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Gene Ammons discography

This is a discography of Gene Ammons albums and albums by other musicians that feature Gene Ammons


Gene Ammons: leader and co-leader discography

With Or Without (10" LP), Gene Ammons, 1954, EmArcy MG 26031

Tracks : Concentration, Red Top, Idaho, McDougal's Sprout, Hold That Money, Shermanski, Harold The Fox, Jit Jit

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Gail Brockman, Ernest McDonald, James Craig, Junior Mance, Gene Wright, Chuck Williams, Ellis Bartee

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With Or Without (EP), Gene Ammons, 1954, EmArcy EP 1 6052

Tracks : Concentration, Shermanski, Idaho, McDougal's Sprout

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Gail Brockman, Ernest McDonald, James Craig, Junior Mance, Gene Wright, Chuck Williams, Ellis Bartee

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Red Top (EP), Gene Ammons, 1954, EmArcy EP 1 6053

Tracks : Hold That Money, Red Top, Idaho, Harold The Fox

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Gail Brockman, Ernest McDonald, James Craig, Junior Mance, Gene Wright, Chuck Williams, Ellis Bartee

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Gene Ammons (aka The Happy Blues), Gene Ammons, 1956, Prestige PRLP 7039

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Gene Ammons All Star Sessions, Gene Ammons All Star Sextet / Gene Ammons Vs Sonny Stitt, 1956, Prestige PRLP 7050

Tracks : Woofin' And Tweetin', Juggernaut, Blues Up And Down (Take 3), Blues Up And Down (Take 1), Blues Up And Down (Take 2), You Can Depend On Me (Take 1), You Can Depend On Me (Take 2), Stringin' The Jug, New Blues Up And Down

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt, Art Farmer, Billy Massey, Al Outcalt, Lou Donaldson, Charlie Bateman, Duke Jordan, Freddie Redd, Junior Mance, Addison Farmer, Gene Wright, Tommy Potter, Jo Jones, Kenny Clarke, Teddy Stewart, Wesley Landers

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Jammin' With Gene (aka Hi-Fi Jam Session), Gene Ammons All Stars, 1956, Prestige PRLP 7060

Tracks : Not Really The Blues, Jammin' With Gene, We'll Be Together Again

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Art Farmer, Donald Byrd, Jackie McLean, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Arthur Taylor

Rear cover and LP labels have title Jammin' With Gene. Front cover has apparent title Hi-Fi Jam Session. Rear cover and labels have credit Gene Ammons All Stars, front cover has just Gene Ammons. Reissued as Jammin' With Gene in 1970 (Prestige 7781).

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Funky, Gene Ammons, 1957, Prestige PRLP 7083

Tracks : Funky, Pint Size, Stella By Starlight, King Size

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Art Farmer, Jackie McLean, Mal Waldron, Kenny Burrell, Doug Watkins, Arthur Taylor

Credited on the rear cover to the Gene Ammons All Stars.

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Jammin' In Hi Fi With, Gene Ammons, 1957, Prestige PRLP 7110

Tracks : The Twister, Four, Pennies From Heaven, Cattin'

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Idrees Sulieman, Jackie McLean, Mal Waldron, Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers, Art Taylor

Subsequently released as The Twister in 1960 (Prestige 7176)

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The Big Sound, Gene Ammons All Stars, 1958, Prestige PRLP 7132

Tracks : Blue Hymn, Cheek To Cheek, The Real McCoy, That's All

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Paul Quinichette, John Coltrane, Pepper Adams, Jerome Richardson, Mal Waldron, George Joyner, Art Taylor

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Blue Gene, Gene Ammons, 1958, Prestige PRLP 7146

Tracks : Blue Gene, Scamperin', Blue Greens 'N Beans, Hip Tip

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Idrees Sulieman, Pepper Adams, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Arthur Taylor, Ray Barretto

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The Swingin'est, Benny Green & Gene Ammons, 1959, Vee-Jay 1005

Tracks : Juggin' Around, Going South, Jim Dog, Sermonette, Little Ditty

Musicians : Benny Green, Gene Ammons, Nat Adderley, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Eddie Higgins, Ed Jones, Albert Heath

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Soulful Saxophone, Gene Ammons, 1959, Chess 1442

Tracks : My Foolish Heart, Prelude To A Kiss, Goodbye, It's You Or No One, Can Anyone Explain, Pennies From Heaven, Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe, You Go To My Head, Once In A While, It's The Talk Of The Town

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Bill Massey, Jesse Miller, Matthew Gee, Sonny Stitt, Tom Archia, Charlie Bateman, Junior Mance, Leo Blevins, Gene Wright, Leroy Jackson, Lowell Pointer, Ike Day, Teddy Stewart, Wesley Landers, Mary Graham

Reissued on Cadet in 1967 as Makes It Happen.

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Jug And Sonny, Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt, 1960, Chess 1445

Tracks : You're Not The Kind Of A Girl, I Cover The Waterfront, Full Moon, Jam For Boppers, Don't Do Me Wrong, Don't Worry About Me, Baby, Won't You Please Say Yes, Cha Bootie, Tenor Eleven, The Last Mile

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt, and others

Reissued on Cadet in 1967.

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The Twister, Gene Ammons, 1960, Prestige PRLP 7176

Tracks : The Twister, Four, Pennies From Heaven, Cattin'

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Idrees Sulieman, Jackie McLean, Mal Waldron, Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers, Art Taylor

Originally released as Jammin' In Hi Fi With Gene Ammons in 1957 (Prestige 7110).

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Boss Tenor, Gene Ammons, 1960, Prestige PRLP 7180

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Jug, Gene Ammons, 1961, Prestige PRLP 7192

Tracks : Ol' Man River, Easy to Love, Seed Shack, Let It Be You, Exactly Like You, Miss Lucy, Namely You, Tangerine

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Richard Wyands, Clarence Anderson, Doug Watkins, J.C. Heard

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Groove Blues, Gene Ammons and His All Stars, 1961, Prestige PRLP 7201

Tracks : Ammon Joy, Groove Blues, Jug Handle, It Might As Well Be Spring

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Paul Quinichette, John Coltrane, Jerome Richardson, Pepper Adams, Mal Waldron, George Joyner, Art Taylor

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Up Tight!, Gene Ammons, 1961, Prestige PRLP 7208

Tracks : The Breeze And I, I Sold My Heart To The Junk Man, Moon Glow, Up Tight!, The Five O'Clock Whistle, Jug's Blue Blues, Lester Leaps In

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Patti Bown, Walter Bishop, Arthur Davis, George Duvivier, Arthur Taylor, Ray Barretto

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Groovin' With Jug, Gene Ammons & Richard Holmes, 1961, Pacific Jazz PJ 32

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Juggin' Around, Gene Ammons with Bennie Green, 1961, Vee-Jay 3024

Tracks : Jim Dog, Juggin' Around, Going South, Swinging For Benny, Little Ditty

Musicians : Benny Green, Gene Ammons, Nat Adderley, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Eddie Higgins, Ed Jones, Albert Heath

Released in 1959 as The Swingin'est (Vee-Jay 1005)

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Boss Tenors, Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt, 1961, Verve

Tracks : There Is No Greater Love, The One Before This, Autumn Leaves, Blues Up and Down, Counter Clockwise

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt, John Houston, Buster Williams, George Brown

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The Golden Tone Of, Gene Ammons, 1961?, Savoy MG 14033

Tracks : Just Chips, Good Time Blues, Travellin' Light, Street Of Dreams, Red Top, Fuzzy, Stairway To The Stars, Jim Dawgs, Big Slam Part 1, Big Slam Part 2

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Johnny Coles, Lino Murray, Mack Easton, John Houston, Ben Stuberville, George Brown

Tracks recorded in 1952 and 1953.

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Nice an' Cool, Gene Ammons, 1961, Moodsville MVLP 18

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The Soulful Moods of Gene Ammons, Gene Ammons, 1962, Moodsville MVLP 28

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Boss Tenors In Orbit, Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt, 1962, Verve

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Brother Jack Meets The Boss, Brother Jack McDuff/Gene Ammons, 1962, Prestige PRLP 7228

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Soul Summit, Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt with Brother Jack McDuff, 1962, Prestige PRLP 7234

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Twisting The Jug, Gene Ammons/Joe Newman/Brother Jack McDuff, 1962, Prestige PRLP 7238

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Dig Him!, Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt, 1962, Argo 697

Tracks : Red Sails In The Sunset, But Not For Me, A Pair Of Red Boots, We'll Be Together Again, A Mess, New Blues Up And Down, My Foolish Heart, Headin' West, Autumn Leaves, Time On My Hands

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt, John Houston, Charles Williams, George Brown

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Just Jug, Gene Ammons, 1962, Argo 698

Tracks : Scrapple From The Apple, Falling In Love With Love, Please Send Me Someone To Love, Sweet Georgia Brown, It Could Happen To You, Foot Tappin, P.M. - A.M., Fast Track

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Eddie Buster, Gerald Donovan

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Bad! Bossa Nova, Gene Ammons, 1963, Prestige PRLP 7257

Tracks : Pagan Love Song, Ca' Purange, Anna, Caé Caé, Moito Mato Grosso, Yellow Bird

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Hank Jones, Kenny Burrell, Bucky Pizzarelli, Norman Edge, Al Hayes, Oliver Jackson

Reissued in 1968 as Jungle Soul (Prestige 7552)

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Preachin', Gene Ammons, 1963, Prestige PRLP 7270

Tracks : Sweet Hour, Yield Not, Abide With Me, Blessed Assurance, The Prayer, You'll Never Walk Alone, I Believe, Precious Memories, What A Friend, Holy Holy, The Light

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Clarence Anderson, Sylvester Hickman, Dorral Anderson

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Soul Summit, Vol. 2, Gene Ammons/Etta Jones/Brother Jack McDuff, 1963, Prestige PRLP 7275

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Late Hour Special, Gene Ammons, 1964, Prestige PRLP 7287

Tracks : The Party's Over, I Want to Be Loved (But Only by You), Things Ain't What They Used to Be, Lascivious, Makin' Whoopee, Soft Winds, Lullaby of the Leaves

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Hobart Dotson, Clark Terry, George Barrow, Red Holloway, Oliver Nelson, Bob Ashton, Patti Bown, Richard Wyands, George Duvivier, Wendell Marshall, Bill English, Walter Perkins, Ray Barretto

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Velvet Soul, Gene Ammons, 1964, Prestige PRLP 7320

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Angel Eyes, Gene Ammons, 1965, Prestige PR 7369

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Sock!, Gene Ammons, 1965, Prestige PR 7400

Tracks : Blue Coolade, Short Stop, They Say You're Laughing At Me, Scam Sock, What I Say, Count Your Blessings, Cara Mia, Blues For Turfers, Rock Roll

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Nate Woodward, Edwin Moore, Henderson Chambers, Cecil Payne, Gene Easton, John Houston, Mal Waldron, Patti Brown, Ben Steuberville, Ernie Shepard, George Duvivier, Wendell Marshall, Ed Thigpen, George Brown, Walter Perkins

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Boss Soul!, Gene Ammons, 1965, Prestige PR 7445

Tracks : Soft Summer Breeze, Don't Go To Strangers, Song Of The Islands, Travelin', Carbow, I'm Afraid The Masquerade Is Over, I'm Beginning To See The Light

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Patti Bown, Walter Bishop Jr., Art Davis, George Duvivier, Art Taylor, Ray Barretto

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Soul Summit, Gene Ammons/Sonny Stitt/Brother Jack McDuff, 1966, Prestige PR 7454 (reissue of 7234)

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Live! In Chicago, Gene Ammons, 1967, Prestige PR 7495

Tracks : Scrapple From The Apple, Falling In Love With Love, Please Send Me Someone To Love, Sweet Georgia Brown, It Could Happen To You, Foot Tappin', Jug's Blue Blues, Fast Track

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Eddie Buster, Gerald Donovan

Originally released on Argo in 1962 as Just Jug.

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Boss Tenor, Gene Ammons, 1967, Prestige PR 7534

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Makes It Happen, Gene Ammons, 1967, Cadet 783

Tracks : My Foolish Heart, Prelude To A Kiss, Goodbye, Can Anyone Explain, It's You Or No One, Pennies From Heaven, Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe, You Go To My Head, Once In A While, It's The Talk Of The Town

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Bill Massey, Jesse Miller, Matthew Gee, Sonny Stitt, Tom Archia, Charlie Bateman, Junior Mance, Leo Blevins, Gene Wright, Leroy Jackson, Lowell Pointer, Ike Day, Teddy Stewart, Wesley Landers, Mary Graham

Originally released on Chess in 1959 as Soulful Saxophone.

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Jug And Sonny, Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt, 1967, Cadet 785

Tracks : You're Not The Kind Of A Girl, I Cover The Waterfront, Full Moon, Jam For Boppers, Don't Do Me Wrong, Don't Worry About Me, Baby, Won't You Please Say Yes, Cha Bootie, Tenor Eleven, The Last Mile

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt, and others

Originally released on Chess in 1960.

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Jungle Soul, Gene Ammons, 1968, Prestige PR 7552

Tracks : Pagan Love Song, Ca' Purange, Anna, Caé Caé, Moito Mato Grosso, Yellow Bird

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Hank Jones, Kenny Burrell, Bucky Pizzarelli, Norman Edge, Al Hayes, Oliver Jackson

Originally released in 1963 as Bad Bossa Nova (Prestige 7257)

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The Black Cat!, Gene Ammons, 1970, Prestige 10006

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We'll Be Together Again, Gene Ammons/Sonny Stitt, 1969, Prestige PR 7606

Tracks : Red Sails In The Sunset, But Not For Me, A Pair Of Red Pants, We'll Be Together Again, A Mess, New Blues Up And Down, My Foolish Heart, Water Jug, Autumn Leaves, Time On My Hands

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt, John Houston, Buster Williams, George Brown

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The Happy Blues, Gene Ammons, 1969, Prestige PR 7654

A reissue of Prestige 7039

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The Boss Is Back!, Gene Ammons, 1970, Prestige PR 7739

Reissued in 1972 as Prestige 10023

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Jammin' With Gene, Gene Ammons, 1970, Prestige PR 7781

Tracks : Not Really The Blues, Jammin' With Gene, We'll Be Together Again

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Art Farmer, Donald Byrd, Jackie McLean, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Arthur Taylor

Originally released in 1956 (Prestige 7060).

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Brother Jug!, Gene Ammons, 1970, Prestige PR 7792

Reissued in 1972 as Prestige 10021.

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The Chase!, Gene Ammons/Dexter Gordon, 1970, Prestige 10010

Tracks : The Chase, Polka Dots & Moonbeams, Lonesome Lover Blues, The Happy Blues

Musicians: Dexter Gordon, Gene Ammons, Jodie Christian, John Young, Cleveland Eaton, Rufus Reid, Steve McCall, Wilbur Campbell, Vi Redd

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You Talk That Talk!, Gene Ammons/Sonny Stitt, 1972, Prestige 10019

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Brother Jug!, Gene Ammons, 1972, Prestige 10021

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My Way, Gene Ammons, 1972, Prestige 10022

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The Boss Is Back!, Gene Ammons, 1972, Prestige 10023

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Free Again, Gene Ammons, 1972, Prestige 10040

Tracks : Crazy Man, Free Again, Fru Fru, What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?, Jaggin', Jackson

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Albert Aarons, Cat Anderson, John Audino, Buddy Childers, Gene Goe, Reunald Jones, Jimmy Cleveland, Grover Mitchell, Benny Powell, Britt Woodman, Mike Wimberly, Pete Christlieb, Red Holloway, Jack Nimitz, Jerome Richardson, Herman Riley, Ernie Watts, David Duke, Henry Sigismonti, John Johnson, Dwight Dickerson, Joe Sample, Arthur Adams, Dennis Budimir, Bob Saravia, Chuck Rainey, Candy Finch, Paul Humphrey, Bob Norris

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Got My Own, Gene Ammons, 1973, Prestige 10058

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Chicago Concert, Gene Ammons/James Moody, 1973, Prestige 10065

Tracks : Just In Time, Work Song, Have You Met Miss Jones?, Jim-Jam-Jug, I'll Close My Eyes, C-Jam Blues

Musicians : Gene Ammons, James Moody, Jodie Christian, Cleveland Eaton, Marshall Thompson

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Big Bad Jug, Gene Ammons, 1973, Prestige 10070

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Gene Ammons And Friends At Montreux, 1973, Prestige 10078

Tracks : Yardbird Suite, Since I Fell for You, New Sonny's Blues, Sophisticated Lady, 'Treux Bleu

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Nat Adderley, Cannonball Adderley, Dexter Gordon, Hampton Hawes, Bob Cranshaw, Kenny Clarke

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Jug And Dodo, Gene Ammons & Dodo Marmarosa, 1973, Prestige 24021

Tracks : Georgia, For You, You're Driving Me Crazy, Where Or When, The Song Is You, Just Friends, Yardbird Suite (Take 1), Yardbird Suite (Take 2), I Remember You, Bluzarumba, The Moody Blues, Falling In Love With Love (Take 1), Falling In Love With Love (Take 2), The Very Thought Of You

Recordings from May 1962. Half the tracks are trio recordings without Gene Ammons.

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Brasswind, Gene Ammons, 1974, Prestige 10080

Tracks : Cántaro, Brasswind, Solitario, Cariba, Once I Loved, 'Round Midnight, Rozzie

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Allen De Rienzo, Snooky Young, George Bohanon, Jay Migliori, Bill Green, Jim Horn, Prince Lasha, George Duke, Don Peake, Michael Howell, Carol Kaye, Walter Booker, Johnny Guerin, Roy McCurdy, Kenneth Nash

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Goodbye, Gene Ammons, 1975, Prestige 10093

Tracks : Out In The Sticks, Alone Again (Naturally), It Doesn't Mean A Thing, Jeannine, Geru's Blues, Goodbye

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Nat Adderley, Gary Bartz, Kenny Drew, Sam Jones, Louis Hayes, Ray Barretto

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Together Again For The Last Time, Gene Ammons/Sonny Stitt, 1976, Prestige 10100

Tracks : Saxification, The More I See You, The Window Pain, I'll Close My Eyes, One For Amos, For All We Know

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt, Junior Mance, Sam Jones, Ajaramu J. Shelton, Mickey Roker, Warren Smith

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Swinging The Jugg, Gene Ammons, 1976, Root

Tracks : Swinging The Jug, Round Midnight, Look Of Love, Lover Man, Just The Blues, Confessing The Blues

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Harold Land Jr., Harold Mabern, Bob Pierce, George Freeman, Johnny Williams, Ron Carter, Bob Guthrie, Idris Muhammad, Paul Humphrey

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Live At The Watts Jazz Festival, Volume 1, Various Artists, 1977, LAX GG 58008

Tracks : Dindi (Pronounced Gingi) (Willie Bobo), Come On And Get A Piece (Willie Bobo), Compared To What (LAPD), Goin' Down Slow (Jimmy Witherspoon), Here's That Rainy Day (Gene Ammons), CD bonus track: Gypsy Man (War)

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In Sweden, Gene Ammons, 1981, Enja 3093

Tracks : Billie's Bounce, There Is No Greater Love, Polka Dots and Moonbeams, Lover Man, Ahus Jazz

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Horace Parlan, Red Mitchell, Ed Jones

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Blue Groove, Gene Ammons, 1982, Prestige MPP 2514

Tracks : Blue Groove, You Better Go Now, It Never Goes Away, Blinky, Yea!, Someone to Watch Over Me, Sleepy, The Masquerade Is Over

Previously unreleased recordings from 1962.

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Night Lights, Gene Ammons, 1985, Prestige PR 7862

Tracks : Night Lights, Nature Boy, Calypso Blues, Lush Life, Sweet Lorraine, The Christmas Song

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Wynton Kelly, George Duvivier, Rudy Collins, Henry "Pucho" Brown

Recorded in February 1970.

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The Chase!, Gene Ammons/Dexter Gordon, 1996, Prestige 24166

Tracks : Wee Dot, Polka Dots & Moonbeams, The Chase, Medley: Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) / I Can't Get Started / My Funny Valentine / Misty, Lonesome Lover Blues, The Happy Blues

Musicians: Dexter Gordon, Gene Ammons, Jodie Christian, John Young, Cleveland Eaton, Rufus Reid, Steve McCall, Wilbur Campbell, Vi Redd

This CD is an expanded version of the 1970 album The Chase!.

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God Bless Jug and Sonny: Live At The Left Bank, Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt, 2001, Prestige PRCD 11019

Tracks : Blue 'N' Boogie, Stringin' the Jug, God Bless the Child, Autumn in New York, Ugetsu, Bye Bye Blackbird

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt, Cedar Walton, Sam Jones, Billy Higgins

Recorded live in Baltimore in June 1973.

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Left Bank Encores, Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt, 2001, Prestige PRCD 11022

Tracks : Just in Time, They Can't Take That Away from Me, Theme from Love Story, Exactly Like You, Don't Go to Strangers, Autumn Leaves, Blues Up and Down

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt, Cedar Walton, Sam Jones, Billy Higgins

Recorded live in Baltimore in June 1973.

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Gene Ammons: leader: on compilations, twofers, etc

Light, Bluesy, And Moody, Gene Ammons, 1963, Wing (Mercury) 12156

Tracks : Red Top, Ev'rything Depends On You, Hot Springs, When You're Gone, Little Slam, Concentration, Idaho, Jeet Jet, Odd-En-Dow, McDougal's Sprout, Hold That Money, Shermanski

Notes : A compilation of tracks recorded for Mercury/EmArcy.

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Biggest Soul Hits, Gene Ammons, 1964, Prestige PRLP 7306

Tracks : Jammin' With Gene, Funky, Blue Hymn, Blue Gene, Blues Up And Down, The Happy Blues, The Twister, Blue Ammons, Seed Shack, Jug Handle

Notes : A compilation of tracks recorded between 1950 and 1961 and previously released on Prestige 10" and 12" LPs.

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The Best Of: For Beautiful People, Gene Ammons, 1969, Prestige PR 7708

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The Best Of Gene Ammons With Brother Jack McDuff, 1970, Prestige PR 7774

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Blues Up And Down, Vol. 1, Gene Ammons, 1971, Prestige PR 7823

Tracks : Blues Up & Down (Take 1), Blues Up & Down (Take 2), Blues Up & Down (Take 3), Let It Be, You Can Depend On Me (Take 1), You Can Depend On Me (Take 2), Touch Of The Blues, Bye Bye, Walkin', Chabootie, Easy Clide, Who Threw The Sleeping Pills In Rip Van Winkle`s Coffee?, I Want To Be Loved, I Can't Give You Anything But Love

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Bill Massey, Bennie Green, Eph Greenlea, Sonny Stitt, Duke Jordan, Gene Wright, Tommy Potter, Art Blakey, Jo Jones, Wesley Landers

Recordings from 1950.

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Prime Cuts, Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt, 1972?, Verve

A double LP that combines the albums Boss Tenors (1961) and Boss Tenors In Orbit (1962).

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Greatest Hits, Gene Ammons, 1974, Prestige 10084

Tracks : Canadian Sunset, My Way, Ca'Purange (Jungle Soul), Angel Eyes, Jungle Strut, Didn't We, Exactly Like You, Seed Shack

Notes : A compilation of tracks taken from Prestige LPs.

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Juganthology, Gene Ammons, 1974, Prestige 24036

Tracks : Juggernaut, The Happy Blues, Not Really The Blues, Stella By Starlight, Funky, Pennies From Heaven, Madhouse, Four

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Art Farmer, Donald Byrd, Idrees Sulieman, Lou Donaldson, Jackie McLean, Freddie Redd, Duke Jordan, Mal Waldron, Kenny Burrell, Addison Farmer, Doug Watkins, Paul Chambers, Kenny Clarke, Art Taylor, Candido

A collection of recordings made between 1955 and 1957.

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The 78 Era, The Gene Ammons Story, 1975, Prestige 24058

Tracks : Bye Bye, Chabootie, Walkin', Easy Glide, I Want To Be Loved, I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Back In Your Own Backyard, Sweet Jennie Lou, Seven Eleven, When I Dream Of You, A Lover Is Blue, 'Round About 1 A.M., Jug, Wow, Blue And Sentimental, Ammons Boogie, Echo Chamber Blues, Hot Stuff, Them There Eyes, When The Saints Go Marching In, Archie, Undecided, (It Will Have To Do) Until The Real Thing Comes Along, Sock, What I Say, This Is Always Blue Roller, Love Is Here To Stay, Blues For Turfers, Rock-Roll

A collection of tracks recorded in the first half of the 1950s originally released on 78rpm singles.

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Early Visions, Gene Ammons, 1975, Cadet

Tracks : Swingin' For Xmas, The Talk Of The Town, The Battle, Jam For Boppers, Do You Really Mean It?, Bless You, Stuffy, Once In A While, Pennies From Heaven, Cha Bootie, More Moon, The Last Mile, Goodbye, Tenor Eleven, It's You Or No One, My Foolish Heart, Jug Head Ramble, You Go To My Head, Baby Won't You Please Say Yes, Don't Do Me Wrong, Prelude To A Kiss, Can Anyone Explain, You're Not The Kind, Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe

Notes : A compilation of tracks originally released on Chess LPs and singles. This compilation has subsequently been released with a number of different cover designs.

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Red Top: The Savoy Sessions, Gene Ammons, 1976, Savoy SJL 1103

Tracks : El Sino, Ineta, Wild Leo, Leaping Leo, Just Chips, Street Of Dreams, Good Time Blues, Travellin' Light, Red Top, Fuzzy, Stairway To The Stars, Jim Dawgs, Big Slam Part 1, Big Slam Part 2

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Howard McGhee, Johnny Coles (tracks 5 to 14), Lino Murray, Mack Easton, Leo Parker, John Houston, Junior Mance, Ben Stuberville, Gene Wright, Chuck Williams, George Brown

Notes : A collection of tracks recorded in 1947, 1952 and 1953.

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"Jug" Sessions, Gene Ammons, 1976, Mercury EMS-2-400

Tracks : Concentration, Red Top, Red Top, Idaho, St. Louis Blues, Shufflin' The Boogie, S.P. Blues, Little Irv, Abdullah's Fiesta, Brother Jug's Sermon, Everything Depends On You, Hot Springs, When You're Gone, Little Slam, Hiroshima, McDougal's Sprout, Hold That Money, Shermanski, Harold The Fox, Jeet Jet, Odd-En-Dow, Going For The Okey Doak, E.A.A.K. Blues, Blowing The Family Jewels, Sugar Coated, Dues In Blues, Jay, Jay, Daddy Sauce's Airlines

Notes : A compilation of tracks recorded for Mercury between 1946 and 1949. Part of the "EmArcy Jazz Series" of double LPs.

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Organ Combos, The Gene Ammons Story, Gene Ammons, 1977, Prestige 24071

Tracks originally released on the albums Twisting The Jug, Velvet Soul and Angel Eyes.

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Gentle Jug, The Gene Ammons Story, 1977, Prestige 24079

Tracks : Till There Was You, Answer Me, My Love, Willow Weep for Me, Little Girl Blue, Something I Dreamed Last Night, Something Wonderful, I Remember You, Someone to Watch over Me, Two Different Worlds, But Beautiful, Skylark, Street of Dreams, You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To, Under a Blanket of Blue, Three Little Words, I'm Glad There Is You

Musicians : Tracks 1-8: Gene Ammons, Richard Wyands, Doug Watkins, J.C. Heard / Tracks 9-16: Gene Ammons, Patti Brown, George Duvivier, Ed Shaughnessy

Combines the Moodsville LPs Nice An' Cool and Soulful Moods Of Gene Ammons.

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The Big Sound, Gene Ammons, 1981, Prestige 24098

Tracks : Ammon Joy, Groove Blues, The Real McCoy, That's All, It Might As Well Be Spring, Cheek To Cheek, Jug Handle, Blue Hymn

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Paul Quinichette, John Coltrane, Pepper Adams, Jerome Richardson, Mal Waldron, George Joyner, Art Taylor

Late 1950s recordings originally released on the albums The Big Sound (1958) and Groove Blues (1961).

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Soul Summit, Gene Ammons/Sonny Stitt/Jack McDuff, 1993?, Prestige 24118

Combines the 1962 LP Soul Summit by Gene Ammons/Sonny Stitt/Jack McDuff with the 1963 Soul Summit, Vol. 2 by Gene Ammons/Etta Jones/Jack McDuff.

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The Boss Is Back!, Gene Ammons, 1993?, Prestige 24129

2-on-1 CD release of The Boss Is Back from 1969 and Brother Jug! from 1970.

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Greatest Hits: The 60's, Gene Ammons, 1991, Original Jazz Classics

A compilation of tracks drawn from albums released between 1961 and 1965.

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Up Tight!, Gene Ammons, 1994, Prestige 24140

Tracks : The Breeze And I, Carbow, Moon Glow, I'm Afraid The Masquerade Is Over, I'm Beginning To See The Light, Jug's Blue Blues, Lester Leaps In, The Five O'Clock Whistle, I Sold My Heart To The Junk Man, Song Of The Islands, Up Tight!, Travelin', Soft Summer Breeze, Don't Go To Strangers

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Patti Bown, Walter Bishop, Arthur Davis, George Duvivier, Arthur Taylor, Ray Barretto

Tracks originally released on the albums Up Tight and Boss Soul.

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Gentle Jug, Vol. 2, Gene Ammons, 1995, Prestige 24155

A compilation of tracks drawn from a number of 1960s and early 1970s albums.

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Legends Of Acid Jazz, Gene Ammons, 1997, Prestige 24188

Brings together the 1970 Agene Ammons LP The Black Cat with the 1971 Gene Ammons/Sonny Stitt LP You Talk That Talk. Reissued with new cover design in 2009.

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Greatest Hits: The 50's, Gene Ammons, 1998, Original Jazz Classics

Tracks : Blues Up And Down, Walkin', Sock, The Happy Blues, Jammin' With Gene, Funky, The Twister, Blue Greens And Beans

A compilation of tracks drawn from albums released in the 1950s.

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Greatest Hits: The 70's, Gene Ammons, 1998, Original Jazz Classics

A compilation of tracks drawn from albums released between 1969 and 1970.

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Gentle Jug, Vol. 3, Gene Ammons, 2000, Prestige 24249

Ballads recorded between 1961 and 1971 and originally released on a number of Prestige albums.

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A Stranger In Town, Gene Ammons, 2002, Prestige 24266

Tracks : The Song Is You, Light'n Up, Short Stop, They Say You're Laughing At Me, Salome's Tune, Blue Coolade, A Stranger In Town, Scam, Count Your Blessings, Cara Mia, Night Lights, Nature Boy, Calypso Blues

Musicians : Gene Ammons, Clark Terry, Hobart Dotson, Nate Woodward, Henderson Chambers, George Barrow, Red Holloway, Oliver Nelson, Gene Easton, Robert Ashton, John Houston, Mal Waldron, Patti Brown, Richard Wyands, Wynton Kelly, George Duvivier, Wendell Marshall, Billy English, Ed Thigpen, George Brown, Rudy Collins, Walter Perkins, Henry "Pucho" Brown, Ray Barretto

Collects together tracks from three albums: Velvet Soul, Sock! and Night Lights.

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Fine And Mellow, Gene Ammons, 2003, Prestige 24281

Brings together the two 1973 albums Got My Own and Big Bad Jug.

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Swingin' The Jug, Gene Ammons, 2008, Groove Hut

A CD release that combines the albums Swingin' The Jug (1969) and The Black Cat (970).

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Three Classic Albums Plus, Gene Ammons, 2011, Avid

Tracks : Ammon Joy, Groove Blues, Jug Handle, It Might As Well Be Spring, Hittin' The Jug, Close Your Eyes, My Romance, Canadian Sunset, Blue Ammons, Confirmation, Stompin' At The Savoy, Blue Gene, Scamperin', Blue Greens'n'Beans, Hip Tip, The Happy Blues, The Great Lie, Can't We Be Friends

A double CD release combining the albums Groove Blues, Boss Tenor and Blue Gene, and most of the album The Happy Blues.

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Soul Summit & Soul Summit Vol 2, Gene Ammons/Sonny Stitt/Jack McDuff, 2012, Prestige

Tracks : Tubby, Dumplin', When You Wish Upon A Star, Shuffle Twist, Shuffle Susan, Out In The Cold Again, Love, I've Found You, But Not For Me, Too Marvelous For Words, If You Are But A Dream, Scram, Ballad For Baby, Cool, Cool, Daddy

Combines the 1962 LP Soul Summit by Gene Ammons/Sonny Stitt/Jack McDuff with the 1963 Soul Summit, Vol. 2 by Gene Ammons/Etta Jones/Jack McDuff.

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Boss Tenors & Boss Tenors In Orbit!, Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt, 2012, Verve

Tracks : Long Ago And Far Away, Walkin', Why Was I Born?, John Brown's Body, Bye Bye Blackbird, Blues Up And Down, Counter Clockwise, There Is No Greater Love, The One Before This, Autumn Leaves

A CD that combines the albums Boss Tenors (1961) and Boss Tenors In Orbit (1962).

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The Soulful Moods Of Gene Ammons + Nice An' Cool, Gene Ammons, 2012, Prestige

Tracks : Two Different Worlds, But Beautiful, Skylark, Three Little Words, Street Of Dreams, You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To, Under A Blanket Of Blue, I'm Glad There Is You, Till There Was You, Answer Me, My Love, Willow Weep For Me, Little Girl Blue, Something I Dreamed Last Night, Something Wonderful, I Remember You, Someone To Watch Over Me

A CD that combines the Moodsville LPs Nice An' Cool and Soulful Moods Of Gene Ammons.

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Six Classic Albums, Gene Ammons, 2012, Real Gone

Tracks : The Happy Blues, The Great Life, Can't We Be Frends, Madhouse, The Twister, Four, Pennies From Heaven, Catin', Blue Gene, Scamperin', Blue Greens 'N 'Beans, Hip Tip, Ammon Joy, Groove Blues, Jug Handle, It Mght As Well Be Spring, Blue Hymn, The Real McCoy, Cheek To Cheek, That's All, Hittin' The Jug, Close Your Eyes, My Romance, Canadian Sunset, Blue Ammons, Confirmation, Stompin' At The Savoy

A 4 CD release that combines the 1956-1960 albums: The Happy Blues, Jammin' In Hi Fi, Blue Gene, Groove Blues, The Big Sound and Boss Tenor.

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Gene Ammons: sideman: main albums and selected single artist collections

Boogie Woogie Piano Stylings, Albert Ammons, 1950?, EmArcy MG 25012

Tracks : Swanee River Boogie, Boogie Woogie At The Civic Opera, S.P. Blues, The Sheik Of Araby, St. Louis Blues, You Are My Sunshine, Shufflin' The Boogie, Twelfth St. Boogie

Musicians include: Albert Ammons, Gene Ammons, Ike Perkins, Israel Crosby, Jack Cooley, Al Burroughs. Gene Ammons possibly only plays on one track.

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Blues For Sale (10" LP), Billy Eckstine, 1954, EmArcy MG 26025

Tracks : Blues For Sale, It Ain't Like That No More, Jelly Jelly, Long Long Journey, Lonesome Lover Blues, All I Sing Is Blues, Tell Me Pretty Baby, Blue

Musicians include: Gene Ammons plays on this 10" LP.

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The Love Songs Of "Mr. B" (10" LP), Billy Eckstine, 1954, EmArcy MG 36027

Tracks : Prisoner Of Love, I Love The Loveliness Of You, My Silent Love, All The Things You Are, Where Are You, A Cottage For Sale, Time On My Hands, I'm In The Mood For Love

Musicians : Gene Ammons plays on this 10" LP.

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Blues For Sale EP, Billy Eckstine, 1954, EmArcy EP 1 6040

Tracks : Blues For Sale, It Ain't Like That No More, Jelly Jelly, Long Long Journey

Musicians : Gene Ammons plays on this EP.

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Billy's Blues EP, Billy Eckstine, 1954, EmArcy EP 1 6041

Tracks : Lonesome Lover Blues, All I Sing Is Blues, Tell Me Pretty Baby, Blue

Musicians : Gene Ammons plays on this EP.

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The Love Songs Of "Mr. B" EP, Billy Eckstine, 1954, EmArcy EP 1 6044

Tracks : Prisoner Of Love, I Love The Loveliness Of You, My Silent Love, All The Things You Are

Musicians : Gene Ammons plays on this EP.

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Mood For Love EP, Billy Eckstine, 1954, EmArcy EP 1 6045

Tracks : Where Are You, A Cottage For Sale, Time On My Hands, I'm In The Mood For Love

Musicians : Gene Ammons plays on this EP.

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I Surrender Dear, Billy Eckstine, 1955, EmArcy MG 36010

Tracks : I Surrender Dear, Memories Of You, There Are Such Things, Say It Isn't So, All Of Me, Without A Song, Solitude, Sophisticated Lady, Prelude To A Kiss, In A Sentimental Mood, In The Still Of The Night, Our Love

Musicians : Gene Ammons plays on this 12" LP.

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Blues For Sale, Billy Eckstine, 1955, EmArcy MG 36029

Tracks : Blues For Sale, It Ain't Like That No More, Jelly, Jelly, Long Long Journey, Lonesome Lover Blues, All I Sing Is Blues, Tell Me Pretty Baby, Blue, My Deep Blue Dream, I Do, Do You, Blues

Musicians : Gene Ammons plays on this 12" LP.

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The Love Songs Of "Mr. B", Billy Eckstine, 1955, EmArcy MG 36030

Tracks : Prisoner Of Love, I Love The Loveliness Of You, My Silent Love, All The Things You Are, You Call It Madness (But I Call It Love), Where Are You, A Cottage For Sale, Time On My Hands, I'm In The Mood For Love, You're My Everything

Musicians : Gene Ammons plays on this 12" LP.

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Soul Stirrin', Bennie Green, 1958, Blue Note 1599

Tracks : Soul Stirrin', We Wanna Cook, That's All, Lullaby Of The Doomed, B.G. Mambo, Black Pearl

Musicians : Bennie Green, Billy Root, "Jug" (Gene Ammons), Sonny Clark, Ike Isaacs, Elvin Jones

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Stitt's Bits, Vol. 1, Sonny Stitt, 1968, Prestige PR 7585

Tracks : Later, Avalon, Ain't Misbehavin', Mean To Me, Stairway To The Stars, Liza, Can't We Be Friends, After You've Gone, Our Very Own, S'Wonderful, To Think You've Chosen Me, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Count Every Star, Blazin', There Will Never Be Another You

Musicians : Sonny Stitt, Bill Massey, Matthew Gee, Gene Ammons, Charles Bateman, Kenny Drew, Duke Jordan, Junior Mance, Gene Wright, Tommy Potter, Art Blakey, Wesley Landers, Larry Townsend

Recordings from 1950 and 1951.

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Stitt's Bits, Vol. 2, Sonny Stitt, 1969, Prestige PR 7612

Tracks : Cherokee, Nevertheless, Jeepers Creepers, Imagination, The Thrill Off Your Kiss, If The Moon Turns Green, P.S. I Love You, This Can't Be Love, Stitt's It, Cool Mambo, Blue Mambo, Sonny Sounds, Down With It, For The Fat Man, Confession', Splinter

Musicians : Sonny Stitt, Bill Massey, Joe Newman, John Hunt, Al Outcalt, Gene Ammons, Charles Bateman, Clarence Anderson, John Houston, Junior Mance, Earl May, Ernie Shepard, Gene Wright, Art Blakey, Shadow Wilson, Teddy Stewart, Humberto Morales, Larry Townsend

Recordings made between 1950 and 1952.

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Early Autumn, Woody Herman And His Orchestra, 1972, Capitol

Tracks : That's Right, Lemon Drop, Early Autumn, Keeper Of The Flame, More Moon, Lollypop, Not Really The Blues, Tenderly, Rhapsody In Wood, Music To Dance To, Sonny Speaks, Starlight Souvenirs, The Great Lie

Notes : A collection of recordings from the 1948 to 1950 period. Gene Ammons plays on some of the 1949 recordings.

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Rock Candy, Brother Jack McDuff, 1972, Prestige 24013

Tracks drawn from 10 albums that were originally released in the first half of the 1960s. Gene Ammons plays on two of the tracks.

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In Concert, Charles Mingus And Friends, 1973, Columbia

Tracks : Honeysuckle Rose (Opening Theme), Jump Monk, Mingus Blues, Us Is Two, E's Flat, Ah's Flat Too, Eclipse, Little Royal Suite, Ool-Ya-Koo, E.S.P, Ecclusiastics

Musicians : Charles Mingus, Jon Faddis, Lonnie Hillyer, Lloyd Michaels, Eddie Preston, Eddie Bert, Gene Ammons, George Dorsey, Bobby Jones, Charles McPherson, Lee Konitz, Richie Perri, James Moody Gerry Mulligan, Howard Johnson, Richard Berg, Sharon Moe, Bob Stewart, John Foster, Milt Hinton, Joe Chambers, Dizzy Gillespie

Notes : A double LP of music recorded live at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in February 1972. A later double CD release includes 5 bonus tracks.

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Genesis, Sonny Stitt, 1975, Prestige 24044

Tracks : Blue Mode, Teapot, Afternoon In Paris, Elora, All God's Chillun Got Rhythm, Bud's Blues, Sonny Side, Sunset, Strike Up The Band, I Want To Be Happy, Taking A Chance On Love, Fine And Dandy, Later, Avalon, Ain't Misbehavin', Mean To Me, Stairway To The Stars, After You've Gone, Our Very Own, S'Wonderful, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Blazin', Cherokee, Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You), Jeepers Creepers, Imagination, P.S. I Love You, This Can't Be Love, Down With It, For The Fat Man, I'm Confessin', Splinter

A collection of recordings made between 1949 and 1951 and previously released on the album Sonny Stitt with Bud Powell and J. J. Johnson, Kaleidoscope, and Stitt's Bits. Includes three tracks with Gene Ammons.

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Mr. B. and the Band: The Savoy Sessions, Billy Eckstine, 1976, Savoy SJL 2214

Tracks : Lonesome Lover Blues, A Cottage For Sale, I Love The Rhythm In A Riff, Last Night, Prisoner Of Love, It Ain't Like That, I'm In The Mood For Love, You Call It Madness, All I Sing Is Blues, Long Long Journey, I Only Have Eyes For You, You're My Everything, The Jitney Man, Blue, Second Balcony Jump, Tell Me Pretty Baby, Love Is The Thing, Without A Song, Cool Breeze, Don't Take Your Love From Me, Oo Bop Sh'bam, Oo Bop Sh'bam, In The Still Of The Night, Jelly Belly, My Silent Love, Time On My Hands, All The Things You Are, In A Sentimental Mood, Blues For Sale, Serenade In Blue, Solitude, Sophisticated Lady

Musicians : Billy Eckstine, Fats Navarro, Gail Brockman, Boonie Hazel, Miles Davis, Ray Linn, Shorty McConnel, Chips Outcalt, Gerry Valentine, Howard Scott, Taswell Baird, Walter Knox, Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, Josh Jackson, Art Sammons, Budd Johnson, Junior Williams, John Cobbs, Norris Turney, Sonny Stitt, Cecil Payne, Leo Parker, Tate Houston, Teddy Cypron, Jimmy Golden, John Malachi, Linton Garner, Richard Ellington, Connie Wainwright, Bill McMahon, Tommy Potter, Art Blakey

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Prestige First Sessions, Volume 2, Sonny Stitt, 1983, Prestige 24115

Tracks : Avalon, Later, Ain't Misbehavin', Mean To Me, Stairway To The Stars, Touch Of The Blues, Count Every Star, Nice Work If You Can Get It, There Will Never Be Another You, Blazin', To Think You've Chosen Me, After You've Gone, Our Very Own, S'wonderful, Nevertheless, Jeepers Creepers, Imagination, Cherokee, The Thrill Of Your Kiss, If The Moon Turns Green, Down With It, For The Fat Man, Splinter, Confessin'

Musicians : Sonny Stitt, Bill Massey, Matthew Gee, Chippy Outcalt, Gene Ammons, Kenny Drew, Duke Jordan, Junior Mance, Charlie Bateman, Clarence Anderson, Tommy Potter, Gene Wright, Earl May, Art Blakey, Jo Jones, Wes Landers, Teddy Stewart, Teddy Williams, Larry Townsend

Recordings from 1950 and 1951.

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1946-1947, Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra, 1998, Classics

Tracks : I Only Have Eyes For You, You're My Everything, I've Got To Pass Your House, The Jitney Man, Blue, Second Balcony Jump, Gloomy Sunday, Tell Me Pretty Baby, Love Is The Thing, Without A Song, Cool Breeze, Don't Take Your Love From Me, Oop Bop Sh' Bam, I Love The Loveliness Of You, In The Still Of The Night, Jelly Jelly, My Silent Love, Time On My Hands, All The Things You Are, In A Sentimental Mood, All Of Me, Where Are You?, Prelude To A Kiss, She's Got The Blues For Sale

Notes : Gene Ammons plays on some of the tracks of this collection of early recordings.

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The Legendary Big Band, Billy Eckstine, 2002, Savoy Jazz

Tracks : I Got A Date With Rhythm, I Stay In The Mood For You, Good Jelly Blues, If That's The Way You Feel, I Want To Talk About You, Blowing The Blues Away, Blowing The Blues Away, Opus X, I'll Wait And Pray, The Real Thing Happened To Me, Lonesome Lover Blues, A Cottage For Sale, (I Love The) Rhythm In A Riff, Prisoner Of Love, It Ain't Like That, I'm In The Mood For Love, You Call It Madness (But I Call It Love), Long, Long Journey, I Only Have Eyes For You,k You're My Everything, The Jitney Man, Second Balcony Jump, Tell Me, Pretty Baby, Love Is The Thing, Without A Song, Cool Breeze, Don't Take Your Love From Me, Oop Bop Sh'bam, Oop Bop Sh'bam, In The Still Of The Night, Jelly, Jelly, Jelly, Jelly, All Of Me, Where Are You?, Prelude To A Kiss, (She's Got The) Blues For Sale, (She's Got The) Blue For Sale, What's New?, Serenade In Blue, In My Solitude, Sophisticated Lady

Notes : Gene Ammons plays on some of the tracks of this 2 CD collection of early recordings.

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Sax O' Bebop, Sonny Stitt, 2003, Proper

Notes : A 4 CD box of recordings by various groups from the 1946 to 1952 period. Includes 14 tracks with Gene Ammons taken from Savoy and Prestige recordings.

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Early Mr. B: 1940-1953, Billy Eckstine, 2005, Jazz Legends

Tracks : My Heart Beats For You, Ann, Jelly,Jelly, Water Boy, I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good), Jitney Man, Stormy Monday Blues, I Stay In The Mood For You, I Want To Talk About You, Lonesome Lover Blues, I Love The Rhythm In A Riff, Prisoner Of Love, All I Sing Is Blues, Tell Me Pretty Baby, Oo Bop Sh'Bam, All The Things You Are, Blues For Sale, Everything I Have Is Yours, I Apologize, St. Louis Blues Part 1 & 2

Notes : Gene Ammons plays on some of the tracks of this collection of early recordings.

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Miscellaneous related releases

My Buddy: Sonny Stitt Plays For Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt, 1976, Muse 5091

Tracks : You Can Depend On Me, Red Top, Exactly Like You, My Buddy, Confirmation, Blues For Brad And Kolax

Musicians : Sonny Stitt, Barry Harris, Sam Jones, Leroy Williams

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Last updated November 2015