Soul Summit Explained

Soul Summit
Type:Studio
Artist:Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt with Jack McDuff
Cover:Soul Summit.jpg
Released:1962
Recorded:February 19, 1962
Studio:Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:Jazz
Length:36:55
Label:Prestige
PR 7234
Producer:Esmond Edwards
Chronology:Gene Ammons
Prev Title:Boss Tenors in Orbit!
Prev Year:1962
Next Title:Soul Summit Vol. 2
Next Year:1961-62

Soul Summit is an album by saxophonists Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt with organist Jack McDuff recorded in 1962 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "Overall, this is an interesting and consistently swinging set that adds to the large quantity of recordings that the great Ammons did during the early '60s".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Gene Ammons except where noted

  1. "Tubby" - 9:10
  2. "Dumplin'" (Sonny Stitt) - 5:00
  3. "When You Wish Upon a Star" (Leigh Harline, Ned Washington) - 4:30
  4. "Shuffle Twist" - 6:00
  5. "Sleeping Susan" (Jimmy Mundy) - 5:35
  6. "Out in the Cold Again" (Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler) - 6:40

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/gene-ammons/catalog/#prestige-prlp-7234 Gene Ammons discography
  2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 11, 2012