Gene Ammons
Gene Ammons, who had a huge and immediately recognizable tone on tenor, was a very flexible player who could play bebop with the best (always battling his friend Sonny Stitt to a tie) yet was an influence on the R&B world. Some of his ballad renditions became hits and, despite two unfortunate interruptions in his career, Ammons remained a popular attraction for 25 years.
Son of the great boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons, Gene Ammons (who was nicknamed "Jug") left Chicago at age 18 to work with King Kolax's band. He originally came to fame as a key soloist with Billy Eckstine's orchestra during 1944-1947, trading off with Dexter Gordon on the famous Eckstine record Blowing the Blues Away. Other than a notable stint with Woody Herman's Third Herd in 1949 and an attempt at co-leading a two tenor group in the early '50s with Sonny Stitt, Ammons worked as a single throughout his career, recording frequently (most notably for Prestige) in settings ranging from quartets and organ combos to all-star jam sessions. Drug problems kept him in prison during much of 1958-1960 and, due to a particularly stiff sentence, 1962-1969. When Ammons returned to the scene in 1969, he opened up his style a bit, including some of the emotional cries of the avant-garde while utilizing funky rhythm sections, but he was still able to battle Sonny Stitt on his own terms. Ironically the last song that he ever recorded (just a short time before he was diagnosed with terminal cancer) was "Goodbye."
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Boss Tenor
Jazz - Lançado por Prestige em 16 de jun. de 1960
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Got My Own (Remastered 2023)
Jazz - Lançado por Craft Recordings em 1 de jan. de 1973
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The Complete Recordings: 1958-1961
Bebop - Lançado por Tritone em 21 de abr. de 2014
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Boss Tenors: Straight Ahead From Chicago August 1961
Jazz - Lançado por VERVE em 1 de jan. de 1961
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The Complete Recordings: 1961-1962
Bebop - Lançado por Tritone em 21 de abr. de 2014
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The Gene Ammons Story: Gentle Jug
Jazz - Lançado por Prestige em 1 de jan. de 1977
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The Soulful Moods of Gene Ammons
Jazz - Lançado por CoolNote em 1 de nov. de 2014
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Angel Eyes
Jazz - Lançado por Original Jazz Classics em 4 de dez. de 2018
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Bad! Bossa Nova
Jazz - Lançado por Original Jazz Classics em 17 de abr. de 2023
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Late Hour Special
Jazz - Lançado por Original Jazz Classics em 4 de dez. de 2018
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Groovin' With Jug
Gene Ammons, Richard Groove Holmes
Jazz - Lançado por Blue Note Records em 15 de ago. de 1961
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Jammin' In Hi-Fi With Gene Ammons
Jazz - Lançado por Original Jazz Classics em 5 de dez. de 2018
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Gentle Jug, Volume 3
Jazz - Lançado por Prestige em 1 de jan. de 2000
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The Boss Is Back!
Jazz - Lançado por Prestige em 1 de jan. de 1969
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Nice An' Cool
Jazz - Lançado por CoolNote em 1 de nov. de 2014
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The Chase!
Jazz - Lançado por Prestige em 26 de jul. de 1970
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Fine And Mellow
Jazz - Lançado por Prestige em 1 de jan. de 2003
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All Star Sessions With Sonny Stitt (Remastered)
Jazz - Lançado por Original Jazz Classics em 1 de jan. de 1955
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Soul Summit
Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt, Jack McDuff
Jazz - Lançado por Prestige em 1 de jan. de 1962
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Greatest Hits:The 70s
Jazz - Lançado por Fantasy Records em 1 de jan. de 1998
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