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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Bad! Bossa Nova [Original Album - Digitally Remastered]
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Big City Jazz (Digitally Remastered)
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There's No Business Like Show Business with Gene Ammons
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The Classic Early Albums 1955-1960
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THE BOSS FAMA 2020
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Complete Jazz Series 1950 - 1951
Jazz - Erschienen bei Complete Jazz Series am 15.10.2008
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The Gene Ammons Story
Jazz - Erschienen bei CoolNote am 01.01.2000
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Hi Fidelity Jam Session
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All You Need From
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Jammin' In Hi-Fi
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Angel Eyes (Original Album 1960)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Jazz Classics am 30.09.2016
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Soul Summit (Original Album Plus Bonus Tracks)
Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt, Jack McDuff
Jazz - Erschienen bei Jazz Classics am 01.01.1963
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Heavy Sax (Digitally Remastered)
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Jelling Musikfestival 2012
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Afternoon Tunes
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Groovin' with Jug (2018 Digitally Remastered)
Richard Groove Holmes, Gene Ammons
Jazz - Erschienen bei AVID Jazz am 06.07.2018
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