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 (Remastered)
Bossa Nova - Erschienen bei JazzCutter am 17.04.2023
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Jazz Collection (Original Recordings)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Jazz Dog Records am 03.04.2020
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Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt Quintet: Boss Tenors + Dig Him!
Jazz - Erschienen bei Jazz Musts am 15.06.2013
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Chicago Concert
Jazz - Erschienen bei Original Jazz Classics am 21.11.1971
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Got My Own (Remastered 2023)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Craft Recordings am 01.01.1973
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Boss Tenor
Jazz - Erschienen bei Black Sheep Music am 02.04.2007
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Jabse Dil Lagaya
Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnuk, Gene Ammons
World Music - Erschienen bei Silver Streak Records Ltd (Uk) am 01.01.2004
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Classic Ammons, Vol. 6: Boss Tenor
Jazz - Erschienen bei Top Tracks am 30.10.2013
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Hi Fidelity Jam Session
Bebop - Erschienen bei Music Manager am 21.07.2020
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Jazz Legends Collection
Jazz - Erschienen bei Bubble Jazz Records am 12.12.2016
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Complete Jazz Series 1950 - 1953
Jazz - Erschienen bei Complete Jazz Series am 15.10.2008
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Blue Jeans
Jazz - Erschienen bei nature oldies again am 10.03.2020
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Brother Jack Meets The Boss
Jazz - Erschienen bei CoolNote am 01.01.2000
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Boss Tenor
Jazz - Erschienen bei Firefly Entertainment am 16.06.1960
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