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| The Gene Ammons Story: Organ Combos |
| Gene Ammons |
első megjelenés éve: 1960
79 perc |
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| (1992)
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CD |
| 3.884 Ft
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| 1. | Twisting The Jug
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| 2. | Born To Be Blue
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| 3. | Satin Doll
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| 4. | Moten Swing
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| 5. | Stormy Monday Blues
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| 6. | Down The Line
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| 7. | Velvet Soul
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| 8. | In Sid's Thing
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| 9. | Blue Room
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| 10. | Water Jug
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| 11. | Angel Eyes
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| 12. | Gettin' Around
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Jazz
Recorded June 1960 and November 1961
Gene Ammons - Sax (Tenor)
Art Taylor - Drums
Bob Porter Liner Notes, Producer
Doug Watkins Bass
Esmond Edwards Producer
Frank Wess Flute, Sax (Tenor)
Jack McDuff Organ Keyboards
Joe Newman Trumpet
Johnny "Hammond" Smith Organ
Lance Anderson Design
Phil DeLancie Remixing
Ray Barretto Conga
Rudy Van Gelder Engineer
Walter Perkins Drums
Wendell Marshall - Bass
Gene Ammons recorded frequently for Prestige during the 1950s and early '60s and virtually all of the tenor's dates were quite rewarding. This two-LP set reissues Twistin' the Jug plus part of Angel Eyes and Velvet Soul. Ammons, a bop-based but very versatile soloist, sounds quite comfortable playing a variety of standards and lesser-known material in groups featuring Jack McDuff or Johnny "Hammond" Smith on organ and either trumpeter Joe Newman or Frank Wess on tenor and flute. This version of "Angel Eyes" became a surprise hit. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Gene Ammons
Active Decades: '40s, '50s, '60s and '70s
Born: Apr 14, 1925 in Chicago, IL
Died: Aug 06, 1974 in Chicago, IL
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Bop, Soul-Jazz, Hard Bop
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, All Music Guide |
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