Gene Ammons

Gene Ammons

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American jazz tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons was the son of boogie-woogie jazz pianist Albert Ammons. He studied with Walter Dyett at DuSable High School and was already being noticed for his talent before he left the school. In 1943 he went on tour with trumpeter King Kolax and his band. He then became a member of Billy Eckstine's Big Band in 1944 playing alongside musicians such as Charlie Parker and Dexter Goodman, with whom he featured in a saxophone duel on the track 'Blowing the Blues Away' in 1944. He was given the nickname 'Jug' by Eckstine, reportedly because the hats which the band were supposed to wear were too small for him.

Ammons had his first hit 'Red Top' in 1947 and set up several jazz combination groups from 1947 onwards featuring musicians such as Miles Davis and Sonny Stitt. In 1949 he replaced Stan Getz as the tenor saxophonist in Second Herd, the band led by Woody Herman. Ammons began a prolific period of success in the early 1950s, with hits such as 'My Foolish Heart' in 1950 reaching Billboard Magazine's Black Pop Charts. He co-led a popular two-tenor band with Sonny Stitt and played alongside many renowned jazz musicians including Donald Byrd, John Coltrane, Jackie McLean and Duke Jordan. In 1955 he had a hit with 'The Happy Blues' featuring Freddie Redd and Lou Donaldson.

The later part of Ammons' career was disrupted by two prison sentences for narcotics possession from 1958-60 and 1962-69. Despite this, he became one of the founders of the soul-jazz movement in the mid-'60s, with the combination of tenor saxophone and Hammond organ becoming popular. He carried on his partnership with Stitt, and their joint album 'Boss Tenors' was released in 1961.

Ammons also inspired many tenor saxophonists as co-founder of the Chicago Tenor Saxophone School with fellow American saxophonist Von Freeman. Ammons' legacy lives on in the use of his music by Santana, King Pleasure and Les McCann amongst others. He died of cancer in 1974 aged 49.

Top tracks

07
My Romance
Gene Ammons
Gentle Jug, Volume 2
04:16
Writer: Lorenz Hart - Richard Rodgers / Composers: Lorenz Hart - Richard Rodgers
06
Canadian Sunset
Gene Ammons
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 - The Sixties
05:26
Writer: Norman Gimbel / Composers: Eddie Heywood
01
My Foolish Heart
Gene Ammons
Makes It Happen
02:47
Writer: Ned Washington / Composers: Victor Young
11
The Moody Blues
Gene Ammons
Jug & Dodo
04:13
Writer: Dodo Marmarosa / Composers: Dodo Marmarosa
07
Jungle Strut
Gene Ammons
The Boss Is Back!
05:10
Writer: Gene Ammons / Composers: Gene Ammons
01
Ol' Man River
Gene Ammons
Jug
05:11
Writer: Oscar Hammerstein II / Composers: Jerome Kern
02
Counter Clockwise
Gene Ammons
Boss Tenors: Straight Ahead From Chicago August 1961
09:36
Composers: Sonny Stitt
06
Groovin' With Jug
Gene Ammons
Groovin' With Jug
04:20
Composers: Gene Ammons
10
My Foolish Heart
Gene Ammons
Young Jug
02:47
Writer: Ned Washington / Composers: Victor Young
13
Lucille (Album Version)
Gene Ammons
Fine And Mellow
04:55
Writer: Harold Vick / Composers: Harold Vick
08
Blue Ammons
Gene Ammons
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 - The Sixties
04:57
Writer: Gene Ammons / Composers: Gene Ammons
01
Blues Up And Down
Gene Ammons
Boss Tenors: Straight Ahead From Chicago August 1961
08:48
Composers: Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt
02
Easy To Love
Gene Ammons
Jug
04:14
Writer: Cole Porter / Composers: Cole Porter
01
Didn't We
Gene Ammons
Gentle Jug, Volume 3
06:04
Writer: Jimmy Webb / Composers: Jimmy Webb
02
Angel Eyes
Gene Ammons
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 - The Sixties
08:45
Writer: Earl K. Brent - Matt Dennis / Composers: Earl K. Brent - Matt Dennis
05
Fuzz
Gene Ammons
Fine And Mellow
04:27
Writer: Dave Grusin / Composers: Dave Grusin
04
Here's That Rainy Day
Gene Ammons
The Boss Is Back!
06:06
Writer: Jimmy van Heusen - Johnny Burke / Composers: Jimmy van Heusen - Johnny Burke
01
Till There Was You
Gene Ammons
The Gene Ammons Story: Gentle Jug
07:12
Writer: Meredith Willson / Composers: Meredith Willson
03
Seed Shack
Gene Ammons
Jug
05:38
Writer: Gene Ammons / Composers: Gene Ammons
11
Blue Velvet
Gene Ammons
The Boss Is Back!
04:05
Writer: Lee Morris - Bernie Wayne / Composers: Lee Morris - Bernie Wayne
03
Ben (Album Version)
Gene Ammons
Fine And Mellow
05:32
Writer: Walter Scharf - Don Black / Composers: Walter Scharf - Don Black
03
Juggin' Around
Gene Ammons
Groovin' With Jug
03:26
Composers: Gene Ammons
03
There Is No Greater Love
Gene Ammons
Boss Tenors: Straight Ahead From Chicago August 1961
06:28
Writer: Marty Symes / Composers: Isham Jones
40
Close Your Eyes (Remastered)
Ray Barretto
My Best (Remastered)
03:48
Writer: Ray Barretto / Composers: Ray Barretto
01
Lady Sings The Blues (Album Version)
Gene Ammons
Fine And Mellow
05:27
Composers: Michel Legrand
07
Strange Fruit (Album Version)
Gene Ammons
Fine And Mellow
03:36
Writer: Lewis Allan / Composers: Lewis Allan
09
God Bless The Child (Album Version)
Gene Ammons
Fine And Mellow
04:07
Writer: Billie Holiday / Composers: Arthur Herzog Jr.
05
Don't Go To Strangers (Live - Vocal)
Gene Ammons
Left Bank Encores
06:04
Writer: Redd Evans - Arthur Kent - David A. Mann / Composers: Redd Evans - Arthur Kent - David A. Mann
05
Autumn Leaves
Gene Ammons
Boss Tenors: Straight Ahead From Chicago August 1961
06:30
Composers: Joseph Kosma - Jacques Prévert
05
Walkin'
Gene Ammons
Verve Jazz Masters 50: Sonny Stitt
05:21
Writer: Richard Carpenter / Composers: Richard Carpenter
12
I Can't Help Myself (Album Version)
Gene Ammons
Fine And Mellow
04:13
Writer: Brian Holland - Lamont Dozier - Eddie Holland / Composers: Brian Holland - Lamont Dozier - Eddie Holland
04
It Might As Well Be Spring
Gene Ammons All-stars
Groove Blues
11:33
Writer: Oscar Hammerstein II / Composers: Richard Rodgers
04
Jug Eyes
Gene Ammons
Legends Of Acid Jazz
08:03
Writer: Gene Ammons / Composers: Gene Ammons
04
Ca' Purange (Jungle Soul)
Gene Ammons
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 - The Sixties
09:35
Writer: Mussapere / Composers: Mussapere
04
Fly Me (Album Version)
Gene Ammons
Fine And Mellow
03:10
Writer: Druz - Lockhart / Composers: Druz - Lockhart
03
Twisting The Jug
Gene Ammons
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 - The Sixties
04:38
Writer: Gene Ammons / Composers: Gene Ammons
05
Salome's Tune
Gene Ammons
A Stranger In Town
04:13
Writer: Mal Waldron / Composers: Mal Waldron
01
Happy Blues (Good Vibrations)
Gene Ammons
Groovin' With Jug
08:44
Composers: Rick Holmes
06
Fine And Mellow (Album Version)
Gene Ammons
Fine And Mellow
05:03
Writer: Billie Holiday / Composers: Billie Holiday
02
Play Me (Album Version)
Gene Ammons
Fine And Mellow
06:03
Writer: Neil Diamond / Composers: Neil Diamond
10
Tin Shack Out Back
Gene Ammons
Fine And Mellow
07:46
Writer: Gene Ammons / Composers: Gene Ammons
01
The Song Is You
Gene Ammons
A Stranger In Town
09:39
Writer: Jerome Kern - Oscar Hammerstein II / Composers: Jerome Kern - Oscar Hammerstein II
12
Ballad For Baby
Gene Ammons
Soul Summit
06:14
Writer: Jack McDuff / Composers: Jack McDuff
07
Under A Blanket Of Blue (Remastered 2025)
Gene Ammons
Jazz Dispensary: Night Lights (Remastered 2025)
05:17
Writer: Al J. Neiburg - Jerry Livingston - Marty Symes / Composers: Al J. Neiburg - Jerry Livingston - Marty Symes
14
Don't Go To Strangers
Gene Ammons
Up Tight!
06:23
Writer: Redd Evans - Arthur Kent - David A. Mann / Composers: Redd Evans - Arthur Kent - David A. Mann
04
The One Before This
Gene Ammons
Boss Tenors: Straight Ahead From Chicago August 1961
07:07
Composers: Gene Ammons
08
Someone To Watch Over Me (Instrumental)
Gene Ammons
The Gene Ammons Story: Gentle Jug
03:51
Writer: Ira Gershwin / Composers: George Gershwin
03
Willow Weep For Me (Album Version)
Gene Ammons
The Gene Ammons Story: Gentle Jug
04:04
Writer: Ann Ronell / Composers: Ann Ronell
03
Blue Greens And Beans
Gene Ammons
Blue Gene
09:04
Writer: Mal Waldron / Composers: Mal Waldron
02
Scamperin'
Gene Ammons
Blue Gene
08:48
Writer: Mal Waldron / Composers: Mal Waldron
01
Blue Gene
Gene Ammons
Blue Gene
13:57
Writer: Mal Waldron / Composers: Mal Waldron

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  • Discography
Albums
Fine And Mellow
This Compilation â„— 2003 Prestige Records, Inc.
01-01-2003
Fine And Mellow
01
Lady Sings The Blues (Album Version)
Gene Ammons
Fine And Mellow
05:27
Composers: Michel Legrand
02
Play Me (Album Version)
Gene Ammons
Fine And Mellow
06:03
Writer: Neil Diamond / Composers: Neil Diamond
03
Ben (Album Version)
Gene Ammons
Fine And Mellow
05:32
Writer: Walter Scharf - Don Black / Composers: Walter Scharf - Don Black
04
Fly Me (Album Version)
Gene Ammons
Fine And Mellow
03:10
Writer: Druz - Lockhart / Composers: Druz - Lockhart
05
Fuzz
Gene Ammons
Fine And Mellow
04:27
Writer: Dave Grusin / Composers: Dave Grusin
06
Fine And Mellow (Album Version)
Gene Ammons
Fine And Mellow
05:03
Writer: Billie Holiday / Composers: Billie Holiday
07
Strange Fruit (Album Version)
Gene Ammons
Fine And Mellow
03:36
Writer: Lewis Allan / Composers: Lewis Allan
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Chicago Concert
â„— 2003 Fantasy, Inc.
01-01-2003
Chicago Concert
01
Just In Time (live)
Gene Ammons
Chicago Concert
06:45
Writer: Betty Comden - Adolph Green / Composers: Betty Comden - Adolph Green - Jule Styne
02
Work Song (live)
Gene Ammons
Chicago Concert
08:11
Writer: Nat Adderley / Composers: Nat Adderley
03
Have You Met Miss Jones? (live)
Gene Ammons
Chicago Concert
06:32
Writer: Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart / Composers: Richard Rodgers
04
Jim-Jam-Jug (live)
Gene Ammons
Chicago Concert
08:17
Writer: Gene Ammons / Composers: Gene Ammons
05
I'll Close My Eyes (live)
Gene Ammons
Chicago Concert
04:56
Writer: Buddy Kaye / Composers: William "Billy" Reid
06
C-Jam Blues (live)
Gene Ammons
Chicago Concert
05:04
Writer: Duke Ellington / Composers: Duke Ellington
07
Yardbird Suite (live)
Gene Ammons
Chicago Concert
14:06
Writer: Charlie Parker / Composers: Charlie Parker
A Stranger In Town
This Compilation â„— 2002 Fantasy, Inc.
01-01-2002
A Stranger In Town
01
The Song Is You
Gene Ammons
A Stranger In Town
09:39
Writer: Jerome Kern - Oscar Hammerstein II / Composers: Jerome Kern - Oscar Hammerstein II
02
Light'n Up
Gene Ammons
A Stranger In Town
04:00
Writer: Mal Waldron / Composers: Mal Waldron
03
Short Stop
Gene Ammons
A Stranger In Town
03:30
Writer: Mal Waldron / Composers: Mal Waldron
04
They Say You're Laughing At Me
Gene Ammons
A Stranger In Town
03:59
Writer: Jerry Livingston / Composers: Jerry Livingston
05
Salome's Tune
Gene Ammons
A Stranger In Town
04:13
Writer: Mal Waldron / Composers: Mal Waldron
06
Blue Coolade
Gene Ammons
A Stranger In Town
04:11
Writer: Mal Waldron / Composers: Mal Waldron
07
A Stranger In Town
Gene Ammons
A Stranger In Town
05:57
Writer: Mel Tormé / Composers: Mel Tormé
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Left Bank Encores
â„— 2002 Fantasy, Inc.
01-01-2002
Left Bank Encores
01
Just In Time (Live - Instrumental)
Gene Ammons
Left Bank Encores
09:08
Writer: Jule Styne - Adolph Green - Betty Comden / Composers: Jule Styne - Adolph Green - Betty Comden
02
They Can't Take That Away From Me (Live - Instrumental)
Gene Ammons
Left Bank Encores
11:31
Composers: George Gershwin - Ira Gershwin
03
Theme From "Love Story" (Live - Instrumental)
Gene Ammons
Left Bank Encores
09:39
Composers: Francis Lai
04
Exactly Like You (Live - Vocal)
Gene Ammons
Left Bank Encores
06:56
Writer: Jimmy McHugh - Dorothy Fields / Composers: Jimmy McHugh - Dorothy Fields
05
Don't Go To Strangers (Live - Vocal)
Gene Ammons
Left Bank Encores
06:04
Writer: Redd Evans - Arthur Kent - David A. Mann / Composers: Redd Evans - Arthur Kent - David A. Mann
06
Autumn Leaves (Live - Instrumental)
Gene Ammons
Left Bank Encores
15:52
Composers: Jacques Prévert - Joseph Kosma
07
Blues Up And Down (Live - Instrumental)
Gene Ammons
Left Bank Encores
14:05
Composers: Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt
God Bless Jug And Sonny
â„— 2001 Fantasy, Inc.
01-01-2001
God Bless Jug And Sonny
01
Blue 'N' Boogie (live)
Gene Ammons
God Bless Jug And Sonny
16:36
Writer: Frank Paparelli - Dizzy Gillespie / Composers: Frank Paparelli - Dizzy Gillespie
02
Stringin' The Jug (live)
Gene Ammons
God Bless Jug And Sonny
14:58
Composers: Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt
03
God Bless The Child (live)
Gene Ammons
God Bless Jug And Sonny
05:48
Writer: Billie Holiday / Composers: Arthur Herzog Jr.
04
Autumn In New York (live)
Sonny Stitt
God Bless Jug And Sonny
05:05
Writer: Vernon Duke / Composers: Vernon Duke
05
Ugetsu (live)
Cedar Walton
God Bless Jug And Sonny
07:44
Writer: Cedar Walton / Composers: Cedar Walton
06
Bye Bye Blackbird (live)
Gene Ammons
God Bless Jug And Sonny
17:51
Writer: Ray Henderson - Mort Dixon / Composers: Ray Henderson
Gentle Jug, Volume 3
This Compilation â„— 2000 Fantasy, Inc.
01-01-2000
Gentle Jug, Volume 3
01
Didn't We
Gene Ammons
Gentle Jug, Volume 3
06:04
Writer: Jimmy Webb / Composers: Jimmy Webb
02
(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over
Gene Ammons
Gentle Jug, Volume 3
04:42
Writer: Herbert Magidson - Allie Wrubel / Composers: Herbert Magidson - Allie Wrubel
03
Out In The Cold Again
Gene Ammons
Gentle Jug, Volume 3
06:49
Writer: Ted Koehler - Rube Bloom / Composers: Ted Koehler - Rube Bloom
04
Let It Be You
Gene Ammons
Gentle Jug, Volume 3
03:49
Writer: Clarence S. Anderson / Composers: Clarence S. Anderson
05
Blue Velvet
Gene Ammons
Gentle Jug, Volume 3
04:05
Writer: Lee Morris - Bernie Wayne / Composers: Lee Morris - Bernie Wayne
06
My Foolish Heart
Gene Ammons
Gentle Jug, Volume 3
05:10
Writer: Victor Young - Ned Washington / Composers: Victor Young - Ned Washington
07
You Better Go Now
Gene Ammons
Gentle Jug, Volume 3
03:15
Writer: Irving Graham - Bix Reichner / Composers: Irving Graham - Bix Reichner
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Greatest Hits: The 50s
This Compilation â„— 1998 Fantasy, Inc.
01-01-1998
Greatest Hits: The 50s
01
Blues Up And Down (Take 2)
Gene Ammons
Greatest Hits: The 50s
02:21
Writer: Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt / Composers: Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt
02
Gravy (aka Walkin')
Gene Ammons
Greatest Hits: The 50s
03:00
Writer: Richard Carpenter / Composers: Richard Carpenter
03
Sock
Gene Ammons
Greatest Hits: The 50s
02:46
Writer: Gene Ammons / Composers: Gene Ammons
04
Happy Blues
Gene Ammons All-stars
Greatest Hits: The 50s
12:03
Writer: Art Farmer / Composers: Art Farmer
05
Jammin With Gene (Album Version)
Gene Ammons
Greatest Hits: The 50s
14:23
Writer: Gene Ammons / Composers: Gene Ammons
06
Funky
Kenny Burrell
Greatest Hits: The 50s
08:56
Writer: Kenny Burrell / Composers: Kenny Burrell
07
The Twister
Gene Ammons
Greatest Hits: The 50s
12:15
Writer: Mal Waldron / Composers: Mal Waldron
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Greatest Hits:The 70s
This Compilation â„— 1998 Fantasy, Inc.
01-01-1998
Greatest Hits:The 70s
01
The Jungle Boss
Gene Ammons
Greatest Hits:The 70s
05:35
Writer: Julian Mance / Composers: Julian Mance
02
Ger-ru
Gene Ammons
Greatest Hits:The 70s
08:45
Writer: Gene Ammons / Composers: Gene Ammons
03
Jungle Strut
Gene Ammons
Greatest Hits:The 70s
05:10
Writer: Gene Ammons / Composers: Gene Ammons
04
Didn't We
Gene Ammons
Greatest Hits:The 70s
06:04
Writer: Jimmy Webb / Composers: Jimmy Webb
05
The Black Cat
Gene Ammons
Greatest Hits:The 70s
05:34
Writer: George Freeman / Composers: George Freeman
06
Long, Long Time
Gene Ammons
Greatest Hits:The 70s
04:25
Writer: Gary White / Composers: Gary White
07
You Talk That Talk
Gene Ammons
Greatest Hits:The 70s
06:04
Composers: Leon Spencer
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Legends Of Acid Jazz
This Compilation â„— 1997 Fantasy, Inc.
01-01-1997
Legends Of Acid Jazz
01
The Black Cat
Gene Ammons
Legends Of Acid Jazz
05:34
Writer: George Freeman / Composers: George Freeman
02
Long, Long Time
Gene Ammons
Legends Of Acid Jazz
04:25
Writer: Gary White / Composers: Gary White
03
Piece To Keep Away Evil Spirits
Gene Ammons
Legends Of Acid Jazz
07:45
Writer: Gene Easton / Composers: Gene Easton
04
Jug Eyes
Gene Ammons
Legends Of Acid Jazz
08:03
Writer: Gene Ammons / Composers: Gene Ammons
05
Something
Gene Ammons
Legends Of Acid Jazz
03:15
Writer: George Harrison / Composers: George Harrison
06
Hi Ruth!
Gene Ammons
Legends Of Acid Jazz
05:05
Writer: Gene Ammons / Composers: Gene Ammons
07
You Talk That Talk
Gene Ammons
Legends Of Acid Jazz
06:04
Composers: Leon Spencer
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The Chase!
â„— 1996 Fantasy, Inc.
01-01-1996
The Chase!
01
Wee Dot (live)
Dexter Gordon
The Chase!
17:17
Writer: J.J. Johnson / Composers: J.J. Johnson
02
Polka Dots And Moonbeams (live)
Dexter Gordon
The Chase!
10:07
Writer: Johnny Burke - Jimmy van Heusen / Composers: Jimmy van Heusen
03
The Chase (live)
Gene Ammons
The Chase!
10:29
Writer: Dexter Gordon / Composers: Dexter Gordon
04
Lover Man/I Can't Get Started/My Funny Valentine/Misty (Medley - live)
Gene Ammons
The Chase!
14:03
Writer: Roger J. "Ram" Ramirez - Jimmy Sherman - James Davis - Lorenz Hart / Composers: Roger J. "Ram" Ramirez - Jimmy Sherman - James Davis - Ira Gershwin - Vernon Duke - Richard Rodgers - Erroll Garner
05
Lonesome Lover Blues (live)
Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon
The Chase!
13:22
Writer: Billy Eckstine / Composers: Billy Eckstine
06
The Happy Blues (live)
Gene Ammons
The Chase!
05:26
Writer: Art Farmer / Composers: Art Farmer
Gentle Jug, Volume 2
This Compilation â„— 1995 Fantasy, Inc.
01-01-1995
Gentle Jug, Volume 2
01
It's The Talk Of The Town
Gene Ammons
Gentle Jug, Volume 2
04:15
Writer: Jerry Livingston - Marty Symes - Al J. Neiburg / Composers: Jerry Livingston - Marty Symes - Al J. Neiburg
02
They Say You're Laughing At Me
Gene Ammons
Gentle Jug, Volume 2
03:59
Writer: Jerry Livingston / Composers: Jerry Livingston
03
You Go To My Head
Gene Ammons
Gentle Jug, Volume 2
05:55
Writer: Haven Gillespie - J. Fred Coots / Composers: Haven Gillespie - J. Fred Coots
04
A Stranger In Town
Gene Ammons
Gentle Jug, Volume 2
05:57
Writer: Mel Tormé / Composers: Mel Tormé
05
If You Are But A Dream
Gene Ammons
Gentle Jug, Volume 2
04:23
Writer: Peter Rubin / Composers: Peter Rubin
06
I Sold My Heart To The Junkman
Gene Ammons
Gentle Jug, Volume 2
04:30
Writer: Otis Rene - Leon Rene / Composers: Otis Rene - Leon Rene
07
My Romance
Gene Ammons
Gentle Jug, Volume 2
04:16
Writer: Lorenz Hart - Richard Rodgers / Composers: Lorenz Hart - Richard Rodgers
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Up Tight!
This Compilation â„— 1994 Fantasy, Inc.
01-01-1994
Up Tight!
01
The Breeze And I
Gene Ammons
Up Tight!
06:25
Writer: Ernesto Lecuona / Composers: Ernesto Lecuona
02
Carbow
Gene Ammons
Up Tight!
06:05
Writer: Gene Ammons / Composers: Gene Ammons
03
Moonglow
Gene Ammons
Up Tight!
05:02
Writer: Eddie de Lange - Irving Mills - Will Hudson / Composers: Eddie de Lange - Irving Mills - Will Hudson
04
I'm Afraid The Masquerade Is Over
Gene Ammons
Up Tight!
06:00
Writer: Herbert Magidson - Allie Wrubel / Composers: Herbert Magidson - Allie Wrubel
05
I'm Beginning To See The Light
Gene Ammons
Up Tight!
04:45
Writer: Harry James - Don George / Composers: Harry James - Johnny Hodges - Duke Ellington - Don George
06
Jug's Blue Blues
Gene Ammons
Up Tight!
08:15
Writer: Gene Ammons / Composers: Gene Ammons
07
Lester Leaps In
Gene Ammons
Up Tight!
04:10
Writer: Lester Young / Composers: Lester Young
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Young Jug
This Compilation â„— 1994 GRP Records Inc.
01-01-1994
Young Jug
01
Swingin' For Xmas
Gene Ammons
Young Jug
02:09
Writer: Tom Archia / Composers: Tom Archia
02
It's The Talk Of The Town
Gene Ammons
Young Jug
02:51
Writer: Jerry Livingston - Al Neiburg - Marty Symes / Composers: Jerry Livingston - Al Neiburg - Marty Symes
03
Stuffy
Gene Ammons
Young Jug
03:04
Writer: Coleman Hawkins / Composers: Coleman Hawkins
04
Once In A While
Gene Ammons
Young Jug
03:12
Writer: Bud Green - Michael Edwards / Composers: Bud Green - Michael Edwards
05
Pennies From Heaven
Gene Ammons
Young Jug
02:38
Writer: Johnny Burke / Composers: Arthur Johnston
06
More Moon
Gene Ammons
Young Jug
02:42
Writer: Milton "Shorty" Rogers / Composers: Milton "Shorty" Rogers
07
Tenor Eleven
Gene Ammons
Young Jug
02:53
Writer: Gene Ammons / Composers: Gene Ammons
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The Gene Ammons Story: The 78 Era
This Compilation â„— 1992 Fantasy, Inc.
01-01-1992
The Gene Ammons Story: The 78 Era
01
Bye Bye
Gene Ammons
The Gene Ammons Story: The 78 Era
03:00
Writer: Jimmy Munday / Composers: Jimmy Munday
02
Chabootie
Gene Ammons
The Gene Ammons Story: The 78 Era
03:01
Writer: Richard Carpenter / Composers: Richard Carpenter
03
Gravy (aka Walkin')
Gene Ammons
The Gene Ammons Story: The 78 Era
03:00
Writer: Richard Carpenter / Composers: Richard Carpenter
04
Easy Glide
Gene Ammons
The Gene Ammons Story: The 78 Era
02:56
Writer: Munday / Composers: Munday
05
I Can't Give You Anything But Love
Gene Ammons
The Gene Ammons Story: The 78 Era
02:38
Writer: Dorothy Fields - Jimmy McHugh / Composers: Dorothy Fields - Jimmy McHugh
06
Back In Your Own Back Yard
Gene Ammons Band
The Gene Ammons Story: The 78 Era
03:12
Writer: Al Jolson - Billy Rose - Dave Dreyer / Composers: Al Jolson - Billy Rose - Dave Dreyer
07
Sweet Jennie Lou
Gene Ammons Band
The Gene Ammons Story: The 78 Era
02:35
Writer: Munday - Carpenter / Composers: Munday - Carpenter
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Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 - The Sixties
This Compilation â„— 1988 Fantasy, Inc.
01-01-1988
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 - The Sixties
01
Seed Shack
Gene Ammons
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 - The Sixties
05:38
Writer: Gene Ammons / Composers: Gene Ammons
02
Angel Eyes
Gene Ammons
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 - The Sixties
08:45
Writer: Earl K. Brent - Matt Dennis / Composers: Earl K. Brent - Matt Dennis
03
Twisting The Jug
Gene Ammons
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 - The Sixties
04:38
Writer: Gene Ammons / Composers: Gene Ammons
04
Ca' Purange (Jungle Soul)
Gene Ammons
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 - The Sixties
09:35
Writer: Mussapere / Composers: Mussapere
05
Exactly Like You
Gene Ammons
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 - The Sixties
05:58
Writer: Dorothy Fields - Jimmy McHugh / Composers: Dorothy Fields - Jimmy McHugh
06
Canadian Sunset
Gene Ammons
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 - The Sixties
05:26
Writer: Norman Gimbel / Composers: Eddie Heywood
07
My Foolish Heart
Gene Ammons
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 - The Sixties
05:10
Writer: Victor Young - Ned Washington / Composers: Victor Young - Ned Washington
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