Soul Summit
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{{Infobox album
| name = Soul Summit
| type = Studio
| artist = Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt with Jack McDuff
| cover = Soul Summit.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1962
| recorded = February 19, 1962
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
| genre = Jazz
| length = 36:55
| label = Prestige
PR 7234
| producer = Esmond Edwards
| chronology = Gene Ammons
| prev_title = Boss Tenors in Orbit!
| prev_year = 1962
| next_title = Soul Summit Vol. 2
| next_year = 1961–62
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Sonny Stitt
| type = Studio
| prev_title = Boss Tenors in Orbit!
| prev_year = 1962
| title = Soul Summit
| year = 1962
| next_title = Feelin's
| next_year = 1962
}}
{{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative Cover
| type = Album
| cover = Soul Summit orig.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = 1968 edition
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev2 = Down Beat
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}Down Beat: November 22, 1962 vol. 29, no. 29
}}
Soul Summit is an album by saxophonists Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt with organist Jack McDuff recorded in 1962 and released on the Prestige label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/gene-ammons/catalog/#prestige-prlp-7234 Gene Ammons discography] accessed December 11, 2012
Reception
The Allmusic review stated "Overall, this is an interesting and consistently swinging set that adds to the large quantity of recordings that the great Ammons did during the early '60s".Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/soul-summit-mw0000092849 Allmusic Review] accessed December 11, 2012
Track listing
All compositions by Gene Ammons except where noted
- "Tubby" - 9:10
- "Dumplin'" (Sonny Stitt) - 5:00
- "When You Wish Upon a Star" (Leigh Harline, Ned Washington) - 4:30
- "Shuffle Twist" - 6:00
- "Sleeping Susan" (Jimmy Mundy) - 5:35
- "Out in the Cold Again" (Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler) - 6:40
Personnel
References
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Category:1962 collaborative albums
Category:Prestige Records albums