title: Boss Tenor
text: # Boss Tenor
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | Allmusic | |
  | The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
  | The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
  
  Boss Tenor is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1960 and released on the Prestige label.
  
  ## Reception
  
  The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Unlike his earlier jam sessions, this particular outing finds Ammons as the only horn, fronting a talented rhythm section... This is a fine outing by one of the true "bosses" of the tenor".
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All compositions by Gene Ammons, except where indicated.
  
  * "Hittin' the Jug" – 8:29
  * "Close Your Eyes" (Bernice Petkere) – 3:46
  * "My Romance" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 4:16
  * "Canadian Sunset" (Norman Gimbel, Eddie Heywood) – 5:24
  * "Blue Ammons" – 4:57
  * "Confirmation" (Charlie Parker) – 5:24
  * "Stompin' at the Savoy" (Benny Goodman, Arthur Sampson, Chick Webb, Andy Razaf) – 3:31
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Gene Ammons – tenor saxophone
  * Tommy Flanagan – piano
  * Doug Watkins – bass
  * Art Taylor – drums
  * Ray Barretto – congas
  