Gene Ammons - Blues Up & Down, Vol. 1 (LP, Comp, RE, RM)

Media Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)

Comments:
excellent copy!

General notes about this release (please note: our version may differ a little. see the comments above):

New York City on March 5, 1950 (tracks A1 to A7, B1).
New York City on April 26, 1950 (tracks B2 to B5).
New York City on June 28, 1950 (tracks B6, B7).

Bill Massey and Eph Greenlea only play on two tracks (A4, B1) on March 5, 1950. LP does not specify this.

Track B2 is "Gravy." This is the name of the track as seen on its original release [r=7439689, a 78 RPM record. Prestige PR 7823 lists it as "Walkin'."

Track B5 is "Who Put the Sleeping Pills in Rip Van Winkle's Coffee." This is the name of the track as seen on its original release [r=17419210, a 78 RPM record. Prestige PR 7823 lists it as "Who Threw the Sleeping Pills in Rip Van Winkle's Coffee?"

Additional info taken from online discography at jazzdisco (.org).

Original 1950 Recordings
(Remastered for STEREO from MONO ORIGINALS)

Green labels with blue Prestige tri-arrow logo.

A1. Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt - Blues Up & Down (Take 1) 1:26
A2. Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt - Blues Up & Down (Take 2) 2:21
A3. Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt - Blues Up & Down (Take 3) 2:35
A4. Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt - Let It Be 3:06
A5. Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt - You Can Depend On Me (Take 1) 2:48
A6. Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt - You Can Depend On Me (Take 2) 2:46
A7. Teddy Williams (4) - Touch Of The Blues 3:05
B1. Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt - Bye Bye 3:01
B2. Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt Septet - Walkin' 2:59
B3. Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt Septet - Chabootie 3:07
B4. Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt Septet - Easy Glide 2:56
B5. Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt Septet - Who Threw The Sleeping Pills In Rip Van Winkle's Coffee? 2:30
B6. Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt Quartet - I Want To Be Loved 2:37
B7. Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt Quartet - I Can't Give You Anything But Love 2:37

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Matrix / Runout PRS 7823 A-1 canceled triangle J
Matrix / Runout PRS 7823 B-1 canceled triangle I