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Aug 1, 2001 · Gene "Jug" Ammons played bebop and R&B with equal skill. As the founder of the "Chicago School" of tenor sax, he performed with the Woody Herman and Billy Eckstine orchestras. He and his ...
Nov 7, 2020 · 今回はGene AmmonsとSonny Stittのサックス・バトルによるアルバム「Boss Tenors」を取り上げてみましょう。 1961年8月27日Chicago録音 Verve Label Produced By Creed Taylor ts)Gene Ammons ts,as)Sonny Stitt p)John Houston b)Buster Williams ds)George Brown 1)There Is No Greater Love 2)The One Before This 3)Autumn Leaves 4)Blues Up And
Jul 20, 2016 · Ammons, famously nicknamed "Jug," had an inherent ability to cultivate new emotion within any obsolete standard, stemming from his signature timbre that was steeped in the blues, gospel, and R&B. Renowned for his versatility, Ammons was well-versed in the bebop tradition, yet greatly influenced the marketable "soul jazz" movement of the '60s.
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Ammons was born in Chicago in 1925, the son of famed boogie-woogie piano stylist Alert Ammons. At the ago of 18, Gene went out on the road with the Chicago trumpet player King Kolax, but it was the gig in Billy Eckstine’s band from 1944-1947 that gave his name and reputation nationwide exposure. He then replaced Stan Getz in the Woody Herman ...
