Goodbye (Gene Ammons album)

Goodbye
Goodbye
Studio album by Gene Ammons
Released	1975
Recorded	March 18,19 & 20, 1974
Studio	CI Recording, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Label	Prestige; P 10093
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Gene Ammons chronology

Goodbye is the final album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1974 and released on the Prestige label.^[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "It is ironic that on tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons' final recording date, the last song he performed was the standard "Goodbye." That emotional rendition is the high point of this session... It's a fine ending to a colorful career".^[1]

Track listing

"Sticks" (Cannonball Adderley) - 6:29
"Alone Again (Naturally)" (Gilbert O'Sullivan) - 5:58
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 5:41
"Jeannine" (Duke Pearson) - 7:14
"Geru's Blues" (Ammons) - 7:36
"Goodbye" (Gordon Jenkins) - 4:32

Personnel

References

^ ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 19, 2012
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 9. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
^ Gene Ammons discography accessed December 19, 2012

[Allmusic-1] Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 19, 2012

[RSJRG-2] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 9. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.

[4] Gene Ammons discography accessed December 19, 2012

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