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Jammin' in Hi Fi with Gene Ammons (also rereleased as The Twister) is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1957 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Jammin' in Hi Fi with Gene Ammons
Studio album by Gene Ammons
Released	1957
Recorded	April 12, 1957 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	50:12
Label	Prestige PRLP 7110
Producer	Bob Weinstock
Gene Ammons chronology
Funky (1957) Jammin' in Hi Fi with Gene Ammons (1957) The Big Sound (1958)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

Allmusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated: "Tenorman Gene Ammons headed a series of notable studio jam session in the 1950s and this is one of the better ones... The results are an accessible and often exciting brand of bebop".[2]

Track listing

1. "The Twister" (Mal Waldron) - 12:15
2. "Four" (Miles Davis) - 13:02
3. "Pennies from Heaven" (Johnny Burke, Arthur Johnston) - 13:02
4. "Cattin'" (Waldron) - 11:58

Personnel

• Gene Ammons - tenor saxophone
• Idrees Sulieman - trumpet
• Jackie McLean - alto saxophone
• Mal Waldron - piano
• Kenny Burrell - guitar
• Paul Chambers - bass
• Art Taylor - drums

References

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