The Black Cat! is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons, recorded in 1970 and released on the Prestige label.[3]

The Black Cat!
Studio album by
Released1971
RecordedNovember 11, 1970
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length34:34
LabelPrestige
PR 10006
ProducerBob Porter
Gene Ammons chronology
The Chase!
(1970)
The Black Cat!
(1971)
You Talk That Talk!
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Reception

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Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Stewart Mason stating, "One of Gene Ammons' best late-period albums, 1970's Black Cat is a bluesy, low-key album and a comparative anomaly: a primarily acoustic soul-jazz album! Ammons was experimenting heavily with the amplified, feedback-laced electric saxophone during this period, but for Black Cat he sticks to his familiar unamplified tenor, playing raunchy gutbucket lines".[1]

Track listing

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All compositions by Gene Ammons except where noted.

  1. "The Black Cat" (George Freeman) – 5:36
  2. "Long Long Time" (Gary White) – 4:31
  3. "Piece to Keep Away Evil Spirits" – 7:49
  4. "Jug Eyes" – 8:10
  5. "Something" (George Harrison) – 3:20
  6. "Hi Ruth!" – 5:08

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Mason, S. Allmusic Review, accessed December 17, 2012
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (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 17, 2012