Gene ammons boss tenor lyrics and tracklist genius. Born in chicago, illinois, ammons studied music with instructor walter dyett at dusable high school. Get all the lyrics to songs on boss tenor and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. To me, ammons is one of the greatest ballad players in jazz. Blessed with a hugely expressive tenor sound, he later began recording tenor duels with both dexter gordon and sonny stitt. Gene ammons boss tenor prestige prlp 7180 gene ammons quintet gene ammons ts tommy flanagan p doug watkins b art taylor d ray barretto cga rudy.
I heard his rendition of canadian sunset on the car radio and went straight home and ordered this cd, boss tenor from amazon. Gene ammons tenor saxophone, tommy flanagan piano, doug watkins bass, art taylor drums, ray barretto congas, bob weinstock producer, rudy van gelder recording engineer. The son of boogiewoogie pianist albert ammons, gene ammons is remembered. He had a big, deep tone that was perfect for everything from warm ballads to. Gene ammons ts tommy flanagan p doug watkins b ray barretto cga rudy van gelder studio, englewood cliffs. Bossa nova 1961 blue ammons 2011 the gene ammons story. Ammons and stitt teamed together many times over a threedecade period, including coleading a band during 19501952, but boss tenors is arguably their finest recording. The great tenor saxophonist gene ammons was of the generation of swingera players that easily adapted to bop.
Eugene jug ammons april 14, 1925 august 6, 1974, also known as the boss, was an american jazz tenor saxophonist. Counter clockwise personnel bass buster williams drums george brown piano john houston saxophone tenor gene ammons saxophone tenor, saxophone alto sonny stitt. The saxman who advanced the cause of bebop as the king of the chicago school and was a major souljazz influence. They always seem to be justifying their existance through the tearing down of what the music is all about.
The soulful ammons and the boporiented stitt meshed well whether playing standards, jamming on familiar melodies, or in ballad form. Jul 20, 2016 ammons tenor saxophone sounds as vibrant as ever, especially with the touch of reverb that trails each of his notes. Billy eckstine and his orchestra, gene ammons sonny stitt quintet, gene ammons and his band, gene ammons and his orchestra, gene ammons quartet, gene ammons quintet, gene ammons sextet, gene ammons all stars, leo parkers all. Boss tenor, a quintet session from 1960, is one of ammons very best albums. Tenor saxophonist gene ammons had a huge sound, and a coleman hawkins. April 16, 2008 gene jug ammons was one of the tenor giants of his era. This encounter between tenor saxophonist gene ammons and sonny stitt who doubles on tenor and alto is a true classic. Buy mp3 music online gene ammons boss tenor vinyl gene ammons boss tenor. Some of his ballad renditions became hits and, despite two unfortunate interruptions in his career, ammons remained a popular attraction for 25 years. He represents the sound i would like to get out of my tenor sax. While not an outandout knockdown, dragout event like their other recordings, this is still one of too few magical. Boss tenor is an album by saxophonist gene ammons recorded in 1960 and released on the prestige label.
For ella is an album by pianist tommy flanagan featuring compositions associated with ella fitzgerald recorded in 1993 for the groovin high label. Ive been playing this cd over and over in my car for 2 weeks now. Boss tenor rudy van gelder remaster by gene ammons on. Also available in itunes more by gene ammons see all. Ive imported all of them into my itunes library too. Reissuing a classic like boss tenor requires precision and accuracy, and from the looks and sounds of it, analogue productions delivered that in spades. This cd by gene ammons is some of the best music i have heard in a long time.
Ammons shows that he had not forgotten how to jam the blues either. Complete song listing of gene ammons on gene ammons songs list covid19. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. This one really cooks, building momentum through long crescendos. The great tenor proved to still be in his prime, his huge sound was unchanged and he was hungry to make new music. His father albert is one of my favorite boogie woogie pianists.
Chicagoborn gene ammons began as a sax player in the late 40s in vocalist billy eckstine s big band. Boss tenors subtitled straight ahead from chicago august 1961 is an album by saxophonists gene ammons and sonny stitt recorded in chicago in 1961 and originally released on the verve label. He was a flexible and technically proficient player who could play in many musical idioms as well as being an incredible balladeer. Gene ammons biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. But though he was a modernist, ammons maintained that breathy, oldschool romantic approach to the tenor. Chicago school, making the tenor sax an ever more personal, expressive instrument.
Every time i listen to the album, i hear something new. The detroit tenors pay tribute to the great tenor saxophone pairings of the 40s and 50s such as gene ammons, sonny stitt, dexter gordon, wardell gray, johnny griffin, lockjaw davis and al cohnzoot sims. Eugene jug ammons april 14, 1925 july 23, 1974 also known as the boss, was an american jazz tenor saxophonist, and the son of boogiewoogie pianist albert ammons. This cd, which completely reissues the first two lps ammons cut after his return the boss is back. The son of boogie woogie piano pioneer albert ammons, saxophonist gene ammons did. Noal cohens collection of jazz recordings noal cohens. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. What makes ammons such an attractive musician is his smooth but strong sound, and his light and flexible phrasing, displaying great control over all facets of his tenor. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. B1 recorded january 3, 1958, van gelder studio, hackensack, new jersey recorded by rudy van gelder. This is a fine outing by one of the true bosses of the tenor.
Gene ammons, who had a huge and immediately recognizable and captivating tone on tenor, had the natural ability to take a tune and make it his own. Canadian sunset is my favorite song on the album, but the album is full of great songs. Jul 11, 2010 gene ammons boss tenor prestige prlp 7180 gene ammons quintet. Sep 16, 2017 tenor saxophone gene ammons, paul quinichette tracks.
One of the few recordings of this tenor without any other horns. Download boss tenor rudy van gelder remaster by gene ammons in highresolution audio at available in 44. Nastos awarded the album four and a half stars and wrote. Gene ammons, boss tenor rudy van gelder remaster in high. Boss tenor rudy van gelder remaster gene ammons jazz 2006. Boss tenor rudy van gelder remaster 2006 soul summit feat. Somehow seeing the words jazz educators and the name of gene ammons in the same sentence seems like blasphemy. Noal cohens collection of jazz recordings of all styles and genres. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. Then click on the mp3 or cd button to purchase directly from. All compositions by gene ammons except where noted. A portion of your purchase will be donated to wbgo. Not only is canadian sunset beautiful, but every song is siimply superb.