Got My Own

Got My Own
Studio album by Gene Ammons
Released	1972
Recorded	October 28 & 30 and November 1, 1972 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Label	Prestige PR 10058
Producer	Ozzie Cadena
Gene Ammons chronology
Free Again (1972) Got My Own (1972) Big Bad Jug (1972)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Got My Own is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1972 and released on the Prestige label.^[3]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 2½ stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "Ammons's huge sound makes the music worthwhile".^[1]

Track listing

1. "Lady Sings the Blues" (Billie Holiday, Herbie Nichols) - 5:30
2. "God Bless the Child" (Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) - 4:05
3. "Strange Fruit" (Abel Meeropol) - 3:30
4. "Fine and Mellow" (Holiday) - 5:30
5. "Play Me" (Neil Diamond) - 6:00
6. "Ben" (Don Black, Walter Scharf) - 5:30
7. "The Shack Out Back" (Gene Ammons) - 7:58

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on October 28, 1972 (tracks 1, 5 & 6), November 30, 1972 (tracks 3 & 4) and November 1, 1972 (tracks 2 & 7)

Personnel

• Gene Ammons - tenor saxophone
• Ernie Hayes - organ (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 7)
• Hank Jones - electric piano (tracks 1 & 3-6)
• Sonny Phillips - piano, organ (tracks 2 & 7)
• Joe Beck (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 6), Maynard Parker (tracks 2 & 7) - guitar
• Ron Carter - bass, electric bass
• Billy Cobham (tracks 2 & 7), Idris Muhammad (tracks 1, 5 & 6), Mickey Roker (tracks 3 & 4) - drums
• Ed Bogas - arranger
• Unidentified strings

References

1. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed December 18, 2012
2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 9. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. Gene Ammons discography accessed December 18, 2012