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| Gentle Jug, Vol. 3 |
| Gene Ammons |
| első megjelenés éve: 1970 |
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| (2007)
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| 3.884 Ft
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| 1. | Didn't We
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| 2. | (I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over
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| 3. | Out In The Cold Again
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| 4. | Let It Be You
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| 5. | Blue Velvet
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| 6. | My Foolish Heart
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| 7. | You Better Go Now
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| 8. | Lush Life
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| 9. | Angel Eyes
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| 10. | We'll Be Together Again
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| 11. | Born To Be Blue
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Jazz
with Sonny Phillips, Bernard Purdie, Clarence "Sleepy" Anderson, Sonny Stitt, Jack McDuff, Charlie Persip, Doug Watkins, Ray Barretto, J.C. Heard, John Houston, Wynton Kelly, George Duvivier, Frank Wess, Johnny "Hammond" Smith, Arthur Taylor, Wendell Marshall, Walter Perkins, and others
Inducted into the mythical Jazz Balladeer Hall of Fame, Gene Ammons's large and enduring deep-song legacy was almost entirely recorded for Prestige. With his vast, luminous tone and prayerful delivery, especially when backed by an organist, Ammons (1925-1974) epitomized the soul-jazz tenor man. This set, collected from performances recorded between 1960 and 1970, presents eleven heartfelt performances, including such "Jug" signatures as "Angel Eyes" and "My Foolish Heart." The latter is one of three numbers here co-starring Ammons's frequent partner and close friend Sonny Stitt, with whom in the late 1940s he helped forge the tandem tenor saxophone format--in much the way that Ammons was instrumental in creating "soul jazz" balladry itself.
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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