Got My Own Explained
Got My Own is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1972 and released on the Prestige label.[1]
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 2½ stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "Ammons's huge sound makes the music worthwhile".[2]
Track listing
- "Lady Sings the Blues" (Billie Holiday, Herbie Nichols) - 5:30
- "God Bless the Child" (Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) - 4:05
- "Strange Fruit" (Abel Meeropol) - 3:30
- "Fine and Mellow" (Holiday) - 5:30
- "Play Me" (Neil Diamond) - 6:00
- "Ben" (Don Black, Walter Scharf) - 5:30
- "The Shack Out Back" (Gene Ammons) - 7:58
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on October 28, 1972 (tracks 1, 5 & 6), November 30, 1972 (tracks 3 & 4) and November 1, 1972 (tracks 2 & 7)
Personnel
- Gene Ammons - tenor saxophone
- Ernie Hayes - organ (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 7)
- Hank Jones - electric piano (tracks 1 & 3-6)
- Sonny Phillips - piano, organ (tracks 2 & 7)
- Joe Beck (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 6), Maynard Parker (tracks 2 & 7) - guitar
- Ron Carter - bass, electric bass
- Billy Cobham (tracks 2 & 7), Idris Muhammad (tracks 1, 5 & 6), Mickey Roker (tracks 3 & 4) - drums
Notes and References
- http://www.jazzdisco.org/gene-ammons/catalog/#prestige-p-10058 Gene Ammons discography
- Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed December 18, 2012