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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Chicago Concert
Jazz - Released by Original Jazz Classics on Nov 21, 1971
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Got My Own (Remastered 2023)
Jazz - Released by Craft Recordings on Jan 1, 1973
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Jabse Dil Lagaya
Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnuk, Gene Ammons
World - Released by Silver Streak Records Ltd (Uk) on Jan 1, 2004
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Congo
House - Released by Strictly Rhythm Records on Jul 5, 2017
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Gene Ammons Swinging the Jugg (Deluxe Edition)
Bebop - Released by Stone Music Family, LLC on Mar 29, 2019
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On Prestige
Jazz - Released by UME - Global Clearing House on Apr 12, 2024
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THE BOSS FAMA 2020
Reggaeton - Released by 2714187 Records DK on Oct 15, 2021
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Jelling Musikfestival 2012
Rock - Released by Next2Live on May 29, 2012
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The Boss
Pop - Released by Viva Records Corporation on Apr 8, 2019
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Xtacy 3
World - Released by Moviebox Birmingham, Ltd. on Jan 1, 1998
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Greatest People Believe in What They Can Do
World - Released by The Boss on Jan 1, 2020
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Barbie Doll
Shivjot, Gurlez Akhtar, Gene Ammons
World - Released by Dose Of Music on Feb 15, 2023
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Life Is Foreplay
Punk / New Wave - Released by Alveran Records on Jun 21, 2008
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Nakaukit Sa Langit
Rock - Released by Viva Records Corporation on Apr 8, 2019
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Hoodlum Complex
Alternative & Indie - Released by iMusician Digital on Sep 29, 2016
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