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1964 studio album by Gene Ammons
Velvet Soul Gene Ammons compiling sessions recorded between 1960 and 1962 and released on the Prestige label in 1964.[ 3]
Allmusic awarded the album 2½ stars with its review by Stewart Mason stating, "Released as Gene Ammons was starting a long prison sentence for possession of narcotics, Velvet Soul is a collection of Master takes pieced together from three different 1960–1962 sessions. As a result, it barely hangs together as an album".[ 1] Angel Eyes album to form 40 minutes of the 80 minute CD The Gene Ammons Story: Organ Combos .
All compositions by Mal Waldron except as indicated
"Light'n Up" – 4:02
"In Sid's Thing" (Gene Ammons) – 5:25
"Salome's Tune" – 4:16
"A Stranger in Town" (Mel Tormé ) – 6:02
"Velvet Soul" (Johnny "Hammond" Smith) – 8:54
"The Song Is You " (Oscar Hammerstein II , Jerome Kern ) – 9:45 Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs New Jersey on June 17, 1960 (tracks 2 & 5), June 13, 1961 (track 6) and September 5, 1962 (tracks 1, 3 & 4) Gene Ammons – tenor saxophone Hobart Dotson, Clark Terry – trumpet (track 6)
Oliver Nelson – alto saxophone , arranger (track 6)George Barrow, Red Holloway – tenor saxophone (track 6)
Frank Wess – tenor saxophone, (tracks 2 & 5)Bob Ashton – baritone saxophone (track 6)
Mal Waldron (tracks 1, 3 & 4), Richard Wyands (track 6) – piano Johnny "Hammond" Smith – organ (tracks 2 & 5)Wendell Marshall (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 6), Doug Watkins (tracks 2 & 5) – bass Bill English (track 6), Art Taylor (tracks 2 & 5), Ed Thigpen (tracks 1, 3 & 4) – drums
Ray Barretto – congas (track 6)
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
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My Kinda Swing Ernestine Anderson , 1959)Gloomy Sunday and Other Bright Moments Soul Summit Vol. 2 Gene Ammons , 1961)Late Hour Special Velvet Soul One Foot in the Gutter Dave Bailey , 1960)Gettin' Into Somethin' Goodies George Benson , 1968)Bobo's Beat Willie Bobo , 1968)Jam Session Clifford Brown , 1954)Ruth Brown '65 Ruth Brown , 1964)Who Is Gary Burton? Byrd at the Gate Charlie Byrd , 1963)Son of Drum Suite Al Cohn , 1960)The Magic Touch Tadd Dameron , 1962)Afro-Jaws Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis , 1960)Trane Whistle Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra Ella Abraça Jobim Ella Fitzgerald , 1980–81)Big Band Bossa Nova Stan Getz , 1962)Stan Getz Plays Music from the Soundtrack of Mickey One Gillespiana Dizzy Gillespie , 1960)Carnegie Hall Concert Cookin' Paul Gonsalves , 1957)The Big Soul-Band Johnny Griffin , 1960)White Gardenia Homage to Duke Dave Grusin , 1993)The Further Adventures of El Chico Chico Hamilton , 1966)It's About Time Jimmy Hamilton , 1961)You Better Know It!!! Lionel Hampton , 1964)Really Big! Jimmy Heath , 1960)Friends Old and New John Hicks , 1992)Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo 1983: Return to Happiness JATP , 1983)Budd Johnson and the Four Brass Giants J.J.! J.J. Johnson , 1964)Goodies Concepts in Blue Summit Meeting Elvin Jones , 1977)Down Home Sam Jones , 1962)At Newport '63 Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan , 1963)The Centaur and the Phoenix Yusef Lateef , 1960)Themes from Mr. Lucky, The Untouchables and Other TV Action Jazz Mundell Lowe , 1960)Satan in High Heels The Soul of Hollywood Junior Mance , 1962)The Jazz Version of "How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying" Gary McFarland , 1961)Tijuana Jazz Mingus Revisited Pre-Bird (Charles Mingus , 1960)The Complete Town Hall Concert Smooth as the Wind Blue Mitchell , 1960–61)A Sure Thing Jazz Dialogue Modern Jazz Quartet , 1965)Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band at the Village Vanguard Gerry Mulligan '63 Gerry Mulligan , 1962)That's How I Love the Blues! Mark Murphy , 1962)Nine Flags Chico O'Farrill , 1966)Oscar Peterson and the Trumpet Kings – Jousts The Alternate Blues The Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big 4 Basically Duke Oscar Pettiford , 1954)The Trumpet Kings Meet Joe Turner Big Joe Turner , 1974)Bossa Nova Carnival Dave Pike , 1962)Jazz for the Jet Set Sonny Rollins and the Big Brass New Fantasy Lalo Schifrin , 1964)Once a Thief and Other Themes Hobo Flats Jimmy Smith , 1963)The Matadors Meet the Bull Sonny Stitt , 1965)I Keep Comin' Back! Taylor Made Jazz Billy Taylor , 1959)New York City R&B Cecil Taylor , 1961)Kwamina Out of the Storm Ed Thigpen , 1966)Devil May Care Teri Thornton , 1960–61)Joyride Stanley Turrentine , 1965)Live at Newport McCoy Tyner , 1963)Dinah Jams Dinah Washington , 1954)Uhuru Afrika Randy Weston , 1960)At Newport '63 Joe Williams , 1963)New York, New Sound Gerald Wilson , 2003)Kai Olé Kai Winding , 1961)The Colorful Strings of Jimmy Woode Jimmy Woode , 1957)
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
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All Night Long Kenny Burrell , 1956)Earthy 2 Guitars Jimmy Raney , 1957)Where? Ron Carter , 1961)The Teddy Charles Tentet Coolin' Teddy Charles , 1957)Cattin' with Coltrane and Quinichette John Coltrane & Paul Quinichette , 1957)Coltrane Dakar Pepper Adams & Cecil Payne , 1957)At the Five Spot Eric Dolphy , both volumes, 1961)Tuba Sounds Ray Draper , 1957)Hornful of Soul Catwalk , Bennie Green , 1960)Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday at Newport Lady in Satin Billie Holiday , 1958)So Warm Etta Jones , 1961)After Hours Thad Jones , 1957)Olio Reflections: Steve Lacy Plays Thelonious Monk Straight Ahead Abbey Lincoln , 1961)Teo Teo Macero , 1957)On the Sunny Side Percussion Bitter Sweet Max Roach , 1961)It's Time Speak, Brother, Speak! For Lady Webster Young , 1957)
