Gene Ammons

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Annotation

An exceptionnal tenor, Eugene "Jug" Ammons often paired with Sonny Stitt.
He suffered the rigor of the administration by serving "as an example" a total of nine years in prison.
Beginners may want to start with The Boss Is Back.

Annotation last modified on 2006-06-30 03:16 UTC.
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Discography

Album

Year Title Artist RatingReleases
1954 With Or Without Gene Ammons 1
1956 Hi Fidelity Jam Session Gene Ammons 1
1957 Jammin' in Hi Fi With Gene Ammons Gene Ammons 2
1958 The Swingin'est Bennie Green & Gene Ammons 1
1959 Soulful Saxophone Gene Ammons 1
1961 "Jug" Gene Ammons 2
1961 Groovin' With Jug Richard "Groove" Holmes & Gene Ammons 2
1961 Juggin' Around Gene Ammons 2
1961 Nice an' Cool Gene Ammons 1
1961 Twisting the Jug Gene Ammons with Joe Newman, Jack McDuff 1
1961 Up Tight! Gene Ammons 1
1962 Bad! Bossa Nova Gene Ammons 4
1962 Boss Tenors in Orbit! Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt 2
1962 Boss Tenors: Straight Ahead from Chicago August 1961 Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt 2
1962 Brother Jack Meets the Boss Jack McDuff and Gene Ammons 2
1962 Dig Him! Gene Ammons / Sonny Stitt 1
1962 Just Jug Gene Ammons 1
1962 Soul Summit Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt with Jack McDuff 3
1963 Preachin' Gene Ammons 1
1963 Soul Summit Vol. 2 Gene Ammons, Etta Jones, Jack McDuff 1
1963 The Soulful Moods Of Gene Ammons 1
1964 Boss Tenor Gene Ammons 4 6
1964 Late Hour Special Gene Ammons 1
1964 Velvet Soul Gene Ammons 1
1965 Angel Eyes Gene Ammons 2
1965 Sock! Gene Ammons 1
1966 Boss Soul! Gene Ammons 1
1969 The Boss Is Back! Gene Ammons 2
1970 Brother Jug! Gene Ammons 3
1971 My Way Gene Ammons 1
1971 The Black Cat! Gene Ammons 1
1971 You Talk That Talk! Ammons & Stitt 1
1972 Free Again Gene Ammons 1
1973 Big Bad Jug Gene Ammons 1
1973 Chicago Concert Ammons & Moody 1
1973 Got My Own Gene Ammons 1
1974 Brasswind Gene Ammons 1
1975 Goodbye Gene Ammons 3
1976 Swinging the Jugg Gene Ammons 1
1976 Together Again for the Last Time Gene Ammons / Sonny Stitt 1
1977 Jug & Sonny Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt 1
1977 Live at the Watts Jazz Festival - Volume 1 Willie Bobo, LAPD, Jimmy Witherspoon, Gene Ammons 1
1981 In Sweden Gene Ammons 1
1991 The Big Sound Gene Ammons 1
1991 The Happy Blues Gene Ammons 1
1992 We'll Be Together Again Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt 1
1992 Groove Blues Gene Ammons 2
1992 Funky Gene Ammons 1
1993 All-Star Sessions Gene Ammons 1
1996 Jammin' With Gene Gene Ammons 1
2001 God Bless Jug and Sonny Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt 1
2002 Left Bank Encores Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt 1
2003 Blue Gene Gene Ammons 1
— Heavy Sax Gene Ammons 1
— Jug & Dodo Gene Ammons & Dodo Marmarosa 1

Album + Compilation

Year Title Artist RatingReleases
1963 Light, Bluesy, and Moody Gene Ammons 1
1974 Juganthology Gene Ammons 1
1988 Greatest Hits, Volume 1: The Sixties Gene Ammons 1
1991 Tenor Giants Ben Webster & Gene Ammons 2
1992 The Gene Ammons Story: Gentle Jug Gene Ammons 1
1992 The Gene Ammons Story: Organ Combos Gene Ammons 1
1998 Greatest Hits: The 70s Gene Ammons 1
1998 Greatest Hits: The 50s Gene Ammons 1
2002 The Chronological Classics: Gene Ammons 1947-1949 Gene Ammons 1
2003 The Chronological Classics: Gene Ammons 1949-1950 Gene Ammons 1
2004 The Chronological Classics: Gene Ammons 1950-1951 Gene Ammons 1
— The Chronological Classics: Gene Ammons 1951-1953 Gene Ammons 1

Album + Live

Year Title Artist RatingReleases
1973 Gene Ammons and Friends at Montreux Gene Ammons with Dexter Gordon & Cannonball Adderley 3
1996 The Chase Gene Ammons & Dexter Gordon 1

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