Gene Ammons - 1949-1950 vinyl record cover

Hey Mr. Freddy - Gene Ammons

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Little Slam - Gene Ammons

Pennies from Heaven - Gene Ammons Sextet

Last Mile (The Last Chance) - Gene Ammons Sextet

Cha-Bootie - Gene Ammons Sextet 1

Full Moon - Gene Ammons Sextet 1

Bye Bye - Gene Ammons 1

Let It Be - Gene Ammons 1

Blues Up and Down - Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt 1

You Can Depend on Me - Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt 1

Touch of the Blues - Gene Ammons, Teddy Johnson, Teddy Williams 1

Dumb Woman Blues - Gene Ammons, Teddy Johnson, Teddy Williams 1

Cha-Bootie - Gene Ammons 1

Who Put the Sleeping Pills in Rip Van Winkle's Coffee - Gene Ammons 1

Gravy - Gene Ammons 2

Easy Glide - Gene Ammons 2

Tenor Eleven - Gene Ammons Sextet 2

Goodbye - Gene Ammons Sextet 2

You Go to My Head - Gene Ammons Sextet 2

My Foolish Heart - Gene Ammons Sextet

Item UPC: 3307517132925

Date First Available: January 20, 2004

Label: MELODIE JAZZ CLASSIC

Gene Ammons

1949-1950

Name: Gene Ammons - 1949-1950
Brand: Gene Ammons
SKU: 3307517132925
Price: 25.98 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

ABOUT THE ALBUM

Gene Ammons spent the summer of 1949 as a member of Woody Herman's orchestra. Although the combination was exciting, few studio recordings were made during that stint (these will be available on Classics under Woody Herman's name). In Sept. 1949, Ammons returned to his hometown, formed a group of his own, and was able to record much more frequently. The entire output from March 5, 1950 is fantastic, and the session's highlights are "Blues Up & Down", which swings and bops like crazy, as well as a modern version of "You Can Depend On Me." One month later Ammons and Stitt returned with more. "Gravy" is better known as "Walkin', " a haunting tune later recorded by many other bands. It includes fine solos by Duke Jordan and Benny Green on trombone.

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