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Prime Cuts
| Recorded | Aug 27, 1961 |
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| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1961 |
| Personnel | 8 credited players |
| Discogs | master 1317718 |
The record
Verve stacks Ammons against Sonny Stitt again, this time with Don Patterson's organ churning like a second horn underneath. The two saxophonists trade fours in fighting form while the rhythm section keeps things greasy and loose.
Session personnel
- Sonny Stitt — alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Buster Williams — bass
- Billy James — drums
- George Brown — drums
- Paul Weeden — guitar
- Don Patterson — organ
- John Houston — piano
- Gene Ammons — tenor saxophone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1972 | Verve Records · 2V6S-8812 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Promo earliest on file |
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| 1972 | Verve Records |
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