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From the late '40s until his death in 1974, Gene Ammons was a stunning ballad player. The fact that Ammons had such an appealing tone certainly didn't hurt, but it was the tenor titan's warmth, soulfulness, and vulnerability that made his ballad playing so irresistible. Assembled in 1995, Gentle Jug, Vol. 2 is an excellent sequel to The Gene Ammons Story: Gentle Jug. While that CD contained material from his early '60s sessions Nice an' Cool and The Soulful Mood of Gene Ammons, this collection of ballads spans 1960-1971 and draws on ten different albums he recorded for Prestige. True to form, Ammons is expressive and moving on standards that range from "You Go to My Head" from 1962's Angel Eyes and "My Romance" from 1960's Boss Tenor to "Here's That Rainy Day" from 1969's The Boss Is Back (which was Ammons' first album after serving seven years in prison). Most of the selections are instrumental, although "If You Are but a Dream" (1962) boasts a pleasing vocal by Etta Jones. Neither Gentle Jug, Vol. 2 nor its predecessor are the last word on Ammons' ballad playing -- the Chicagoan made more than his share of memorable ballad statements in the late '40s and '50s. Nonetheless, anyone who is looking for a collection of smoky, romantic mood music can't go wrong with this fine CD.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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Wendell Marshall, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Marty Symes, ComposerLyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jerry Livingston, ComposerLyricist - Ed Thigpen, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Al J. Neiburg, ComposerLyricist - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer
(C) 1995 Fantasy, Inc. ℗ 1965 Fantasy, Inc.
Wendell Marshall, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jerry Livingston, ComposerLyricist - Ed Thigpen, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer
(C) 1995 Fantasy, Inc. ℗ 1966 Fantasy, Inc.
Wendell Marshall, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - J. Fred Coots, ComposerLyricist - Haven Gillespie, ComposerLyricist - Ed Thigpen, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer
(C) 1995 Fantasy, Inc. ℗ 1965 Fantasy, Inc.
Wendell Marshall, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Mel TORME, ComposerLyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Thigpen, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer
(C) 1995 Fantasy, Inc. ℗ 1964 Fantasy, Inc.
Erwin Halletz, Arranger, Work Arranger - George Duvivier, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jaffe, Arranger, Work Arranger - Jack Fulton, Arranger, Work Arranger - Etta Jones, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Rubin, ComposerLyricist - Jack McDuff, MainArtist - Walter Perkins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ammons, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel - Patty Brown, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Nat Bonx, Arranger, Work Arranger
(C) 1995 Fantasy, Inc. ℗ 1962 Prestige Records, Distributed by Concord.
George Duvivier, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ray Barretto, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Art Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Rene, ComposerLyricist - Otis Rene, ComposerLyricist - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Patti Bown, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1995 Fantasy, Inc. ℗ 1962 Fantasy, Inc.
Richard Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Lorenz Hart, ComposerLyricist - Ray Barretto, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doug Watkins, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Flanagan, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ammons, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Arthur Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1995 Fantasy, Inc. ℗ 1960 Prestige Records, Inc.
Wendell Marshall, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bob Ashton, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Barretto, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Oliver Nelson, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Clark Terry, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Barrow, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Red Holloway, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Savannah Churchill, ComposerLyricist - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Richard Wyands, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Hobart Dotson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Billy English, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1995 Fantasy, Inc. ℗ 1964 Fantasy, Inc.
Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny Burke, ComposerLyricist - Candido, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Van Heusen, ComposerLyricist - Bob Porter, Producer - Junior Mance, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Frankie Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Buster Williams, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1995 Fantasy, Inc. ℗ 1969 Fantasy, Inc.
Arthur Kent, ComposerLyricist - George Duvivier, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ray Barretto, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Art Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - REDD EVANS, ComposerLyricist - David A. Mann, ComposerLyricist - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Patti Bown, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1995 Fantasy, Inc. ℗ 1967 Fantasy, Inc.
Burt Bacharach, Composer - Hal David, Author - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Porter, Producer - Roland Hanna, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Fischer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1995 Fantasy, Inc. ℗ 1971 Fantasy, Inc.
Wendell Marshall, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ashton, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gwen Gordy Fuqua, ComposerLyricist - Ray Barretto, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Oliver Nelson, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Clark Terry, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - HARVEY FUQUA, ComposerLyricist - George Barrow, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jack McDuff, MainArtist - Red Holloway, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ammons, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel - Richard Wyands, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Hobart Dotson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Billy English, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1995 Fantasy, Inc. ℗ 1962 Prestige Records, Distributed by Concord.
Album review
From the late '40s until his death in 1974, Gene Ammons was a stunning ballad player. The fact that Ammons had such an appealing tone certainly didn't hurt, but it was the tenor titan's warmth, soulfulness, and vulnerability that made his ballad playing so irresistible. Assembled in 1995, Gentle Jug, Vol. 2 is an excellent sequel to The Gene Ammons Story: Gentle Jug. While that CD contained material from his early '60s sessions Nice an' Cool and The Soulful Mood of Gene Ammons, this collection of ballads spans 1960-1971 and draws on ten different albums he recorded for Prestige. True to form, Ammons is expressive and moving on standards that range from "You Go to My Head" from 1962's Angel Eyes and "My Romance" from 1960's Boss Tenor to "Here's That Rainy Day" from 1969's The Boss Is Back (which was Ammons' first album after serving seven years in prison). Most of the selections are instrumental, although "If You Are but a Dream" (1962) boasts a pleasing vocal by Etta Jones. Neither Gentle Jug, Vol. 2 nor its predecessor are the last word on Ammons' ballad playing -- the Chicagoan made more than his share of memorable ballad statements in the late '40s and '50s. Nonetheless, anyone who is looking for a collection of smoky, romantic mood music can't go wrong with this fine CD.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:24
- Main artists: Gene Ammons
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Prestige
- Genre: Jazz
© 1995 Fantasy, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1995 Fantasy, Inc.
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