There are many
Gene Ammons recordings currently available on CD in Fantasy's Original Jazz Classics, since the versatile tenorman was a longtime Prestige recording artist. Unlike his earlier jam sessions, this particular outing finds
Ammons as the only horn, fronting a talented rhythm section (pianist
Tommy Flanagan, bassist
Doug Watkins, drummer
Art Taylor, and
Ray Barretto on congas).
Ammons explores standards (including a near-classic version of "Canadian Sunset"), blues, and ballads in his usual warm, soulful, and swinging fashion. This is a fine outing by one of the true "bosses" of the tenor. ~ Scott Yanow