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Gene Ammons (14 Apr 1925 - 23 Jul 1974)

Male Person - United States

Releases (65)

Official

Album

  1. With Or Without 1954
  2. Hi Fidelity Jam Session 1956
  3. Jammin' With Gene 1956
  4. Jammin' in Hi Fi With Gene Ammons Oct 1957
  5. Funky 1957
  6. Soulful Saxophone Nov 1958
  7. Blue Gene 1958
  8. Boss Tenor 1960
  9. Nice an’ Cool 1961
  10. "Jug" 1961
  11. Up Tight! 1961
  12. Juggin' Around 1961
  13. Bad! Bossa Nova 1962
  14. Just Jug 1962
  15. The Soulful Moods Of 1963
  16. Preachin' 1963
  17. Velvet Soul 1964
  18. Late Hour Special 1964
  19. Angel Eyes 1965
  20. Sock! 1965
  21. Boss Soul! 1966
  22. The Boss Is Back! 1969
  23. Brother Jug! 1970
  24. My Way 1971
  25. The Black Cat! 1971
  26. Free Again 1972
  27. Big Bad Jug 1973
  28. Got My Own 1973
  29. Brasswind 1974
  30. Goodbye 1975
  31. Swinging the Jugg 1976
  32. In Sweden 1981
  33. The Big Sound 01 Jul 1991
  34. The Happy Blues 01 Jul 1991
  35. All-Star Sessions 1993
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Album - Compilation

  1. The Golden Saxophone Of Gene Ammons 1959
  2. Light, Bluesy, and Moody 1963
  3. Juganthology 1974
  4. Early Visions 1975
  5. "Jug" Sessions 1976
  6. Greatest Hits, Volume 1: The Sixties 24 May 1988
  7. The Gene Ammons Story: Organ Combos 06 Oct 1992
  8. The Gene Ammons Story: Gentle Jug 06 Oct 1992
  9. The Gene Ammons Story: The 78 Era 1992
  10. Up Tight! 1994 CD combo of Up Tight! LP & Boss Soul! LP
  11. Young Jug 1994
  12. Red Top - The Savoy Sessions 1994
  13. Gentle Jug, Vol. 2 1995
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Relationships (4)

Member Of

  1. Gene Ammons Sextet original
  2. Gene Ammons Quintet original, eponymous
  3. Gene Ammons and His Orchestra original

Parents

  1. Albert Ammons

Recordings by (408)

  1. Concentration ?:?? (1954)
  2. Red Top ?:?? (1954)
  3. Idaho ?:?? (1954)
  4. McDougal's Sprout ?:?? (1954)
  5. Hold That Money ?:?? (1954)
  6. Shermanski ?:?? (1954)
  7. Harold The Fox ?:?? (1954)
  8. Jit Jit ?:?? (1954)
  9. Happy Blues ?:?? (1956)
  10. The Great Lie ?:?? (1956)
  11. Madhouse ?:?? (1956)
  12. Jammin' With Gene 14:15 (1956)
  13. We'll Be Together Again 9:59 (1956)
  14. Not Really the Blues 16:06 (1956)
  15. Can't We Be Friends 12:55 (1956)
  16. The Twister 12:15 (Oct 1957)
  17. Four 13:02 (Oct 1957)
  18. Pennies From Heaven 13:02 (Oct 1957)
  19. Cattin' 11:58 (Oct 1957)
  20. Funky 8:56 (1957)
  21. Pint Size 12:20 (1957)
  22. Stella By Starlight 8:52 (1957)
  23. King Size 9:16 (1957)
  24. My Foolish Heart 2:52 (Nov 1958)
  25. Prelude to a Kiss 3:05 (Nov 1958)
  26. It's You or No One 3:14 (Nov 1958)
  27. Can You Explain 3:08 (Nov 1958)
  28. Goodbye 2:48 (Nov 1958)
  29. Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe 2:53 (Nov 1958)
  30. You Go to My Head 3:09 (Nov 1958)
  31. Once In A While 3:16 (Nov 1958)
  32. Its The Talk Of The Town 2:56 (Nov 1958)
  33. Blue Gene 13:57 (1958)
  34. Scamperin' 8:48 (1958)
  35. Blue Greens and Beans 9:04 (1958)
  36. Hip Tip 8:55 (1958)
  37. Can Anyone Explain 2:48 (Nov 1959)
  38. It's The Talk Of The Town 2:44 (Nov 1959)
  39. Big Slam 4:34 (1959)
  40. Just Chips 3:03 (1959)
  41. Street of Dreams 2:56 (1959)
  42. The Beat (Good Time Blues) 2:55 (1959)
  43. Travelin' Light 2:54 (1959)
  44. Fuzzy 3:06 (1959)
  45. Stairway to the Stars 2:46 (1959)
  46. Jim Dawgs 3:01 (1959)
  47. Big Slam Part 2 2:46 (1959)
  48. Savoy 3:31 (1960)
  49. Hittin' the Jug 8:29 (1960)
  50. Close Your Eyes 3:46 (1960)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. My Deep Blue Dream 3:00 Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra (1946) tenor saxophone
  2. Hiroshima 2:47 Albert Ammons and His Rhythm Kings (1947) tenor saxophone
  3. S. P. Blues 2:37 Albert Ammons and His Rhythm Kings (1947) tenor saxophone
  4. S. P. Blues ?:?? Albert Ammons (1949) tenor saxophone
  5. Shufflin' the Boogie ?:?? Albert Ammons (1949) tenor saxophone
  6. Happy Blues ?:?? Gene Ammons (1956) tenor saxophone
  7. We'll Be Together Again 9:59 Gene Ammons (1956) tenor saxophone
  8. Can't We Be Friends 12:55 Gene Ammons (1956) tenor saxophone
  9. The Great Lie ?:?? Gene Ammons (1956) tenor saxophone
  10. Not Really the Blues 16:06 Gene Ammons (1956) tenor saxophone
  11. Jammin' With Gene 14:15 Gene Ammons (1956) tenor saxophone
  12. Madhouse ?:?? Gene Ammons (1956) tenor saxophone
  13. Four 13:02 Gene Ammons (Oct 1957) tenor saxophone
  14. The Twister 12:15 Gene Ammons (Oct 1957) tenor saxophone
  15. Pennies From Heaven 13:02 Gene Ammons (Oct 1957) tenor saxophone
  16. Cattin' 11:58 Gene Ammons (Oct 1957) tenor saxophone
  17. Funky 8:56 Gene Ammons (1957) tenor saxophone
  18. Pint Size 12:20 Gene Ammons (1957) tenor saxophone
  19. King Size 9:16 Gene Ammons (1957) tenor saxophone
  20. Stella By Starlight 8:52 Gene Ammons (1957) tenor saxophone
  21. A Little Ditty 3:59 Bennie Green & Gene Ammons (1958) tenor saxophone
  22. We Wanna Cook 6:37 Bennie Green (1958) tenor saxophone
  23. Going South 10:42 Bennie Green & Gene Ammons (1958) tenor saxophone
  24. Lullaby of the Doomed 6:00 Bennie Green (1958) tenor saxophone
  25. Jim Dog 7:04 Bennie Green & Gene Ammons (1958) tenor saxophone
  26. Soul Stirrin' 6:50 Bennie Green (1958) tenor saxophone
  27. B.G. Mambo 8:14 Bennie Green (1958) tenor saxophone
  28. Juggin' Around 6:29 Bennie Green & Gene Ammons (1958) tenor saxophone
  29. Sermonette 4:18 Bennie Green & Gene Ammons (1958) tenor saxophone
  30. Blue Gene 13:57 Gene Ammons (1958) tenor saxophone
  31. Scamperin' 8:48 Gene Ammons (1958) tenor saxophone
  32. Hip Tip 8:55 Gene Ammons (1958) tenor saxophone
  33. That's All 6:24 Bennie Green (1958) tenor saxophone
  34. Black Pearl 5:47 Bennie Green (1958) tenor saxophone
  35. Blue Greens and Beans 9:04 Gene Ammons (1958) tenor saxophone
  36. It's the Talk of the Town 2:44 Gene Ammons (Nov 1959) tenor saxophone
  37. Can Anyone Explain 2:48 Gene Ammons (Nov 1959) tenor saxophone
  38. Street of Dreams 2:56 Gene Ammons (1959) tenor saxophone
  39. Just Chips 3:03 Gene Ammons (1959) tenor saxophone
  40. The Beat (Good Time Blues) 2:55 Gene Ammons (1959) tenor saxophone
  41. Stairway to the Stars 2:46 Gene Ammons (1959) tenor saxophone
  42. Travelin' Light 2:54 Gene Ammons (1959) tenor saxophone
  43. Fuzzy 3:06 Gene Ammons (1959) tenor saxophone
  44. Jim Dawgs 3:01 Gene Ammons (1959) tenor saxophone
  45. Canadian Sunset 5:24 Gene Ammons (1960) tenor saxophone
  46. Confirmation 5:24 Gene Ammons (1960) tenor saxophone
  47. Close Your Eyes 3:46 Gene Ammons (1960) tenor saxophone
  48. My Romance 4:16 Gene Ammons (1960) tenor saxophone
  49. Hittin' the Jug 8:29 Gene Ammons (1960) tenor saxophone
  50. Blue Ammons 4:57 Gene Ammons (1960) tenor saxophone

Credited as (47)

  1. Gene Ammons
  2. Gene Ammons & Dodo Marmarosa
  3. Leo Parker & Gene Ammons
  4. Ben Webster & Gene Ammons
  5. Gene Ammons & Dexter Gordon
  6. Albert Ammons & Gene Ammons
  7. Gene Ammons & Tom Archia
  8. Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt
  9. Bennie Green & Gene Ammons
  10. Leo Parker Sextet feat. Howard McGhee & Gene Ammons
  11. Jack McDuff And Gene Ammons
  12. Gene Ammons feat. Sonny Stitt
  13. Gene Ammons with Joe Newman, Jack McDuff
  14. Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt with Jack McDuff
  15. Gene Ammons, Etta Jones, Jack McDuff
  16. Gene Ammons feat. Bernard Purdie
  17. Will Hudson, Irving Mills; Gene Ammons
  18. Jack McDuff and Gene Ammons
  19. George Shearing, Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt, Bud Powell
  20. Gene Ammons with Dexter Gordon & Cannonball Adderley
  21. Gene Ammons and Friends
  22. Gene Ammons / Sonny Stitt
  23. Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt
  24. Richard Holmes & Gene Ammons
  25. Ammons & Stitt
  26. Ammons & Moody
  27. Willie Bobo, LAPD, Jimmy Witherspoon, Gene Ammons
  28. Gene Ammons , Sonny Stitt
  29. Gene Ammons , Paul Quinichette , John Coltrane , Pepper Adams
  30. Willie Bobo, LAPD, Jimmy Witherspoon & Gene Ammons
  31. Gene Ammons / Etta Jones / Jack McDuff
  32. Jack McDuff with Gene Ammons
  33. Gene Ammons feat. John Coltrane & Paul Quinichette
  34. Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt Band
  35. Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt Quintet
  36. Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons
  37. Richard “Groove” Holmes & Gene Ammons
  38. “Brother” Jack McDuff & Gene Ammons
  39. Gene Ammons; Sonny Stitt
  40. Gene Ammons / Sonny Stitt / Jack McDuff with Etta James
  41. Gene Ammons / Sonny Stitt & Jack McDuff
  42. Albert Ammons and His Rhythm Kings featuring Gene Ammons
  43. Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt & Etta Jones
  44. Ammons & Marmarosa
  45. Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt & Don Patterson
  46. Richard "Groove" Holmes & Gene Ammons
  47. Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt Band

Works (14)

Composed

  1. Red Top
  2. Juggin' Around
  3. Hittin' the Jug
  4. Groovin' With Jug
  5. Hey You, What's That?
  6. Tubby
  7. Dumplin'
  8. Shuffle Twist
  9. It’s You Or No-One
  10. Twisting the Jug
  11. Down the Line
  12. Blues Up and Down
  13. Woofin' and Tweetin'
  14. Jungle Strut

Events (1)

Main Performer At

  1. Montreux Jazz Festival 1973

Links (16)

Other Databases

  1. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134607805
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-nr90001051
  3. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr90001051
  4. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w63d0fvg
  5. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/301337
  6. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb138907342

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Gene+Ammons

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/45107

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000160198

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/100251029

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q713291

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/57529
  2. https://open.spotify.com/artist/338mC0yGyX0C9of8QMJ5hK

Streaming Page

  1. https://tidal.com/artist/15670

Biographies

  1. https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/geneammons
  2. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gene-Ammons