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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Brother Jack Meets the Boss
Jazz - Lançado por Stardust Records em 01/06/1962
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Good old Music
Jazz - Lançado por Super Sounds re em 10/12/2020
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Classic Ammons, Vol. 1: The Happy Blues
Jazz - Lançado por Top Tracks em 30/10/2013
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It's the Talk of the Town
Jazz - Lançado por What A Wonderful World em 19/03/2013
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Feliz Navidad y próspero Año Nuevo de Gene Ammons
Jazz - Lançado por Amamos la navidad em 03/11/2023
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All Star Sessions
Jazz - Lançado por CoolNote em 01/11/2014
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The Big Sound
Jazz - Lançado por CoolNote em 23/01/2023
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Complete Jazz Series 1949 - 1950
Jazz - Lançado por Complete Jazz Series em 15/10/2008
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Juggin' Around
Jazz - Lançado por CoolNote em 01/01/2000
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The Boss
Jazz - Lançado por Music Manager em 22/06/2015
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Blowing the blues away
Jazz - Lançado por EPM em 05/02/2002
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Jazz for a Lazy Day
Jazz - Lançado por Mmt em 01/05/2015
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Bad! Bossa Nova
Bossa Nova - Lançado por Vintage Cellar em 17/04/2023
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100 Jazz Classics
Jazz - Lançado por Classic Music International em 15/02/2011
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Greatest Hits
Jazz - Lançado por Vintage Jukebox em 25/01/2019
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The Stars of Jazz
Jazz - Lançado por All Time Records em 23/08/2013
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A Winners Look
Jazz - Lançado por mens old hits - remastered for gold em 09/03/2016
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Jazz and the City with Gene Ammons
Jazz - Lançado por Bluetone Jazz Records em 26/05/2015
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The Happy Blues
Jazz - Lançado por Firefly Entertainment em 01/01/2000
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Bad! Bossa Nova [Original Album - Digitally Remastered]
Jazz - Lançado por Hbc Remastered Jazz Classics em 17/04/2023
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Big City Jazz (Digitally Remastered)
Jazz - Lançado por Big City Jazz em 06/01/2015
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