Review by Scott Yanow
Originally released by Prestige while tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons was serving a long prison sentence for possession of drugs (the label effectively kept Ammons' name alive by regularly coming out with "new" material), this album was reissued on CD in 1997. The distinctive tenor is heard on three numbers with a quartet/quintet also including pianist Patti Bown, bassist George Duvivier, drummer Walter Perkins, and sometimes Ray Barretto on conga, and on four cuts as part of a ten-piece group arranged by Oliver Nelson. Flugelhornist Clark Terry gets a couple of choruses on "Things Ain't What They Used to Be," and Bown has several solos, but Ammons is the main star throughout. In addition to performing his own "Lascivious" (a blues), he sticks to standards, infusing each tune with soul and swing. A fine outing, although with brief (35 & 1/2 minutes) playing time.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/late-hour-special-mw0000030099
Originally released by Prestige while tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons was serving a long prison sentence for possession of drugs (the label effectively kept Ammons' name alive by regularly coming out with "new" material), this album was reissued on CD in 1997. The distinctive tenor is heard on three numbers with a quartet/quintet also including pianist Patti Bown, bassist George Duvivier, drummer Walter Perkins, and sometimes Ray Barretto on conga, and on four cuts as part of a ten-piece group arranged by Oliver Nelson. Flugelhornist Clark Terry gets a couple of choruses on "Things Ain't What They Used to Be," and Bown has several solos, but Ammons is the main star throughout. In addition to performing his own "Lascivious" (a blues), he sticks to standards, infusing each tune with soul and swing. A fine outing, although with brief (35 & 1/2 minutes) playing time.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/late-hour-special-mw0000030099
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Reseña de Scott Yanow
Publicado originalmente por Prestige mientras el saxofonista tenor Gene Ammons cumplía una larga condena en prisión por posesión de drogas (el sello mantuvo vivo el nombre de Ammons sacando regularmente "nuevo" material), este álbum se reeditó en CD en 1997. El inconfundible tenor aparece en tres temas con un cuarteto/quinteto que también incluye a la pianista Patti Bown, el bajista George Duvivier, el batería Walter Perkins y, en ocasiones, Ray Barretto a la conga, y en cuatro cortes como parte de un grupo de diez músicos con arreglos de Oliver Nelson. El fliscornista Clark Terry tiene un par de coros en "Things Ain't What They Used to Be", y Bown tiene varios solos, pero Ammons es la estrella principal en todo momento. Además de interpretar su propio "Lascivious" (un blues), se ciñe a los estándares, infundiendo alma y swing a cada tema. Un buen disco, aunque de corta duración (35 minutos y medio).
https://www.allmusic.com/album/late-hour-special-mw0000030099
Publicado originalmente por Prestige mientras el saxofonista tenor Gene Ammons cumplía una larga condena en prisión por posesión de drogas (el sello mantuvo vivo el nombre de Ammons sacando regularmente "nuevo" material), este álbum se reeditó en CD en 1997. El inconfundible tenor aparece en tres temas con un cuarteto/quinteto que también incluye a la pianista Patti Bown, el bajista George Duvivier, el batería Walter Perkins y, en ocasiones, Ray Barretto a la conga, y en cuatro cortes como parte de un grupo de diez músicos con arreglos de Oliver Nelson. El fliscornista Clark Terry tiene un par de coros en "Things Ain't What They Used to Be", y Bown tiene varios solos, pero Ammons es la estrella principal en todo momento. Además de interpretar su propio "Lascivious" (un blues), se ciñe a los estándares, infundiendo alma y swing a cada tema. Un buen disco, aunque de corta duración (35 minutos y medio).
https://www.allmusic.com/album/late-hour-special-mw0000030099
Tracklist:
1 - The Party's Over - 5:42
2 - I Want To Be Loved (But By Only You) - 3:57
3 - Things Ain't What They Used To Be - 4:28
4 - Lascivious - 4:27
5 - Makin' Whoopee - 5:00
6 - Soft Winds - 5:48
7 - Lullaby Of The Leaves - 5:34
Studio Sessions:
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 13, 1961
Oliver Nelson : Alto sax, Arranger
Hobart Dotson, Clark Terry : Trumpet
Gene Ammons, George Barrow, Red Holloway : Tenor saxBob Ashton : Baritone sax
Richard Wyands : Piano
Wendell Marshall : Bass
Bill English : Drums
Gene Ammons : Tenor sax
Patti Bown : Piano
George Duvivier : Bass
Walter Perkins : Drums
Ray Barretto : Congas
1 - The Party's Over - 5:42
2 - I Want To Be Loved (But By Only You) - 3:57
3 - Things Ain't What They Used To Be - 4:28
4 - Lascivious - 4:27
5 - Makin' Whoopee - 5:00
6 - Soft Winds - 5:48
7 - Lullaby Of The Leaves - 5:34
Studio Sessions:
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 13, 1961
Oliver Nelson : Alto sax, Arranger
Hobart Dotson, Clark Terry : Trumpet
Gene Ammons, George Barrow, Red Holloway : Tenor saxBob Ashton : Baritone sax
Richard Wyands : Piano
Wendell Marshall : Bass
Bill English : Drums
Gene Ammons : Tenor sax
Patti Bown : Piano
George Duvivier : Bass
Walter Perkins : Drums
Ray Barretto : Congas
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 13, 1962
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