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 - Editado por Firefly Entertainment el 16 jun. 1960
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Boss Tenors in Orbit!
Jazz - Editado por Stardust Records el 1 ago. 2013
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Stompin' at the Savoy
Jazz - Editado por Jazz Arena el 18 sep. 2014
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Three Classic Albums Plus (Groove Blues / Boss Tenor / Blue Gene) (Digitally Remastered)
Jazz - Editado por Avid Entertainment el 12 jun. 2011
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Jammin' in Hi-Fi
Jazz - Editado por Supreme Media el 18 jul. 2013
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Soul Summit
Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt, Jack McDuff
World music - Editado por TP4 Music el 14 feb. 2023
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Congo
House - Editado por Strictly Rhythm Records el 5 jul. 2017
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Gene Ammons Swinging the Jugg (Deluxe Edition)
Be Bop - Editado por Stone Music Family, LLC el 29 mar. 2019
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Classy Jazz Collection: Gene Ammons, Vol. 1
Jazz - Editado por Nuova Canaria el 25 nov. 2015
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Brother Jack Meets the Boss
Jazz - Editado por Stardust Records el 1 jun. 1962
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Feliz Navidad y próspero Año Nuevo de Gene Ammons
Jazz - Editado por Amamos la navidad el 3 nov. 2023
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Complete Jazz Series 1949 - 1950
Jazz - Editado por Complete Jazz Series el 15 oct. 2008
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Bad! Bossa Nova
Bossa nova - Editado por Vintage Cellar el 17 abr. 2023
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The Stars of Jazz
Jazz - Editado por All Time Records el 23 ago. 2013
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Jazz and the City with Gene Ammons
Jazz - Editado por Bluetone Jazz Records el 26 may. 2015
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There's No Business Like Show Business with Gene Ammons
Jazz - Editado por Show Business el 4 mar. 2024
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The Classic Early Albums 1955-1960
Jazz - Editado por Enlightenment el 11 ago. 2023
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THE BOSS FAMA 2020
Reguetón - Editado por 2714187 Records DK el 15 oct. 2021
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