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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Les idoles américaines du jazz : Gene Ammons, Vol. 1
Jazz - Editado por Mpm el 16 feb. 2020
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Street of Dreams (Jazz Classics Collection)
Jazz - Editado por Beach View Records el 9 sep. 2022
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Nakaukit Sa Langit
Rock - Editado por Viva Records Corporation el 8 abr. 2019
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Jazz 4 Life (Digitally Remastered)
Jazz - Editado por The Blue Mile Records el 19 jul. 2019
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Gene Ammons - The Classy Catalogue Recordings Series
Jazz - Editado por Classy Catalogue Recordings el 24 jul. 2015
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Hoodlum Complex
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por iMusician Digital el 29 sep. 2016
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Jazz Feeling (Original Artist, Original Recordings, Digitally Remastered)
Jazz - Editado por Jazz 2 Jazz Records el 23 sep. 2016
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Jazz Legends
Jazz - Editado por Grand Hits Records el 24 ene. 2014
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Jazzmatic by Gene Ammons
Jazz - Editado por Afternoon In Paris el 22 ene. 2016
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The Legends - Gene Ammons
Jazz - Editado por Legends el 28 oct. 2014
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THE BOSS ENVIDIA
Hip-Hop/Rap - Editado por 2714187 Records DK el 15 oct. 2021
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THE BOSS CALLE 2020 (feat. ABDEL KHALIK)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Editado por 2714187 Records DK el 15 oct. 2021
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