Durium Posted March 31, 2007 Report Posted March 31, 2007 GENE AMMONS A Stranger In Town A great compilation out of three Gene Ammons albums. Great stuff!! Gene Ammons - A Stranger In Town Keep swinging Durium Quote
jazzbo Posted March 31, 2007 Report Posted March 31, 2007 Gene Ammons. . .you can reach blindly into a stack of his recordings and come up with a gem! Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted March 31, 2007 Report Posted March 31, 2007 Gene Ammons. . .you can reach blindly into a stack of his recordings and come up with a gem! Indeed. Though I think Fantasy COULD have come up with a compilation that DIDN'T include material on other Fantasy twofer CDs and DID include the WHOLE of the "Night lights" LP with Wynton Kelly, which is one of my favourite Jugs. I AM conscious that this is nitpicking, but it means the whole of that LP will never come out on CD. Those who say his best period is between his two stays in prison are right but maybe undervaluing this and a few other albums. MG Quote
JohnS Posted March 31, 2007 Report Posted March 31, 2007 Gene Ammons. . .you can reach blindly into a stack of his recordings and come up with a gem! True, but it's the Prestige Jam Sessions that I keep going back to. Quote
Late Posted June 20, 2007 Report Posted June 20, 2007 (edited) Listening to Jammin' in Hi-Fi with Gene Ammons right now, and I have to say this is one of my favorite Prestige jam sessions. Just look at the line-up: Idrees Sulieman Jackie McLean Gene Ammons Kenny Burrell Mal Waldron Paul Chambers Art Taylor Taylor's livelier on this session than on other similar dates for Prestige, and maybe this accounts for the spark that seems to go around solo-to-solo. Ammons is inspired rather than hiply laid back, and Sulieman rips out some crisply articulated lines for his solos. Only Burrell seems not to get much room to shine. Overall, a big for an enjoyable listening experience. Other fans here of the Ammons jam sessions? Do you have a particular favorite, or do you just "like them all"? Edited June 20, 2007 by Late Quote
Stereojack Posted June 20, 2007 Report Posted June 20, 2007 Other fans here of the Ammons jam sessions? Do you have a particular favorite, or do you just "like them all"? I have to say I like them all. The first one I ever owned was "Not Really the Blues", so it may be my favorite, but not by much. It's great to hear these boppers stretch out. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted June 20, 2007 Report Posted June 20, 2007 My favourites are "Woofin' and tweetin'" - because I love the title and "Blue Gene", because of "Blue greens and beans", "Blue Gene", "Scamperin'" and "Hip tip" - all great Mal Waldron lines. MG Quote
Guest donald petersen Posted June 20, 2007 Report Posted June 20, 2007 i like "big bad jug". i just discovered it is out on CD. though my LP is fine... Quote
Kyo Posted June 21, 2007 Report Posted June 21, 2007 Gene Ammons. . .you can reach blindly into a stack of his recordings and come up with a gem! Indeed. Though I think Fantasy COULD have come up with a compilation that DIDN'T include material on other Fantasy twofer CDs and DID include the WHOLE of the "Night lights" LP with Wynton Kelly, which is one of my favourite Jugs. I AM conscious that this is nitpicking, but it means the whole of that LP will never come out on CD. This bugs me as well. They could at least release those missing Night Lights tracks through eMusic and such. Quote
JohnJ Posted June 21, 2007 Report Posted June 21, 2007 Love 'Gentle Jug'. What a wonderful ballad player he was. Quote
Shawn Posted June 21, 2007 Report Posted June 21, 2007 Anybody have the discographical info for "Night Lights"? Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted June 21, 2007 Report Posted June 21, 2007 Anybody have the discographical info for "Night Lights"? Full title is "Night lights; Gene Ammons plays Nat Cole" Prestige P7862 2 Feb 1970, Van Gelder's. Remastered George Horn, 1985, Fantasy studios. Gene Ammons - ts Wynton Kelly - p George Duvivier - b Rudy Collins - d Pucho Brown - cga ("Calypso blues" only) Side 1 Night lights Nature boy Calypso blues Side 2 Lush life Sweet Lorraine The Christmas song One of my all time favourite Jugs. MG Quote
Soulstation1 Posted June 21, 2007 Report Posted June 21, 2007 i really really really like the ammons' the boss is back Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted June 21, 2007 Report Posted June 21, 2007 (edited) Apart from a few dud tracks here and there - not very many - Jug was always beautiful. I think his best period was between his two stints of bird, but after he came out in 1969, he made that "Boss is back" & "Brother Jug" and the "Night lights". They're all much better than good. Here's a list of the albums he made between his two sentences. 23 albums in just over 2 years! * Boss tenor – Prestige 7180 (6/1960) * Velvet soul – Prestige 7320 (6/1960,6/1961&9/1962) * Angel eyes – Prestige 7369 (6/1960,9/1962) * Nice ‘n cool – Moodsville 18 (1/1961) * Jug – Prestige 7192 (1/1961) * Late hour special – Prestige 7287 (6/1961&4/1962) * Soul summit (with Stitt & McDuff – Prestige 7234 & 7275 (6&12/1961&1,2&4/1962) Groovin with Jug (with Groove Holmes) Pacific Jazz 32 (8/1961) * Dig him (aka We’ll be together again) (with Stitt) – Argo 697 (PR7606) (8/1961) * Boss tenors (with Stitt) – Verve 68426 (8/1961) * Just Jug (aka Live in Chicago) – Argo 698 (PR7495) (8/1961) * Up tight – Prestige 7208 (10/1961) * Boss soul - Prestige 7445 (10/1961) * Twistin’ the Jug – Prestige 7238 (11/1961) * Mellow gravy (with McDuff) – Prestige 7228 (1/1962) * Boss tenors in orbit (with Stitt) – Verve 68468 (2/1962) * The soulful moods of Gene Ammons – Moodsville 28 (4/1962) Blue groove – Prestige MPP2514 (4/1962) * Preachin’ – Prestige 7270 (5/1962) * Jug & Dodo – Prestige 24021 (5/1962) House warmin’(with Howard McGhee) – Winley 6005 (Prob 5/1962) * Bad Bossa Nova – Prestige 7257 (9/1962) Swingin’ the Jug – Roots 1002 (c1962) (Never come across this one) The ones I've marked * are available at present (unless Concord have junked any). MG Edited June 21, 2007 by The Magnificent Goldberg Quote
Hot Ptah Posted June 21, 2007 Report Posted June 21, 2007 I have always enjoyed "Jug and Sonny", Chess 1445. I don't think it has ever been reissued on CD. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted June 21, 2007 Report Posted June 21, 2007 I have always enjoyed "Jug and Sonny", Chess 1445. I don't think it has ever been reissued on CD. No - though you can get all the tracks (except the two by Sonny without Jug) on Chronological Classics. There used to be a double LP called "Early visions" which covered all the recordings Jug made for Chess (some of them were issued on Aristocrat) between Nov 1948 and Mar 1951. That's the period from which "Jug & Sonny" comes from. It's a damn fine - and interesting - compilation, with all sorts of stuff in there, including his big hit "My foolish heart". It would all fit onto one CD. MG Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted June 21, 2007 Report Posted June 21, 2007 "Groovin' with Jug", which is one of his very best ever, is out of print. But there are 45 cheapos at Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00...8458&sr=1-1 Go get sum GREEEAAASSSSE! mg Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted June 21, 2007 Report Posted June 21, 2007 A WORD OF CAUTION - "Live in Chicago" is, in my view, not up to the standard of the others, even though Eddie Buster is on organ and Jerrold Donovan on drums. Jug takes too many of the numbers too fast and his sound drops off. I think he may have been trying to show someone he could play a bit of Bop MG Quote
Hot Ptah Posted June 21, 2007 Report Posted June 21, 2007 (edited) I have always enjoyed "Jug and Sonny", Chess 1445. I don't think it has ever been reissued on CD. No - though you can get all the tracks (except the two by Sonny without Jug) on Chronological Classics. There used to be a double LP called "Early visions" which covered all the recordings Jug made for Chess (some of them were issued on Aristocrat) between Nov 1948 and Mar 1951. That's the period from which "Jug & Sonny" comes from. It's a damn fine - and interesting - compilation, with all sorts of stuff in there, including his big hit "My foolish heart". It would all fit onto one CD. MG Thanks for the info, MG! I will examine the Chronological Classics now. This is an example of how our lives will change when there are no more retail music stores. I first heard "Jug and Sonny" over the sound system at a used/rare music store in Kansas City. One of the music fanatic clerks liked to put it on when he was placing new product in the bins. It was just one of many excellent albums I discovered by just being in that store and listening to what they were playing. Edited June 21, 2007 by Hot Ptah Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted June 21, 2007 Report Posted June 21, 2007 I have always enjoyed "Jug and Sonny", Chess 1445. I don't think it has ever been reissued on CD. No - though you can get all the tracks (except the two by Sonny without Jug) on Chronological Classics. There used to be a double LP called "Early visions" which covered all the recordings Jug made for Chess (some of them were issued on Aristocrat) between Nov 1948 and Mar 1951. That's the period from which "Jug & Sonny" comes from. It's a damn fine - and interesting - compilation, with all sorts of stuff in there, including his big hit "My foolish heart". It would all fit onto one CD. MG Thanks for the info, MG! I will examine the Chronological Classics now. This is an example of how our lives will change when there are no more retail music stores. I first heard "Jug and Sonny" over the sound system at a used/rare music store in Kansas City. One of the music fanatic clerks liked to put it on when he was placing new product in the bins. It was just one of many excellent albums I discovered by just being in that store and listening to what they were playing. Actually, having looked at Amazon.com, you may be able to find a cheaper combination of old Ammons, covering the Chess period, than the Chrono Classics. MG Quote
Swinging Swede Posted June 21, 2007 Report Posted June 21, 2007 I have always enjoyed "Jug and Sonny", Chess 1445. I don't think it has ever been reissued on CD. No - though you can get all the tracks (except the two by Sonny without Jug) on Chronological Classics. And those two tracks have also been released by Chronological Classics, but under Stitt's name. Quote
Peter Friedman Posted June 22, 2007 Report Posted June 22, 2007 Just about everything by Jug is worth having. My favorite Prestige session is probably - THE HAPPY BLUES. The group includes along with Ammons - Art Farmer, Jackie Mclean, Duke Jordan, Addison Farmer, Art Taylor, and Candido. One thing that makes this session a favorite is that Duke Jordan is the pianist. I prefer his playing to that of Mal Waldron who appears on a very large number of Prestige recording sessions. Quote
Kyo Posted June 23, 2007 Report Posted June 23, 2007 This thread inspired me to download Jammin with Gene, Jammin in Hi Fi with Gene Ammons, Funky and The Happy Blues from eMusic. Thanks! I really like this stuff! Quote
K1969 Posted June 23, 2007 Report Posted June 23, 2007 i like "big bad jug". i just discovered it is out on CD. though my LP is fine... I like the three LPs he did after getting back out of jail in '69- Brother Jug, The boss is back and the black Cat (my fave) but I've not heard this one. How does it compare? Quote
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