Prestige session · in the studio

October 18, 1961

Gene Ammons Quintet

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

In the room

Gene Ammons – tenor sax
Patti Bown – piano
George Duvivier – bass
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
3240	The Five O'Clock Whistle	PRLP 7208
3241	I Sold My Heart To The Junk Man	PRLP 7208
3242	Song Of The Islands	PR 7445
3243	Up Tight	PRLP 7208
3244	Travelin'	PR 7445
3245	Soft Summer Breeze	PR 7445, PR 7708
3246	Don't Go To Strangers	PR 7445

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.

The whole band 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	PR 7313	Prestige/Groovy Goodies Vol. 2	Various Artists	1961	Gene Ammons, Patti Bown, George Duvivier, Art Taylor, Ray Barretto

4 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	PRLP 7275	Soul Summit Vol. 2	Gene Ammons/Etta Jones/Jack McDuff	1963	Gene Ammons, Patti Bown, George Duvivier, Ray Barretto
	PRLP 7287	Late Hour Special	Gene Ammons	1964	Gene Ammons, Patti Bown, George Duvivier, Ray Barretto

3 of them 7 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 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
PR 7400	Sock!	Gene Ammons	1965	Gene Ammons, Patti Bown, George Duvivier
PR 7443	Etta Jones Greatest Hits	Etta Jones	1966	Gene Ammons, Patti Bown, George Duvivier

2 of them 40 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
BLP 4430	Bud Powell Trio · not on the site yet	Bud Powell Trio	1953	George Duvivier, Art Taylor
BLP 5041	The Amazing Bud Powell Vol. 2	Bud Powell Trio	1954	George Duvivier, Art Taylor
MGN-1036	Piano Interpretations By Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum, Teddy Wilson, Bud Powell	Bud Powell Trio	1955	George Duvivier, Art Taylor
MGN-1077	Piano Interpretations By Bud Powell	Bud Powell Trio	1956	George Duvivier, Art Taylor
BLP 1504	The Amazing Bud Powell Volume 2	Bud Powell	1956	George Duvivier, Art Taylor
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 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
MGV-8301	The Lonely One...	Bud Powell	1959	George Duvivier, Art Taylor
PRLP 7178	Bacalao	Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Shirley Scott	1960	George Duvivier, Ray Barretto
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
CL 1634	Zungo! Afro-Percussion	Olatunji And His Percussion, Brass, Woodwind, And Choir	1961	George Duvivier, 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
PRLP 7225	Afro/American Sketches	Oliver Nelson Orchestra	1962	Patti Bown, Ray Barretto
PRLP 7231	Southern Comfort	Frank Wess	1962	George Duvivier, Ray Barretto
PRLP 7236	Main Stem	Oliver Nelson With Joe Newman	1962	George Duvivier, 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 7276	Can't See For Lookin'	Red Garland	1963	Art Taylor, Ray Barretto
V-8585	Warm Wave	Cal Tjader	1964	Patti Bown, George Duvivier
LP-754	Spectrum	Illinois Jacquet	1965	Patti Bown, George Duvivier
PR 7369	Angel Eyes	Gene Ammons	1965	Gene Ammons, Art Taylor
RLP 482	Open House!	Johnny "Hammond" Smith	1966	Art Taylor, Ray Barretto
V-8725	The Best Of Cal Tjader	Cal Tjader And His Sextet	1967	Patti Bown, George Duvivier
V-8730	Hip Vibrations	Cal Tjader	1968	Patti Bown, Ray Barretto
V-8731	Jazzhattan Suite	Jazz Interactions Orchestra	1968	Patti Bown, George Duvivier
A-9147	The Spirit Of '67 · not on the site yet	Pee Wee Russell And Oliver Nelson And His Orchestra	1972	Patti Bown, George Duvivier