Blue Gene (Gene Ammons album)

Blue Gene
Studio album by Gene Ammons
Released	1958
Recorded	May 2, 1958
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:35
Label	Prestige PRLP 7146
Producer	Bob Weinstock
Gene Ammons chronology
Groove Blues (1958) Blue Gene (1958) The Swingin'est (1958)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

Blue Gene is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1958 and released on the Prestige label.^[3]

Reception

The AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated: "The final of his series of jam sessions for Prestige features an excellent septet... Few surprises occur but everyone plays up to their usual high level".^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Mal Waldron.

1. "Blue Gene" – 13:54
2. "Scamperin'" – 8:46
3. "Blue Greens and Beans" – 9:00
4. "Hip Tip" – 8:55

Personnel

• Gene Ammons – tenor saxophone
• Idrees Sulieman – trumpet
• Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
• Mal Waldron – piano
• Doug Watkins – bass
• Art Taylor – drums
• Ray Barretto – congas

References

1. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed December 7, 2012
2. 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.
3. Gene Ammons discography accessed December 7, 2012