{"product_id":"gene-ammons-nice-an-cool-analogue-productions-lp","title":"Gene Ammons - Nice An' Cool - Analogue Productions LP { Vinyl LP }","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cheader data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e180g Vinyl LP Pressed at Quality Record Pressings!\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMastered from the Original Analog Master Tapes by Kevin Gray!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePart of the ultimate audiophile Prestige stereo reissues from Analogue Productions — 25 of the most collectible, rarest, most audiophile-sounding Rudy Van Gelder recordings ever made. All mastered from the original analog master tapes by mastering maestro Kevin Gray.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA 1961 set of standards heavy on the ballads, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNice An' Cool\u003c\/em\u003e is prime Gene Ammons. In front of a sympathetic piano-bass-drums trio (Richard Wyands, Doug Watkins, and the great J.C. Heard, respectively), Ammons' brilliantly soulful tenor saxophone really stretches out on the familiar melodies, but the relatively concise arrangements (all of the eight tracks are between three and eight minutes, with most hovering around the five-minute mark) don't allow him to wander too far afield as he occasionally does on less structured sessions. \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNice An' Cool\u003c\/em\u003e is first and foremost a mood album, with the unity of sound more important than the individual performances, but Ammons particularly shines on the extended opener, a tender, restrained version of \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Music Man\u003c\/em\u003e's \"Til There Was You\" that sidesteps the mawkishness of many interpretations in favor of a dignified grace. 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