Prestige session · in the studio

October 17, 1961

Gene Ammons Quintet

This day's music is on 2 records: Up Tight!, Boss Soul!

In the room

Gene Ammons – tenor sax
Walter Bishop – piano
Art Davis – bass · as Arthur Davis
Art Taylor – drums · as Arthur Taylor
Ray Barretto – conga drum

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
3233	The Breeze And I	PRLP 7208
3234	Carbow	PR 7445
3235	Moon Glow	PRLP 7208
3236	I'm Afraid The Masquerade Is Over	PR 7445
3237	I'm Beginning To See The Light	PR 7445
3238	Jug's Blue Blues	PRLP 7208
3239	Lester Leaps In	PRLP 7208

All 7 takes found on Spotify

Where it ended up

Gene Ammons – Up Tight! (Prestige PRLP 7208)

PRLP 7208 · 1961Up Tight!Gene Ammons

Gene Ammons – Boss Soul! (Prestige PR 7445)

PR 7445 · 1966Boss Soul!Gene Ammons

Together elsewhere

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

3 of them 6 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PRLP 7146	Blue Gene	Gene Ammons	1958	Gene Ammons, Art Taylor, Ray Barretto
PRLP 7180	Boss Tenor	Gene Ammons	1960	Gene Ammons, Art Taylor, Ray Barretto
PR 7708	Gene Ammons Quintet · not on the site yet	Gene Ammons Quintet	1960	Gene Ammons, Art Taylor, Ray Barretto
PR 7313	Prestige/Groovy Goodies Vol. 2	Various Artists	1961	Gene Ammons, Art Taylor, Ray Barretto
PR 7306	Biggest Soul Hits	Gene Ammons	1964	Gene Ammons, Art Taylor, Ray Barretto
PR 7320	Velvet Soul	Gene Ammons	1964	Gene Ammons, Art Taylor, Ray Barretto

2 of them 29 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PRLP 7039	Hi Fidelity Jam Session	Gene Ammons	1956	Gene Ammons, Art Taylor
PRLP 7060	Hi Fi Jam Session	Gene Ammons All Stars	1956	Gene Ammons, Art Taylor
PRLP 7082	Mobley's 2nd Message	Hank Mobley Quintet	1957	Walter Bishop, Art Taylor
PRLP 7083	Funky: Hi-Fi Jam Session	Gene Ammons	1957	Gene Ammons, Art Taylor
PRLP 7110	Jammin' In Hi Fi With Gene Ammons	Gene Ammons All Stars	1957	Gene Ammons, Art Taylor
PRLP 7132	The Big Sound	Gene Ammons' All Stars	1958	Gene Ammons, Art Taylor
PRLP 7139	Manteca	The Red Garland Trio Plus Ray Barreto, Conga	1958	Art Taylor, Ray Barretto
BLP 4004	Holiday For Skins Volume 1	Art Blakey	1959	Art Taylor, Ray Barretto
BLP 4005	Holiday For Skins Volume 2	Art Blakey	1959	Art Taylor, Ray Barretto
PRLP 7165	Party Time	Arnett Cobb	1959	Art Taylor, Ray Barretto
PR 7711	Arnett Cobb Quintet · not on the site yet	Arnett Cobb Quintet	1959	Art Taylor, Ray Barretto
JLP 19	Takin' Care Of Business	Charlie Rouse Quintet	1960	Walter Bishop, 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	Art Taylor, Ray Barretto
NJLP 8241	Talk That Talk	Johnny "Hammond" Smith	1960	Art Taylor, Ray Barretto
PRLP 7192	"Jug"	Gene Ammons	1961	Gene Ammons, Ray Barretto
PRLP 7201	Groove Blues	Gene Ammons And His All Stars	1961	Gene Ammons, Art Taylor
PR 7298	Prestige/Groovy Goodies	Various Artists	1961	Gene Ammons, Ray Barretto
PR 7774	Gene Ammons Sextet With Joe Newman & Jack McDuff · not on the site yet	Gene Ammons Sextet With Joe Newman & Jack McDuff	1961	Gene Ammons, Ray Barretto
V-8423	Carnegie Hall Concert: Recorded Live	The Dizzy Gillespie Big Band	1961	Art Davis, Ray Barretto
PRLP 7225	Afro/American Sketches	Oliver Nelson Orchestra	1962	Art Davis, Ray Barretto
PRLP 7238	Twisting The Jug	Gene Ammons With Joe Newman & Jack McDuff	1962	Gene Ammons, Ray Barretto
PRLP 7244	Stitt Meets Brother Jack	Sonny Stitt With Jack McDuff	1962	Art Taylor, Ray Barretto
PR 7701	Sonny Stitt Quintet With Jack McDuff · not on the site yet	Sonny Stitt Quintet With Jack McDuff	1962	Art Taylor, Ray Barretto
PR 7769	Sonny Stitt Quintet With Jack McDuff · not on the site yet	Sonny Stitt Quintet With Jack McDuff	1962	Art Taylor, Ray Barretto
PRLP 7275	Soul Summit Vol. 2	Gene Ammons/Etta Jones/Jack McDuff	1963	Gene Ammons, Ray Barretto
PRLP 7276	Can't See For Lookin'	Red Garland	1963	Art Taylor, Ray Barretto
PRLP 7287	Late Hour Special	Gene Ammons	1964	Gene Ammons, Ray Barretto
PR 7369	Angel Eyes	Gene Ammons	1965	Gene Ammons, Art Taylor
RLP 482	Open House!	Johnny "Hammond" Smith	1966	Art Taylor, Ray Barretto