Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Jammin' With Gene
| Recorded | Jul 13, 1956 |
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| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | PRLP 7060 |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 467193 |
The record
Farmer and Byrd double up on trumpet, McLean's alto cutting sharp lines while the tenor stays broad and unbothered on this crowded 1956 Prestige date. The label's blowing-session formula stretched to its limits.
Session personnel
- Jackie McLean — alto saxophone
- Doug Watkins — bass
- Art Taylor — drums
- Mal Waldron — piano
- Gene Ammons — tenor saxophone
- Art Farmer — trumpet
- Donald Byrd — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1956 | Prestige · PRLP 7060 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, W/50th NYC earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp |
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| 1958 | Prestige · PRLP 7060 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1991 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-211-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 1991 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-211-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2006 | Prestige · VICJ-41362 — CD, Album, Reissue, Mono · RVG stamp |
| — | Prestige · 00025218621120 — CD, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 1977 | Prestige · VIJ-5039 M — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Reissue |
| 1977 | Prestige · VIJ-5039 M — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
| 1986 | Original Jazz Classics |
| 2014 | Prestige · UCCO-5260 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, SHM-CD |
Follow the players
Jackie McLean also plays on
Doug Watkins also plays on
Art Taylor also plays on