All Star Sessions


All Star Sessions is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded between 1950 and 1955 and released on the Prestige label.

Reception

awarded the album 4½ stars with its review by Stewart Mason stating, "A bop classic, All-Star Session was the recording debut of Gene Ammons as a leader with his group the Gene Ammons All-Stars, featuring his fellow tenor saxophonist Sonny Stitt... Those looking to explore Stitt and Ammons' enormous catalogs could do much worse than starting right here".

Track listing

All compositions by Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt except where noted.
  1. "Woofin' and Tweetin'" – 15:05
  2. "Juggernaut" – 10:28
  3. "Blues Up and Down" – 2:39
  4. "Blues Up and Down" – 1:28 Bonus track on CD reissue
  5. "Blues Up and Down" – 2:23 Bonus track on CD reissue
  6. "You Can Depend on Me" – 2:50
  7. "You Can Depend on Me" – 2:50 Bonus track on CD reissue
  8. "Stringin' the Jug" – 5:05
  9. "New Blues Up and Down" – 5:07
  10. "Bye Bye" – 3:02 Bonus track on CD reissue
  11. "When I Dream of You" – 2:55 Bonus track on CD reissue
  12. "A Lover Is Blue" – 2:46
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