1977 Prestige P-24079 double album reissue of 1961/62 tracks. Vinyl plays very good plus; does not skip. Gatefold jacket is whole; right corner tips scuffs; no bar code.

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Album Features Artist: Gene AmmonsFormat: 2LPRelease Year: 1977 (1961/62)Record Label: Prestige RecordsGenre: Bebop, Jazz Instrument

Track Listing
Side 1 Nice an' Cool

1. Till There Was You
2. Answer Me, My Love
3. Willow Weep for Me
4. Little Girl Blue

Side 2

5. Something I Dreamed Last Night
6. Something Wonderful
7. I Remember You
8. Someone to Watch Over Me

Side 3 The Soulful Mood of...

9. Two Different Worlds
10. But Beautiful
11. Skylark
12. Three Little Words

Side 4

13. Street of Dreams
14. You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To
15. Under a Blanket of Blue
16. I'm Glad There Is You

DetailsPlaying Time: 114 min.Contributing Artists: George Duvivier, Ed Shaughnessy, Doug Watkins, Richard WyandsDistributor: FantasyRecording Type: StudioRecording Mode: Stereo

Album Notes
2 LPs NICE AN' COOL (1961)/THE SOULFUL MOOD OF GENE AMMONS (1962).Producer: Esmond Edwards.Compilation producer: Bob Porter.Includes liner notes by Bob Porter.

NICE AN' COOL:Personnel: Gene Ammons (tenor saxophone); Richard Wyands (piano); Doug Watkins (bass); J.C. Heard (drums).Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on January 26, 1961. Originally released on Prestige/Moodsville (18).

THE SOULFUL MOOD OF GENE AMMONS:Personnel: Gene Ammons (tenor saxophone); Patti Bown (piano); George Duvivier (bass); Ed Shaughnessy (drums).Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on April 14, 1962. Originally released on Moodsville (28).Photographer: Esmond Edwards.

Included are two sessions originally cut for Prestige's subsidiary Moodsville (Nice an' Cool and The Soulful Mood of Gene Ammons), which are purposely relaxed and strictly at ballad tempos. Fortunately, Ammons (who had a distinctive, huge tone) was long a master at interpreting ballads, and although these performances do not quite reach the heights of his greatest recordings, the lyrical music is quite enjoyable. Accompanied by either Richard Wyands or Patti Bown on piano, Doug Watkins or George Duvivier on bass, and J.C. Heard or Ed Shaughnessy on drums, Ammons is tasteful and creative in a subtle way throughout these successful dates. ~ Scott Yanow