On the off chance I'm being called out as one who didn't respond and to whom the Ammons/Swinging for Benny sounds strange. I'm actually enjoying it. A lot more interesting than some of the (for me) snooze session "jazz jazz" that gets posted [snooze inducing whether or not performers are wearing jackets and ties].
Thought the below was interesting...assuming the reviewer posting on Amazon knew what they were talking about. Anyone know who played piano on this? Nice lead in solo. Of course, enjoyed the trombone solo. Anyone other than me think the extended sax solo by whoever takes over at 5:40/5:41 has moments of Coltrane? Not sure if it's all one sax player or two of them trading off during the last 3-4 minutes.
Recorded by Vee-Jay records in 1959 under the title of THE SWINGIN'EST - BENNIE GREEN and re-issued in 1961 as Gene Ammon's JUGGIN' AROUND. It is currently available on CD under the Bennie Green title. It's a septet session with Bennie Green, Gene Ammons, Frank Wess tenor sax and flute, Nat Adderley and Frank Foster in the front line backed by the usual piano led rhythm section. The picture of a younger Gene Ammons, with a white mouthpiece, has nothing to do with his playing here and probably eminates from his tenure with the Woody Herman Band in the late 1940's or early 1950's
Thought the below was interesting...assuming the reviewer posting on Amazon knew what they were talking about. Anyone know who played piano on this? Nice lead in solo. Of course, enjoyed the trombone solo. Anyone other than me think the extended sax solo by whoever takes over at 5:40/5:41 has moments of Coltrane? Not sure if it's all one sax player or two of them trading off during the last 3-4 minutes.
Recorded by Vee-Jay records in 1959 under the title of THE SWINGIN'EST - BENNIE GREEN and re-issued in 1961 as Gene Ammon's JUGGIN' AROUND. It is currently available on CD under the Bennie Green title. It's a septet session with Bennie Green, Gene Ammons, Frank Wess tenor sax and flute, Nat Adderley and Frank Foster in the front line backed by the usual piano led rhythm section. The picture of a younger Gene Ammons, with a white mouthpiece, has nothing to do with his playing here and probably eminates from his tenure with the Woody Herman Band in the late 1940's or early 1950's