Prestige session · in the studio

June 17, 1960

Gene Ammons Quintet

This day's music is on 2 records: Angel Eyes, Velvet Soul

In the room

Gene Ammons – tenor sax
Frank Wess – tenor sax, flute
Johnny Hammond Smith – organ
Doug Watkins – bass
Art Taylor – drums · as Arthur Taylor

The takes

What the numbers mean

918 is a matrix number: Prestige gave every tune it recorded the next number in one running series. Most dates kept only the take that was issued, so there's seldom a take number beside it.

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
2310	Gettin' Around	PR 7369
2311	Blue Room	PR 7369
2312	Water Jug	PR 7369
2313	Angel Eyes	PR 7369, PR 7708
2314	Velvet Soul	PR 7320
2315	In Sid's Thing	PR 7320

6 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it

Where it ended up

Gene Ammons – Angel Eyes (Prestige PR 7369)

PR 7369 · 1965Angel EyesGene Ammons

Gene Ammons – Velvet Soul (Prestige PR 7320)

PR 7320 · 1964Velvet SoulGene Ammons

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

3 of them 8 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PRLP 7060	Hi Fi Jam Session	Gene Ammons All Stars	1956	Gene Ammons, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor
PRLP 7083	Funky: Hi-Fi Jam Session	Gene Ammons	1957	Gene Ammons, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor
PR 7298	Prestige/Groovy Goodies	Various Artists	1957	Gene Ammons, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor
PRLP 7131	Wheelin' & Dealin'	Frank Wess, John Coltrane, Paul Quinichette, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Arthur Taylor	1958	Frank Wess, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor
PRLP 7146	Blue Gene	Gene Ammons	1958	Gene Ammons, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor
PRLP 7180	Boss Tenor	Gene Ammons	1960	Gene Ammons, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor
PR 7708	Gene Ammons Quintet · not on the site yet	Gene Ammons Quintet	1960	Gene Ammons, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor
PR 7306	Biggest Soul Hits	Gene Ammons	1964	Gene Ammons, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor

2 of them 32 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PRLP 7035	Lights Out!	The Jackie McLean Quintet With Donald Byrd And Elmo Hope	1956	Doug Watkins, Art Taylor
PRLP 7039	Hi Fidelity Jam Session	Gene Ammons	1956	Gene Ammons, Art Taylor
PRLP 7048	4, 5 And 6	Jackie McLean	1956	Doug Watkins, Art Taylor
PRLP 7061	Mobleys Message	Hank Mobley Quintet, Quartet, Sextet	1956	Doug Watkins, Art Taylor
PRLP 7062	2 Trumpets	Farmer/Byrd	1956	Doug Watkins, Art Taylor
PR 7313	Prestige/Groovy Goodies Vol. 2	Various Artists	1956	Doug Watkins, Art Taylor
PRLP 7073	All Night Long	Donald Byrd, Jerome Richardson, Kenny Burrell, Hank Mobley, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor	1957	Doug Watkins, Art Taylor
PRLP 7081	All Day Long	Frank Foster, Donald Byrd, Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor	1957	Doug Watkins, Art Taylor
PRLP 7082	Mobley's 2nd Message	Hank Mobley Quintet	1957	Doug Watkins, Art Taylor
PRLP 7084	Olio	Thad Jones, Frank Wess, Teddy Charles, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Elvin Jones	1957	Frank Wess, Doug Watkins
PRLP 7087	Jackie McLean & Co. Introducing Ray Draper & Tuba	Jackie McLean & Co. Introducing Ray Draper & Tuba	1957	Doug Watkins, Art Taylor
PRLP 7110	Jammin' In Hi Fi With Gene Ammons	Gene Ammons All Stars	1957	Gene Ammons, Art Taylor
PRLP 7114	Alto Madness	Jackie McLean/John Jenkins	1957	Doug Watkins, Art Taylor
PRLP 7118	After Hours With Thad Jones/Kenny Burrell/Frank Wess/Mal Waldron/Paul Chambers/Arthur Taylor	The Prestige All Stars	1957	Frank Wess, Art Taylor
PRLP 7119	2 Guitars	Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Raney With Byrd, McLean, Waldron, Watkins, Taylor	1957	Doug Watkins, Art Taylor
MG 12091	Introducing Lee Morgan	Hank Mobley Quintet	1957	Doug Watkins, Art Taylor
MG 12092	Jazz Message #2	Hank Mobley Quintet	1957	Doug Watkins, Art Taylor
BLP 1590	Candy	Lee Morgan	1958	Doug Watkins, Art Taylor
PRLP 7132	The Big Sound	Gene Ammons' All Stars	1958	Gene Ammons, Art Taylor
PRLP 7140	Hip Harp	Dorothy Ashby With Frank Wess	1958	Frank Wess, Art Taylor
LP 1294	Bags & Flutes	Milt Jackson With Frank Wess & Bobby Jaspar	1959	Frank Wess, Art Taylor
BLP 4033	Soundin' Off	Dizzy Reece	1960	Doug Watkins, Art Taylor
PR 7777	Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quartet With Guest: Oliver Nelson · not on the site yet	Johnny "Hammond" Smith Quartet With Guest: Oliver Nelson	1960	Johnny Hammond Smith, Art Taylor
NJLP 8241	Talk That Talk	Johnny "Hammond" Smith	1960	Johnny Hammond Smith, Art Taylor
NJLP 8248	Gettin' With It	Benny Golson	1960	Doug Watkins, Art Taylor
PRLP 7192	"Jug"	Gene Ammons	1961	Gene Ammons, Doug Watkins
PRLP 7201	Groove Blues	Gene Ammons And His All Stars	1961	Gene Ammons, Art Taylor
PRLP 7208	Up Tight!	Gene Ammons	1961	Gene Ammons, Art Taylor
PRLP 7280	Dakar	John Coltrane	1963	Doug Watkins, Art Taylor
RLP 482	Open House!	Johnny "Hammond" Smith	1966	Johnny Hammond Smith, Art Taylor
PR 7445	Boss Soul!	Gene Ammons	1966	Gene Ammons, Art Taylor
PR 7448	The Best Of Kenny Burrell	The Prestige All Stars	1966	Doug Watkins, Art Taylor