Verve Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Boss Tenors: Straight Ahead From Chicago August 1961
| Recorded | Aug 27, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1961 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 244114 |
The record
Recorded in Chicago, this Verve summit sets Ammons' husky, blues-soaked tenor against Sonny Stitt's leaner, faster-moving lines. Houston's trio keeps the tempo brisk, and the two old friends trade choruses like they never stopped.
Session personnel
- Buster Williams — bass
- George Brown — drums
- John Houston — piano
- Gene Ammons — tenor saxophone
- Sonny Stitt — tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 28 pressings on file.
| 1962 | Verve Records · V-8426 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Deep groove earliest on file · deep groove |
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| 1962 | Verve Records |
| 1962 | Verve Records · V-8426 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1962 | Verve Records · VLP 9010 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1962 | Verve Records · V6-8426 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Verve Records · V6-8426 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1962 | Verve Records · V-8426 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1962 | Verve Records · V-8426 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1975 | Verve Records · MV 2577 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | Verve Records · MV 2577 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1989 | Verve Records · J25J-25131 — CD, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1989 | Verve Records · J25J 25131 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1990 | Verve Records · POCJ-1942 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1992 | Verve Records · 837 440-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
Follow the players
Buster Williams also plays on
George Brown also plays on
John Houston also plays on