Boss Tenors

 ( 1961 Collaborative Albums ) 

Boss Tenors (subtitled Straight Ahead from Chicago August 1961) is an album by saxophonists Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt recorded in Chicago in 1961 and originally released on the Verve Records label. Gene Ammons discography accessed December 10, 2012

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Reception The Allmusic review stated "Tenor saxophonists Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt co-led a small group in 1950, and this follow-up, taped in the studio in 1961, finds the two picking up where they left off".Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed December 10, 2012

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Track listing

1. "Blues Up and Down" (Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt) - 8:47
2. "Counter Clockwise" (Sonny Stitt) - 9:38
3. "There Is No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) - 6:30
4. "The One Before This" (Gene Ammons) - 7:09
5. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) - 6:32

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Personnel

• Gene Ammons - tenor saxophone
• Sonny Stitt - tenor saxophone (tracks 2–5), alto saxophone (tracks 1 and 3)
• John Houston - piano
• Buster Williams - double bass
• George Brown - Drum Kit

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