Up Tight! (album) explained

Up Tight!
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Gene Ammons
Cover:	Up Tight! (album).jpg
Released:	1961
Recorded:	October 17 & 18, 1961
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	37:50
Label:	Prestige PRLP 7208
Producer:	Esmond Edwards
Chronology:	Gene Ammons
Prev Title:	Just Jug
Prev Year:	1961
Next Title:	Boss Soul!
Next Year:	1961

Up Tight! 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 Boss Soul!.

Reception

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated: "His sound and style effectively bridged the gap between bop and soul jazz".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Gene Ammons, except where indicated.

1. "The Breeze and I" (Ernesto Lecuona, Al Stillman) – 6:25
2. "I Sold My Heart to the Junkman" (Leon René) – 4:30
3. "Moonglow" (Eddie DeLange, Will Hudson, Irving Mills) – 5:02
4. "Up Tight!" – 3:32
5. "The Five O'Clock Whistle" (Kim Gannon, Gene Irwin, Josef Myrow) – 5:56
6. "Jug's Blue Blues" – 8:15
7. "Lester Leaps In" (Lester Young) – 4:10

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on October 17, 1961 (tracks 1, 3, 6 & 7), and October 18, 1961 (tracks 2, 4 & 5)

Personnel

• Gene Ammons – tenor saxophone
  • Walter Bishop Jr. (tracks 1, 3, 6 & 7), Patti Bown (tracks 2, 4 & 5) – piano Art Davis (tracks 1, 3, 6 & 7), George Duvivier (tracks 2, 4 & 5) – bass
• Art Taylor – drums
• Ray Barretto – congas

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/gene-ammons/catalog/#prestige-prlp-7208 Gene Ammons discography
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed December 107, 2012