Artist: Gene Ammons

Gene Ammons
Aliases
Gene Ammons Octet
Gene Ammons and His Sextet
Real name
Eugene Ammons
Born
April 14, 1924
Died
July 23, 1974
Country
United States
Comments
Jazz tenor saxophonist commonly referred to as "Jug".
Family
Albert Ammons   Father

Performances

Originals

Title down Performer Release date Covered by
1 Jungle Strut Gene Ammons 1970 Santana

Covers

Title down Performer Release date Originally by
1 'Round Midnight Gene Ammons 1970 Cootie Williams and his Orchestra
2 A Stranger in Town Gene Ammons 1962 Mel Tormé and His Mel-Tones
3 Alone Again (Naturally) Gene Ammons 1975 Gilbert O'Sullivan
4 Autumn Leaves Gene Ammons 1962 Yves Montand
5 Blue Velvet Gene Ammons 1970 Tony Bennett with Percy Faith and His Orchestra
6 Blue and Sentimental Gene Ammons 1951 Count Basie and His Orchestra
7 Body and Soul Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt 1971 Ambrose and His Orchestra
8 Born to Be Blue Gene Ammons with Joe Newman & Jack McDuff 1962 Mel Tormé and His Mel-Tones with Sonny Burke & His Orchestra
9 But Beautiful Gene Ammons 1963 Bing Crosby
10 But Not for Me Gene Ammons 1962 Ginger Rogers & Willie Howard
11 Bye Bye Blackbird Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt 1973 Sam Lanin's Dance Orchestra
12 Canadian Sunset Gene Ammons 1960 Hugo Winterhalter And His Orchestra with Eddie Heywood
13 Close Your Eyes Gene Ammons 1960 Freddie Martin and His Orchestra
14 Confessin' the Blues Gene Ammons 1970 Jay McShann at the Piano & Walter Brown
15 Confirmation Gene Ammons 1960 Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen
16 Didn't We Gene Ammons 1970 James Darren
17 Everything Depends on You Gene Ammons 1949 Earl Hines and His Orchestra
18 Falling in Love With Love Gene Ammons & Dodo Marmarosa 1972 Muriel Angelus
19 Falling in Love With Love Gene Ammons 1962 Muriel Angelus
20 Fine and Mellow Gene Ammons 1973 Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra
21 Georgia Gene Ammons & Dodo Marmarosa 1972 Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra
22 God Bless the Child Gene Ammons 1973 Billie Holiday
23 Goodbye Gene Ammons 1975 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
24 I Sold My Heart to the Junkman Gene Ammons 1961 The Basin Street Boys
25 I'm Glad There Is You Gene Ammons 1963 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
26 It Could Happen to You Gene Ammons 1962 Fred MacMurray & Dorothy Lamour
27 It Don't Mean a Thing Gene Ammons 1975 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
28 Just Friends Gene Ammons & Dodo Marmarosa 1972 Red McKenzie & His Orchestra
29 Lady Sings the Blues Gene Ammons 1973 Cleo Laine
30 Lester Leaps In Gene Ammons 1961 Kansas City Seven
31 Look of Love Gene Ammons 1970 Stan Getz
32 Lover Man Gene Ammons 1970 Billie Holiday
33 Moonglow Gene Ammons 1961 Joe Venuti and His Orchestra
34 Moten Swing Gene Ammons with Joe Newman & Jack McDuff 1962 Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra
35 My Foolish Heart Gene Ammons and His Sextet 1950 Martha Mears
36 My Romance Gene Ammons 1960 Gloria Grafton & Donald Novis
37 Night Lights Gene Ammons 1970 Nat "King" Cole with the Music of Nelson Riddle
38 Please Send Me Someone to Love Gene Ammons 1962 Percy Mayfield
39 Polka Dots and Moonbeams Gene Ammons & Dexter Gordon 1971 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
40 Red Sails in the Sunset Gene Ammons 1962 Lew Stone and His Band
41 Satin Doll Gene Ammons with Joe Newman & Jack McDuff 1962 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
42 Scrapple From the Apple Gene Ammons 1962 Charlie Parker Quintet
43 Skylark Gene Ammons 1963 Gene Krupa & his Orchestra
44 Son of a Preacher Man Gene Ammons 1970 Dusty Springfield
45 Strange Fruit Gene Ammons 1973 Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra
46 Sweet Georgia Brown Gene Ammons 1962 Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra
47 The Breeze and I Gene Ammons 1961
48 The Song Is You Gene Ammons 1962 Tullio Carminati
49 Them There Eyes Gene Ammons 1953 Gus Arnheim and His Coconut Grove Orchestra
50 This Is Always Gene Ammons 1955
51 Three Little Words Gene Ammons 1963 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra With Vocals by The Rhythm Boys
52 Undecided Gene Ammons 1953 John Kirby and His Onyx Club Boys
53 Until the Real Thing Comes Along Gene Ammons 1953 Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy - Ethel Waters
54 We'll Be Together Again Gene Ammons 1962 Frankie Laine and Carl Fischer's Orchestra
55 When the Saints Go Marching In Gene Ammons 1953
56 Where or When Gene Ammons & Dodo Marmarosa 1972 Ray Heatherton & Mitzi Green
57 You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To Gene Ammons 1963 Don Ameche & Janet Blair
58 You're Driving Me Crazy Gene Ammons & Dodo Marmarosa 1972 Adele Astaire & Eddie Foy

Songs written by

Original songs

Title down Written by Covered by
1 Jungle Strut Gene Ammons Santana

Releases

Audio album

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Boss Tenor Gene Ammons 1960 Prestige
2 Brother Jug! Gene Ammons 1970 Prestige
3 The Chase! Gene Ammons & Dexter Gordon 1971 Prestige
4 Dig Him Gene Ammons 1962 Argo
5 Goodbye Gene Ammons 1975 Prestige
6 Got My Own Gene Ammons 1973 Prestige
7 Jug & Dodo Gene Ammons & Dodo Marmarosa 1972 Prestige
8 Just Jug Gene Ammons 1962 Argo
9 Live at the Left Bank - God Bless Jug and Sonny Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt 1973 Prestige
10 Night Lights Gene Ammons 1970 Prestige
11 The Soulful Moods of Gene Ammons Gene Ammons 1963 Moodsville
12 Swingin' the Jug Gene Ammons 1970 Roots [1]
13 Tenor Saxophone Favorites, Volume 3 Gene Ammons 1953 Prestige
14 Twisting the Jug Gene Ammons with Joe Newman & Jack McDuff 1962 Prestige
15 Up Tight! Gene Ammons 1961 Prestige
16 Velvet Soul Gene Ammons 1962 Prestige
17 You Talk That Talk! Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt 1971 Prestige

Audio single

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Blue and Sentimental Gene Ammons 1951 Prestige
2 Everything Depends on You Gene Ammons 1949 Mercury
3 My Foolish Heart Gene Ammons and His Sextet 1950 Chess
4 This Is Always Gene Ammons 1955 Prestige

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