Jack McDuff & Gene Ammons
American jazz tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons was the son of boogie-woogie jazz pianist Albert Ammons. He studied with Walter Dyett at DuSable High School and was already being noticed for his talent before he left the school. In 1943 he went on tour with trumpeter King Kolax and his band. He then became a member of Billy Eckstine's Big Band in 1944 playing alongside musicians such as Charlie Parker and Dexter Goodman, with whom he featured in a saxophone duel on the track 'Blowing the Blues Away' in 1944. He was given the nickname 'Jug' by Eckstine, reportedly because the hats which the band were supposed to wear were too small for him.
Ammons had his first hit 'Red Top' in 1947 and set up several jazz combination groups from 1947 onwards featuring musicians such as Miles Davis and Sonny Stitt. In 1949 he replaced Stan Getz as the tenor saxophonist in Second Herd, the band led by Woody Herman. Ammons began a prolific period of success in the early 1950s, with hits such as 'My Foolish Heart' in 1950 reaching Billboard Magazine's Black Pop Charts. He co-led a popular two-tenor band with Sonny Stitt and played alongside many renowned jazz musicians including Donald Byrd, John Coltrane, Jackie McLean and Duke Jordan. In 1955 he had a hit with 'The Happy Blues' featuring Freddie Redd and Lou Donaldson.
The later part of Ammons' career was disrupted by two prison sentences for narcotics possession from 1958-60 and 1962-69. Despite this, he became one of the founders of the soul-jazz movement in the mid-'60s, with the combination of tenor saxophone and Hammond organ becoming popular. He carried on his partnership with Stitt, and their joint album 'Boss Tenors' was released in 1961.
Ammons also inspired many tenor saxophonists as co-founder of the Chicago Tenor Saxophone School with fellow American saxophonist Von Freeman. Ammons' legacy lives on in the use of his music by Santana, King Pleasure and Les McCann amongst others. He died of cancer in 1974 aged 49.
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Just at the Turn of the Tide
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Blue Cocktail
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Winter Dreams
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Arrows in the Gale
Jazz - Lançado por Galero em 30/01/2022
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Under The Christmas Tree
Jazz - Lançado por The Christmas Tree em 09/12/2021
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Movie Songs
Jazz - Lançado por Movie Songs em 18/02/2022
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Colorful Mix
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St. Nicholas - For Young Folks
Jazz - Lançado por St. Nicholas Day em 09/12/2021
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Guitar Town Music
Jazz - Lançado por GTM restart rec. em 14/06/2020
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Flapping Wings
Jazz - Lançado por Wings in Hell em 25/12/2020
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That's Why The Moon Was Smiling
Jazz - Lançado por The Moon Was Smiling em 17/06/2020
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