Got My Own is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1972 and released on the Prestige label.Gene Ammons discography accessed December 18, 2012
Reception Allmusic awarded the album 2½ stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "Ammons's huge sound makes the music worthwhile".Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed December 18, 2012
Track listing "Lady Sings the Blues" (Billie Holiday, Herbie Nichols) - 5:30 "God Bless the Child" (Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) - 4:05 "Strange Fruit" (Abel Meeropol) - 3:30 "Fine and Mellow" (Holiday) - 5:30 "Play Me" (Neil Diamond) - 6:00 "Ben" (Don Black, Walter Scharf) - 5:30 "The Shack Out Back" (Gene Ammons) - 7:58 Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on October 28, 1972 (tracks 1, 5 & 6), November 30, 1972 (tracks 3 & 4) and November 1, 1972 (tracks 2 & 7)
Personnel Gene Ammons - tenor saxophone Ernie Hayes - organ (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 7) Hank Jones - electric piano (tracks 1 & 3–6) Sonny Phillips - piano, organ (tracks 2 & 7) Joe Beck (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 6), Maynard Parker (tracks 2 & 7) - guitar Ron Carter - bass, electric bass Billy Cobham (tracks 2 & 7), Idris Muhammad (tracks 1, 5 & 6), Mickey Roker (tracks 3 & 4) - drums Ed Bogas - arranger Unidentified strings
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