacket on Thick Cardboard Stock

Musicians

Gene Ammons tenor saxophone
Richard Wyands piano
Doug Watkins bass
J.C. Heard drums

Selections

Side A:

  1. Till There Was You
  2. Answer Me, My Love
  3. Willow Weep For Me
  4. Little Girl Blue

Side B:

  1. Something I Dreamed Last Night
  2. Something Wonderful
  3. I Remember You
  4. Someone To Watch Over Me

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