Chicago Concert

Chicago Concert
Live album by
James Moody and Gene Ammons
Released1973
RecordedNovember 21, 1971
VenueNorth Park Hotel, Chicago, Illinois
GenreJazz
Length53:55 CD reissue with bonus track
LabelPrestige
PR 10065
ProducerOzzie Cadena
Gene Ammons chronology
My Way
(1971) 		Chicago Concert
(1973) 		Free Again
(1972)
James Moody chronology
Heratige Hum
(1971) 		Chicago Concert
(1971) 		Never Again!
(1972)

Chicago Concert is a live album by saxophonists James Moody and Gene Ammons recorded in Chicago in 1971 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "This meeting between Gene Ammons and James Moody is not as memorable as one might hope... although there are a few sparks, they do not blend together that well and the results are surprisingly workmanlike".[2]

Track listing

  1. "Just in Time" (Betty Comden, Adolph Greenl, Jule Styne) - 6:49
  2. "Work Song" (Nat Adderley) - 8:11
  3. "Have You Met Miss Jones?" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 6:32
  4. "Jim-Jam-Jug" (Gene Ammons) - 8:17
  5. "I'll Close My Eyes" (Buddy Kaye, Billy Reid) - 4:56
  6. "C Jam Blues" (Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington) - 5:04
  7. "Yardbird Suite" (Charlie Parker) - 14:06 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Gene Ammons discography accessed December 17, 2012
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 17, 2012
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.