Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Boss Is Back!
| Recorded | Nov 10-11, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Label | Prestige |
| Released | 1969 |
| Personnel | 10 credited players |
| Discogs | master 467187 |
The record
Fresh out of prison, Ammons returns to Prestige for a funky date anchored by Bushnell's electric bass and Purdie's deep pocket. Candido and Sonny Phillips add a strut that matches the title's welcome-home swagger.
Session personnel
- Buster Williams — bass
- Bob Bushnell — bass [fender]
- Candido — congas
- Bernard Purdie — drums
- Frankie Jones — drums
- Sonny Phillips — organ
- Junior Mance — piano
- Gene Ammons — tenor saxophone
- Houston Person — tenor saxophone [background assistance]
- Prince James — tenor saxophone [background assistance]
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 15 pressings on file.
| 1970 | Prestige · PR 10023 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file |
|---|---|
| — | Prestige · PRST 7739 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1970 | Prestige — STEREO |
| 1971 | Prestige · PRST 10023 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | Prestige · PRST 10023 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Prestige · PR 10023 — Vinyl, LP, Album · laminated sleeve |
| 1979 | Prestige · VIJ-5067 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Fantasy · GSL 223 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1993 | Prestige · PRCD-24129-2 — CD, Compilation, Remastered |
| 1994 | Prestige · PCD 24129-2 — CD, Compilation, Remastered |
| 2006 | Fantasy — File, MP3, Compilation, Reissue, VBR |
| — | Prestige · P-10023 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| — | Prestige · 00025218512923 — CD, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered |
| — | Prestige · M5 1023 — Cassette, Album |
Follow the players
Buster Williams also plays on
Bob Bushnell also plays on
Candido also plays on