Gene Ammons and Friends at Montreux is a live album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1973 and released on the Prestige label.Gene Ammons discography accessed December 19, 2012
Reception The AllMusic review states "This is one of the better late-period Gene Ammons records".Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 19, 2012
Track listing "Yardbird Suite" (Charlie Parker) - 7:20 "Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson) - 8:13 "New Sonny's Blues" (Sonny Stitt) - 7:23 "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) - 5:32 "'Treux Bleu" (Gene Ammons) - 16:57
Personnel Gene Ammons - tenor saxophone Hampton Hawes - piano, electric piano Bob Cranshaw - electric bass Kenny Clarke - drums Kenneth Nash - congas
On 'Treux Blue only add: Cannonball Adderley - alto saxophone Nat Adderley - cornet Dexter Gordon - tenor saxophone
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