ts, 1925-1974 US, Chicago
Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. Eugene Ammons Jug (8)
Eugene "Jug" Ammons (April 14, 1925 – July 23, 1974), also known as "The Boss", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. The son of boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons, Gene Ammons is remembered for his accessible music, steeped in soul and R&B, but his career was hampered by two incarcerations on drugs charges.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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The Prestige Collection 1960-1962 | Gene Ammons | 2017 | Compil. |
Gene Ammons - Art Farmer All Stars The Complete Jam Sessions | Gene Ammons - Art Farmer | 2013 | Compil. |
Boss Tenors / Dig Him! | Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt | 2012 | Compil. |
Boss Tenors In Orbit! + Boss Tenors | Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt | 2012 | Compil. |
Six Classic Albums | Gene Ammons | 2012 | Compil. |
Boss Tenors + Boss Tenors In Orbit! | Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt | 2012 | Compil. |
Three Classic Albums Plus | Gene Ammons | 2011 | Compil. |
Boss Tenor + Angel Eyes | Gene Ammons | 2011 | Compil. |
Heavy Sax | Gene Ammons | 2008 | Album |
In Chronology - 1949-1950 | Gene Ammons | 2008 | Album |
In Chronology - 1947-1949 | Gene Ammons | 2008 | Album |
In Chronology - 1950-1951 | Gene Ammons | 2008 | Album |
Swingin' The Jug | Gene Ammons | 2008 | Compil. |
Early Mr. B: 1940 - 1953 | Billy Eckstine Featuring Earl Hines, Dizzy Gillespie, Gene Ammons, Fats Navarro, Wardell Gray, Lester Young And Roy Eldridge | 2005 | Compil. |
You Can Depend On Me | Gene Ammons | 2005 | Compil. |
1949-1950 | Gene Ammons | 2003 | Compil. |
Got My Own / Big Bad Jug | Gene Ammons | 2002 | Compil. |
My Foolish Heart | Gene Ammons | 2002 | Compil. |
Left Bank Encores | Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt | 2002 | Album |
A Stranger In Town | Gene Ammons | 2002 | Compil. |
Red Top | Gene Ammons | 2001 | Compil. |
Blowing The Blues Away 1944/1947 | Gene Ammons Featuring Billy Eckstine, Albert Ammons | 2001 | Compil. |
God Bless Jug And Sonny | Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt | 2001 | Album |
Gentle Jug, Vol. 3 | Gene Ammons | 2000 | Compil. |
Greatest Hits: The 70s | Gene Ammons | 1998 | Compil. |
Greatest Hits: The 50s | Gene Ammons | 1998 | Compil. |
Original Jazz Classics Collection | Gene Ammons | 1998 | Compil. |
Legends Of Acid Jazz | Gene Ammons | 1997 | Compil. |
Gentle Jug, Vol. | Gene Ammons | 1995 | Compil. |
Red Top | Gene Ammons | 1994 | Album |
Young Jug | Gene Ammons | 1994 | Compil. |
Up Tight! | Gene Ammons | 1994 | Compil. |
The Boss Is Back! | Gene Ammons | 1993 | Compil. |
Soul Summit | Gene Ammons / Sonny Stitt / Brother Jack McDuff | 1992 | Compil. |
Blue Gene | Gene Ammons | 1990 | Album |
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 - The Sixties | Gene Ammons | 1988 | Compil. |
Night Lights | Gene Ammons | 1985 | Album |
Jungle Strut / Port Of Rico | Gene Ammons / Illinois Jacquet | 1984 | Single |
Blue Groove | Gene Ammons | 1982 | Album |
The Big Sound | Gene Ammons | 1981 | Compil. |
In Sweden | Gene Ammons | 1981 | Album |
The Gene Ammons Story: Gentle Jug | Gene Ammons | 1978 | Compil. |
Live At The Watts Jazz Festival - Volume 1 | Willie Bobo / LAPD / Jimmy Witherspoon / Gene Ammons | 1977 | Album |
The Gene Ammons Story: Organ Combos | Gene Ammons | 1977 | Compil. |
Swinging The Jugg | Gene Ammons | 1976 | Album |
"Jug" Sessions | Gene Ammons | 1976 | Compil. |
Red Top | Gene Ammons | 1976 | Compil. |
The Gene Ammons Story: The 78 Era | Gene Ammons | 1976 | Compil. |
Together Again For The Last Time | Gene Ammons / Sonny Stitt | 1976 | Album |
Early Visions | Gene Ammons | 1975 | Compil. |
Goodbye | Gene Ammons | 1975 | Album |
Brasswind | Gene Ammons | 1974 | Album |
Juganthology | Gene Ammons | 1974 | Compil. |
Greatest Hits | Gene Ammons | 1974 | Compil. |
Play Me | Gene Ammons | 1973 | Single |
Battle Of Tenor Saxes | Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Gene Ammons, Ike Quebec, Paul Gonsalves, Illinois Jacquet, Lester Young, Dexter Gordon, Allen Eager, Warne Marsh, James Moody, Wardell Gray | 1973 | Album |
Gene Ammons And Friends At Montreux | Gene Ammons | 1973 | Album |
Chicago Concert | Gene Ammons & James Moody | 1973 | Album |
Big Bad Jug | Gene Ammons | 1973 | Album |
Got My Own | Gene Ammons | 1973 | Album |
The Boss Is Back! | Gene Ammons | 1972 | Album |
Free Again | Gene Ammons | 1972 | Album |
Jug & Dodo | Gene Ammons & Dodo Marmarosa | 1972 | Album |
The Best Of Gene Ammons With Brother Jack McDuff | Gene Ammons | 1972 | Compil. |
Prime Cuts | Gene Ammons / Sonny Stitt | 1972 | Compil. |
The Black Cat! | Gene Ammons | 1971 | Album |
You Talk That Talk! | Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt | 1971 | Album |
The Black Cat / Something | Gene Ammons | 1971 | Single |
The Chase! | Gene Ammons & Dexter Gordon | 1971 | Album |
My Way / Chicago Breakdown | Gene Ammons | 1971 | Single |
My Way | Gene Ammons | 1971 | Album |
Swining The Jug | Gene Ammons | 1970 | Single |
Son Of A Preacher Man | Gene Ammons | 1970 | Single |
Brother Jug! | Gene Ammons | 1970 | Album |
Blues Up And Down, Vol. 1 | Gene Ammons | 1970 | Compil. |
Jug Eyes / He's A Real Gone Guy | Gene Ammons | 1970 | Single |
Jungle Strut / Madame Queen | Gene Ammons | 1970 | Single |
The Best Of Gene Ammons For Beautiful People | Gene Ammons | 1969 | Compil. |
The Jungle Boss (Pt. 1) | Gene Ammons | 1969 | Single |
The Boss Is Back! | Gene Ammons | 1969 | Album |
Jungle Soul (Ca' Purange) | Gene Ammons | 1968 | Single |
Tell It Like It Tis | Richard "Groove" Holmes Featuring Gene Ammons, Ben Webster, Joe Pass, Les McCann | 1966 | Single |
Don't Go To Strangers / Carbow | Gene Ammons | 1966 | Single |
Boss Soul! | Gene Ammons | 1966 | Album |
Angel Eyes | Gene Ammons | 1965 | Single |
Angel Eyes | Gene Ammons | 1965 | Album |
Sock / Rock Roll | Gene Ammons | 1965 | Single |
Canadian Sunset / Seed Shack | Gene Ammons | 1965 | Single |
Sock! | Gene Ammons | 1965 | Album |
The Party's Over / I Want To Be Loved | Gene Ammons | 1964 | Single |
Boss Tenor | Gene Ammons | 1964 | Single |
Biggest Soul Hits | Gene Ammons | 1964 | Compil. |
Late Hour Special | Gene Ammons | 1964 | Album |
Velvet Soul | Gene Ammons | 1964 | Album |
Velvet Soul / A Stranger In Town | Gene Ammons | 1964 | Single |
Soul Summit Vol. 2 | Gene Ammons / Etta Jones / Brother Jack McDuff | 1963 | Album |
Light, Bluesy, And Moody | Gene Ammons | 1963 | Compil. |
On The Street Of Dreams | Gene Ammons | 1963 | Single |
Love, I Found You | Gene Ammons | 1963 | Single |
The Soulful Moods Of | Gene Ammons | 1963 | Album |
Preachin' | Gene Ammons | 1963 | Album |
Seed Shack / Let It Be You | Gene Ammons | 1963 | Single |
Boss Tenors In Orbit! | Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt | 1962 | Album |
Pagan Love Song / Anna | Gene Ammons | 1962 | Single |
Soul Summit | Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt With Brother Jack McDuff | 1962 | Album |
Ca' Purange | Gene Ammons | 1962 | Single |
Just Jug | Gene Ammons | 1962 | Album |
Boss Tenors: Straight Ahead From Chicago August 1961 | Gene Ammons / Sonny Stitt | 1962 | Album |
Brother Jack Meets The Boss | Brother Jack McDuff And Gene Ammons | 1962 | Album |
Moito Mato Grosso | Gene Ammons | 1962 | Single |
Moonglow | Gene Ammons | 1962 | Single |
Twisting The Jug | Gene Ammons | 1962 | Single |
Bad! Bossa Nova | Gene Ammons | 1962 | Album |
Groovin' With Jug | Richard "Groove" Holmes & Gene Ammons | 1962 | Single |
Dig Him! | Gene Ammons / Sonny Stitt | 1962 | Album |
My Babe / I Can't Stop Loving You | Gene Ammons | 1962 | Single |
Twisting The Jug | Gene Ammons, Joe Newman, Brother Jack McDuff | 1962 | Album |
Mellow Gravy | Brother Jack McDuff with Gene Ammons | 1962 | Single |
Groovin' With Jug | Richard "Groove" Holmes & Gene Ammons | 1961 | Album |
Namely You / Miss Lucy | Gene Ammons | 1961 | Single |
Jug | Gene Ammons | 1961 | Album |
Nice An' Cool | Gene Ammons | 1961 | Album |
The Breeze And I / Up Tight | Gene Ammons | 1961 | Single |
Ol' Man River / Exactly Like You | Gene Ammons | 1961 | Single |
Groovin' With Jug | Richard "Groove" Holmes & Gene Ammons | 1961 | Single |
Up Tight! | Gene Ammons | 1961 | Album |
Jug & Sonny | Gene Ammons / Sonny Stitt | 1960 | Album |
Boss Tenor | Gene Ammons | 1960 | Album |
The Golden Saxophone Of Gene Ammons | Gene Ammons | 1959 | Compil. |
Soulful Saxophone | Gene Ammons | 1959 | Album |
Blue Gene | Gene Ammons | 1958 | Album |
Funky | Gene Ammons | 1957 | Album |
All Star Sessions | Gene Ammons | 1956 | Album |
Hi Fidelity Jam Session | Gene Ammons | 1956 | Album |
A High Fidelity Modern Jazz Jam Session | Gene Ammons | 1955 | Album |
This Is Always / I've Had My Last Affair | Earl Coleman, Gene Ammons | 1955 | Album |
Count Your Blessings / Cara Mia | Gene Ammons | 1955 | Album |
With Or Without | Gene Ammons | 1954 | Album |
New Blues Up And Down | Gene Ammons vs. Sonny Stitt | 1954 | Album |
With Or Without | Gene Ammons | 1954 | Single |
Tenor Sax Favorites: Volume Three | Gene Ammons | 1953 | Album |
Red Top | Gene Ammons | 1953 | Single |
Hot Stuff / When The Saints Go Marching In | Gene Ammons | 1952 | Album |
Battle Of The Saxes | Gene Ammons vs. Sonny Stitt | 1951 | Album |
Sonny Stitt vs Gene Ammons | Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt | 1951 | Single |
Stringin' The Jug | Gene Ammons vs. Sonny Stitt | 1951 | Album |
I Wanna Be Loved / Gravy | Gene Ammons | 1950 | Album |
Blues Up And Down / You Can Depend On Me | Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt | 1950 | Album |
Three O’Clock Jam Session | Leo Blevins, Ike Day, Gene Ammons, Christine Chatman, Lowell Pointer | 1949 | Album |
When Your Hair Has Turned To Silver / Hey Mr Freddy | Christine Chatman With Gene Ammons | 1949 | Album |
Groovin' With Jug | Richard "Groove" Holmes And Gene Ammons | Single | |
Once In A While | Gene Ammons | Album | |
Jug Head Ramble / Can Anyone Explain | Gene Ammons | Single | |
Housewarmin' | Gene Ammons | Compil. | |
I Can't Give You Anything But Love / Seven Eleven | Gene Ammons Quartet / Gene Ammons And His Band Featuring Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt | Album | |
Tenor Giants • Live At Pio's / In Sweden | Ben Webster / Gene Ammons | Compil. | |
The Vibes Are On | Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, Charlie Parker | Compil. | |
Hello Love | Gene Ammons | Single | |
Hooray For John Coltrane [&] Gene Ammons | John Coltrane, Gene Ammons | Album | |
Ammons Boogie | Gene Ammons | Single |
Gene Ammons And His Band Jazz |
Gene Ammons And His Orchestra Jazz |
Gene Ammons Quartet Jazz |
Gene Ammons Quintet |
Gene Ammons Sextet Jazz |
Gene Ammons' All Stars Jazz |