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Title information

Close Your Eyes

Gene Ammons

Boss Tenor

Date of recording

16.6.1960, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Audio sample

Performers

Gene Ammons (Soloist) (tenor sax)

* 14.4.1925, Chicago, Illinois (IL), United States

† 6.8.1974, Chicago, Illinois (IL), United States

Tommy Flanagan (Soloist) (piano)

* 16.3.1930, Detroit, Michigan (MI), United States

† 16.11.2001, New York City, New York (NY), United States

Doug Watkins (Soloist) (bass, Double Bass)

* 2.3.1934, Detroit, Michigan (MI), United States

† 5.2.1962, Holbrook, Arizona (AZ), United States

Art Taylor (drums)

* 6.4.1929, New York City, New York (NY), United States

† 6.2.1995, New York City, New York (NY), United States

Ray Barretto (Soloist) (conga)

* 29.4.1929, Brooklyn, New York (NY), United States

† 18.2.2006, Hackensack, New Jersey (NJ), United States

Art Taylor (Soloist) ()

Authors

Bernice Petkere (Composer)

* 11.8.1901, Chicago, Illinois (IL), United States

† 12.1.2000, Los Angeles, California (CA), United States

Album information

Boss Tenor

Gene Ammons

Boss Tenor

Year of production

1987

Record Label

Original Jazz Classics

Tracks

  • 1. Hittin' the jug
  • 2. Close Your Eyes
  • 3. My romance
  • 4. Canadian sunset
  • 5. Blue Ammons
  • 6. Confirmation
  • 7. Stompin' at the Savoy