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Anyone who has even the most basic knowledge of Gene "Jug" Ammons will tell you how marvelous a ballad player he was. When the tenor titan played ballads, there was nothing superficial going on -- Ammons dug deep and showed the world what soulful, smoky, ultra-expressive playing was all about. Assembled in 2000, Gentle Jug, Vol. 3 marked the third time that Fantasy put together a ballad-oriented collection by the saxophone master. For those who don't know anything about Ammons, three Gentle Jug collections might seem excessive, but it isn't. Spanning 1961-1970, Gentle Jug, Vol. 3 draws on Ammons' Prestige years and -- like the two previous Gentle Jug collections -- shows why his lyrical ballad playing was so revered. Whether he is interpreting "Blue Velvet," "The Masquerade Is Over" or Mel Tormé's "Born to Be Blue," this 61-minute, 11-song CD paints a consistently attractive picture of Jug's romantic side. His haunting 1960 performance of "Angel Eyes" is among the most captivating versions of that great, if overdone, standard -- and when Ammons pours his heart into "Lush Life," it is obvious that he has no problem relating to Billy Strayhorn's world-weary outlook. While some of these performances feature pianists, others find Jug leading organ combos. Surprisingly, Jug was not a big fan of organists; he complained that they "didn't know changes" -- nonetheless, he did some of his best (and most popular) work in their presence. Like the previous Gentle Jug collections, this hard bop/soul-jazz CD is well worth obtaining if you are searching for an album of smoky mood music.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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Bernard Purdie, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Webb, ComposerLyricist - Bob Bushnell, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Porter, Producer - Sonny Phillips, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 Fantasy, Inc.
Clarence S. Anderson, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Unknown, Drums, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Herbert Magidson, ComposerLyricist - Allie Wrubel, ComposerLyricist - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1982 Fantasy, Inc.
Ted Koehler, ComposerLyricist - Sonny Stitt, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Persip, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rube Bloom, ComposerLyricist - Jack McDuff, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ammons, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1962 Prestige Records, Distributed by Concord.
Clarence S. Anderson, Organ, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ray Barretto, Drum, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doug Watkins, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - J.C. Heard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer
℗ 1961 Fantasy, Inc.
Lee Morris, ComposerLyricist - Bernard Purdie, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Bushnell, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernie Wayne, ComposerLyricist - Bob Porter, Producer - Sonny Phillips, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 Fantasy, Inc.
George Brown, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ozzie Cadena, Producer - Victor Young, ComposerLyricist - Ned Washington, ComposerLyricist - Sonny Stitt, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Buster Williams, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - John Houston, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Fantasy, Inc.
Bix Reichner, ComposerLyricist - Clarence S. Anderson, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Irving Graham, ComposerLyricist - Unknown, Drums, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1982 Fantasy, Inc.
George Duvivier, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Billy Strayhorn, Composer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Porter, Producer - Rudy Collins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1985 Fantasy, Inc.
Frank Wess, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doug Watkins, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Art Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Dennis, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Smith, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Earl K. Brent, ComposerLyricist - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Arthur Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 Fantasy, Inc.
George Brown, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Stitt, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Fischer, ComposerLyricist - Frankie Laine, ComposerLyricist - Buster Williams, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - John Houston, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Fantasy, Inc.
Wendell Marshall, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Joe Newman, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Mel TORME, ComposerLyricist - Robert Wells, ComposerLyricist - Ray Barretto, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jack McDuff, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Perkins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ammons, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer
℗ 1963 Fantasy, Inc.
Album review
Anyone who has even the most basic knowledge of Gene "Jug" Ammons will tell you how marvelous a ballad player he was. When the tenor titan played ballads, there was nothing superficial going on -- Ammons dug deep and showed the world what soulful, smoky, ultra-expressive playing was all about. Assembled in 2000, Gentle Jug, Vol. 3 marked the third time that Fantasy put together a ballad-oriented collection by the saxophone master. For those who don't know anything about Ammons, three Gentle Jug collections might seem excessive, but it isn't. Spanning 1961-1970, Gentle Jug, Vol. 3 draws on Ammons' Prestige years and -- like the two previous Gentle Jug collections -- shows why his lyrical ballad playing was so revered. Whether he is interpreting "Blue Velvet," "The Masquerade Is Over" or Mel Tormé's "Born to Be Blue," this 61-minute, 11-song CD paints a consistently attractive picture of Jug's romantic side. His haunting 1960 performance of "Angel Eyes" is among the most captivating versions of that great, if overdone, standard -- and when Ammons pours his heart into "Lush Life," it is obvious that he has no problem relating to Billy Strayhorn's world-weary outlook. While some of these performances feature pianists, others find Jug leading organ combos. Surprisingly, Jug was not a big fan of organists; he complained that they "didn't know changes" -- nonetheless, he did some of his best (and most popular) work in their presence. Like the previous Gentle Jug collections, this hard bop/soul-jazz CD is well worth obtaining if you are searching for an album of smoky mood music.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 01:00:22
- Main artists: Gene Ammons
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Prestige
- Genre: Jazz
© 2000 Fantasy, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2000 Fantasy, Inc.
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