Boss Soul! Explained

Boss Soul!
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Gene Ammons
Cover:	Boss Soul!.jpg
Released:	1963
Recorded:	October 17–18, 1961
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Prestige PR 7445
Producer:	Esmond Edwards
Chronology:	Gene Ammons
Prev Title:	Up Tight!
Prev Year:	1961
Next Title:	Twisting the Jug
Next Year:	1961

Boss Soul! is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1961 and released on the Prestige label.^[1] The album was recorded at the same sessions that produced Up Tight!.

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars with its review by Stewart Mason stating, "Boss Soul is not a top-drawer Gene Ammons release, but it's thoroughly enjoyable throughout".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Gene Ammons except where noted.

1. "Soft Summer Breeze" (Eddie Heywood, J. Spencer) – 4:50
2. "Don't Go to Strangers" (Redd Evans, Arthur Kent, Dave Mann) – 6:23
3. "Song of the Islands" (Charles E. King) – 5:10
4. "Travelin'" (Kenny Burrell) – 3:40
5. "Carbow" – 6:05
6. "(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over" (Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel) – 6:00
7. "I'm Beginning to See the Light" (Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges, Harry James) – 4:45

Note

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on October 17, 1961 (tracks 6-8) and October 18, 1961 (tracks 1-5)

Personnel

• Gene Ammons – tenor saxophone
  • Walter Bishop Jr. (tracks 6-8), Patti Bown (tracks 1-5) – piano Art Davis (tracks 6-8), George Duvivier (tracks 1-5) – bass
• Art Taylor – drums
• Ray Barretto – congas

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/gene-ammons/catalog/#prestige-pr-7445 Gene Ammons discography
2. Mason, S. Allmusic Review, accessed December 11, 2012