The Black Cat! is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons, recorded in 1970 and released on the Prestige label.Gene Ammons discography accessed December 17, 2012
Reception Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Stewart Mason stating, "One of Gene Ammons' best late-period albums, 1970's Black Cat is a bluesy, low-key album and a comparative anomaly: a primarily acoustic soul-jazz album! Ammons was experimenting heavily with the amplified, feedback-laced electric saxophone during this period, but for Black Cat he sticks to his familiar unamplified tenor, playing raunchy gutbucket lines".Mason, S. Allmusic Review, accessed December 17, 2012
Track listing All compositions by Gene Ammons except where noted. "The Black Cat" (George Freeman) – 5:36 "Long Long Time" (Gary White) – 4:31 "Piece to Keep Away Evil Spirits" – 7:49 "Jug Eyes" – 8:10 "Something" (George Harrison) – 3:20 "Hi Ruth!" – 5:08
Personnel Gene Ammons – tenor saxophone Harold Mabern – piano, electric piano George Freeman – guitar Ron Carter – bass Idris Muhammad – drums Unidentified violins arranged by Bill Fischer (tracks 2 & 5)
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