One in a long series of collaborations between the two tenors, this date is brimming with all the confidence, charisma and casual dexterity Ammons and Stitt had in seemingly limitless quantities. The first collaboration between the two following Jug's release from the penitentiary, his tone is immediately mellow and anchoring, offset by Stitt's characteristically faster playing (and electric saxophone!). The depth of feeling in Ammons' solos on "Body and Soul" and "The Sun Died" is perfectly human and clearly reflective of those long nights spent inside. Guitarist George Freeman and organist Leon Spencer Jr. do a fine job of accenting and driving proceedings (even if their solos are sometimes lacking the limitless musicality of the two legendary leaders) and we are even treated to the late (and, as always, faultless) Idris Muhammad on drums.
Performers: Gene Ammons (t-sx), Sonny Stitt (t-sx), George Freeman (gt), Leon Spencer Jr. (og), Idris Muhammad (dr)
A1. You Talk That Talk!
A2. Body And Soul
A3. The People's Choice
B1. Katea's Dance
B2. The Sun Died
B3. Out Of It
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