title: Up Tight! (album)
text: # Up Tight! (album)
  
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  Up Tight! is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1961 and released on the Prestige label. The album was recorded at the same sessions that produced Boss Soul!.
  
  ## Reception
  
  AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated: "His sound and style effectively bridged the gap between bop and soul jazz".
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All compositions by Gene Ammons, except where indicated.
  
  * "The Breeze and I" (Ernesto Lecuona, Al Stillman) – 6:25
  * "I Sold My Heart to the Junkman" (Leon René) – 4:30
  * "Moonglow" (Eddie DeLange, Will Hudson, Irving Mills) – 5:02
  * "Up Tight!" – 3:32
  * "The Five O'Clock Whistle" (Kim Gannon, Gene Irwin, Josef Myrow) – 5:56
  * "Jug's Blue Blues" – 8:15
  * "Lester Leaps In" (Lester Young) – 4:10
  * Recorded at Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on October 17, 1961 (tracks 1, 3, 6 & 7), and October 18, 1961 (tracks 2, 4 & 5)
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Gene Ammons – tenor saxophone
  * Walter Bishop Jr. (tracks 1, 3, 6 & 7), Patti Bown (tracks 2, 4 & 5) – piano
  * Art Davis (tracks 1, 3, 6 & 7), George Duvivier (tracks 2, 4 & 5) – bass
  * Art Taylor – drums
  * Ray Barretto – congas
  