Boss Tenors in Orbit!


Boss Tenors in Orbit! is a 1962 studio album by American jazz tenor saxophonists Sonny Stitt and Gene Ammons.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album four and a half stars and wrote: "The soulful Ammons and the bop-oriented Stitt meshed well whether playing standards, jamming on familiar melodies, or in ballad form. While not an out-and-out knock-down, drag-out event like their other recordings, this is still one of too few magical efforts with Ammons and Stitt together. Those who crave the live cutting sessions that made jazz very exciting in the early '60s might also consider this tamer studio effort."

Track listing

  1. "Long Ago " - 6:17
  2. "Walkin'" - 5:21
  3. "Why Was I Born?" - 8:20
  4. "John Brown's Body" - 7:22
  5. "Bye Bye Blackbird" - 9:58

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