Gene Ammons - The Complete Recordings: 1958-1961 (2014)
Artist: Gene Ammons
Title: The Complete Recordings: 1958-1961
Year Of Release: 2014
Label: Tritone
Genre: Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / MP3
Total Time: 6:35:09
Total Size: 2.15 GB / 913 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: The Complete Recordings: 1958-1961
Year Of Release: 2014
Label: Tritone
Genre: Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / MP3
Total Time: 6:35:09
Total Size: 2.15 GB / 913 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
01. Blue Gene
02. Scamperin'
03. Blue Greens and Beans
04. Hip Tip
05. Jim Dog
06. Sermonette
07. Little Ditty
08. Juggin' Around (1958)
09. Going South
10. Swingin' for Benny
11. My Foolish Heart (1959)
12. Prelude to a Kiss
13. It's You or No One
14. Can Anyone Explain
15. Goodbye (1959)
16. Pennies from Heaven
17. Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe
18. You Go to My Head
19. Once in a While
20. It's the Talk of the Town
21. Hittin' the Jug (1960)
22. Close Your Eyes
23. My Romance
24. Canadian Sunset
25. Blue Ammons
26. Confirmation
27. Stompin' at the Savoy
28. Jam for Boppers
29. Stuffy
30. The Last Chance
31. Cha Bootie (The Last Mile)
32. Full Moon
33. Tenor Eleven
34. Goodbye (1960)
35. Don't Do Me Wrong
36. Baby, Won't You Please Say Yes
37. You're Not the Kind
38. Till There Was You
39. Answer Me, My Love
40. Willow Weep for Me (January 1961)
41. Little Girl Blue
42. Something I Dreamed Last Night
43. Something Wonderful
44. I Remember You
45. Someone to Watch over Me
46. Ol' Man River
47. Easy to Love
48. Seed Shack
49. Let It Be You
50. Exactly Like You (January (1961)
51. Miss Lucy
52. Namely You
53. Tangerine
54. Happy Blues (Good Vibrations) [Live]
55. Willow Weep for Me (August 1961) [Live]
56. Juggin' Around (1961) [Live]
57. Hittin' the Jug (1961) [Live]
58. Exactly Like You (August 1961) [Live]
59. Groovin' with Jug (Live)
60. Morris the Minor (Live)
61. Hey You, What's That (Live)
62. Red Sails in the Sunset
63. But Not for Me
64. A Pair of Red Pants
65. We'll Be Together Again
66. A Mess
67. New Blues up and Down
68. My Foolish Heart (1961)
69. Water Jug
70. Autumn Leaves (1961)
71. Time on My Hands
72. There Is No Greater Love
73. The One Before This
74. Autumn Leaves (1960)
75. Blues up and Down
76. Counter Clockwise
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." ~ Scott Yanow
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." ~ Scott Yanow
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