You Talk That Talk! Explained

You Talk That Talk!
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt
Cover:	You Talk That Talk!.jpg
Released:	1971
Recorded:	February 8, 1971
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	33:32
Label:	Prestige PR 10019
Producer:	Bob Porter
Chronology:	Sonny Stitt
Prev Title:	Turn It On!
Prev Year:	1971
Next Title:	Black Vibrations
Next Year:	1971

You Talk That Talk! is an album by saxophonists Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt recorded in 1971 and released on the Prestige label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "You Talk That Talk lacks the can-you-top-this cutting contest duels that the tenor saxophonists could occasionally engage in on-stage. Instead, a relaxed, swinging vibe prevails, as Stitt and Ammons trade choruses over a loose, funky backdrop".^[2]

Track listing

1. "You Talk That Talk!" (Leon Spencer) – 5:55
2. "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) – 4:12
3. "The People's Choice" (Harold Ousley) – 6:55
4. "Katea" (Sonny Stitt) – 6:40
5. "The Sun Died" (Ray Charles, Hubert Giraud, Pierre Leroyer, André Gregory) – 4:40
6. "Out of It" (Harold Vick) – 5:00

Personnel

• Gene Ammons – tenor saxophone (note: "The Sun Died" is a feature for Ammons only)
• Sonny Stitt – tenor saxophone, varitone (note: "Body and Soul" is a feature for Stitt only)
• Leon Spencer – organ
• George Freeman – guitar
• Idris Muhammad – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/gene-ammons/catalog/#prestige-pr-10019 Gene Ammons discography
2. Mason, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 17, 2012