Gene Ammons - Makes It Happen

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 28:34
Size: 65.4 MB
Styles: Soul jazz
Year: 1950/1967/2005
Art: Front

[2:45] 1. My Foolish Heart
[2:57] 2. Prelude To A Kiss
[2:41] 3. Goodbye
[2:50] 4. Can Anyone Explain
[3:06] 5. It's You Or No One
[2:33] 6. Pennies From Heaven
[2:45] 7. Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe
[2:56] 8. You Go To My Head
[3:08] 9. Once In A While
[2:48] 10. It's The Talk Of The Town

This 1967 Cadet release repackages the 1958 Chess date Soulful Saxophone, itself a session originally recorded in 1950 in the months prior to Gene Ammons' landmark stint with the Prestige label--and while the provocative cover suggests a collection of lush romantic ballads, Gene Ammons Makes It Happen is instead deep and dark, underscored by the tenorist's potently soulful sound. A melancholy reading of "My Foolish Heart" was Ammons' first hit and sets the tone for the remainder of the material, which boasts an affecting, late-night atmosphere--the music absolutely marinates in echo, transcending the waking world into the dreamscape. ~Jason Ankeny

Makes It Happen

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