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Gene Ammons

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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."

Title: Evergreen Super Hits

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz

Title: Carnival King

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz

Title: Two Birds

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz

Title: Trombone

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz

Title: Holy Christmas Voices

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz

Title: Three Little Words

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz

Title: Red Top

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz, Bop

Title: Inspires

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz

Title: Greatest Hits

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz

Title: Let It Snow

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz

Title: Lonely Sounds

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz

Title: Juggin' Around

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz

Title: Late Hour Special

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz

Title: Gentle Jug, Volume 3

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz

Title: For Good

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz

Title: The Big Sound

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz

Title: Left Bank Encores

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz

Title: Funky

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz, Soul Jazz

Title: Counter Clockwise

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz

Title: Tangerine

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz

Title: Fresh As Dew

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz

Title: Bad! Bossa Nova

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz, Rock

Title: International Earwig

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz

Title: A Silver Cup

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz

Title: Young Jug

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz, Bop

Title: Search For Meaning

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz

Title: One By One

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz

Title: The Ferris Wheel

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz

Title: The Happy Blues

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz

Title: My Way

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz, Soul Jazz

Title: Masked Ball

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz

Title: Moonshine And Music

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz

Title: The Chase!

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz, Soul Jazz

Title: Gentle Jug, Vol. 2

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz

Title: Headman

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz

Title: Gentle Jug, Volume 2

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz

Title: Coffee Girl

Artist: Gene Ammons

Genre: Jazz

Collections

Title: Great Songs, Vol. 3

Genre: Pop

Title: Tenor Madness

Genre: Jazz

Title: Golden Jazz Sax

Genre: Jazz

Title: Number 1's: Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Tenor Sax Titans

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz-Club Tenor Sax

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz Sax - Verve 50

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz By Moonlight

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz Swings Motown

Genre: Jazz

Title: Golden Jazz Vol. 07

Genre: Jazz

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