Gene Ammons and Friends at Montreux

Gene Ammons and Friends at Montreux is a live album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1973 and released on the Prestige label.

Reception

The AllMusic review states "This is one of the better late-period Gene Ammons records".

Track listing

1. "Yardbird Suite" (Charlie Parker) - 7:20
2. "Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson) - 8:13
3. "New Sonny's Blues" (Sonny Stitt) - 7:23
4. "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) - 5:32
5. "'Treux Bleu" (Gene Ammons) - 16:57

Personnel

• Gene Ammons - tenor saxophone
• Hampton Hawes - piano, electric piano
• Bob Cranshaw - electric bass
• Kenny Clarke - drums
• Kenneth Nash - congas

On 'Treux Blue only add:

• Cannonball Adderley - alto saxophone
• Nat Adderley - cornet
• Dexter Gordon - tenor saxophone

References