This 49-track 2-CD collection comprises recordings from sessions in the early 1950s at the dawn of the vinyl LP era

Gene Ammons, often known as 'The Boss' was a jazz tenor saxophonist who was the son of the highly successful and influential boogie-woogie pianist of the 1930s and '40s, Albert Ammons. Gene's music was characterised by being a highly accessible and straightforward style of jazz, redolent with influences from blues, R&B and soul, bringing him hits in the US R&B chart, although he embraced the innovations of bebop and integrated its techniques into his distinctive approach. He was very much a part of the soul jazz movement of the '60s which introduced the electric organ into the instrumentation. This 49-track 2-CD collection comprises recordings from sessions in the early 1950s at the dawn of the vinyl LP era. It includes tracks released on singles by the Prestige, Chess, Decca and United labels, plus titles from his early 10' albums on Prestige, 'Battle Of The Saxes' and 'Favourites Vols. 1, 2 & 3'. It includes his Top 10 R&B hits 'My Foolish Heart' and 'Jug' and a new version of his 1947 hit 'Red Top'. It features recordings with Sonny Stitt, Bill Massey, Jo Jones, Duke Jordan, Tommy Potter, Art Blakey, Matthew Gee, Charles Bateman, Eugene Wright, Wesley Landers, Junior Mance, Clarence Anderson, Teddy Stewart, J.J. Johnson and others. It's a great showcase for the trademark tone and texture of his playing, and an entertaining musical snapshot of his music during a key era of his career.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

• Cha-Bootie
• Full Moon
• Pennies From Heaven
• The Last Mile
• Blues Up And Down
• You Can Depend On Me
• Seven Eleven
• Stringin' The Jug - Parts 1 & 2
• I Want To Be Loved
• Easy Glide
• When I Dream Of Ylou
• Gravy (Walkin')
• La Vie En Rose
• I Can't Give You Anything But Love
• A Lover Is Blue
• Bye Bye
• Back In Your Own Backyard
• Tenor Eleven
• Goodbye
• My Foolish Heart
• Jug Head Ramble
• Can Anyone Explain
• Don't Do Me Wrong
• Jug

Disc 2:

• Wow
• Blue And Sentimental
• New Blues Up And Down Pts 1&2
• Ammons Boogie
• Echo Chamber Blues
• Sirocco
• Fine And Foxy
• Baby, Won't You Please Say Yes
• Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe
• Hot Stuff
• Them There Eyes
• Archie
• Undecided
• Until The Real Thing Comes Along
• Because Of Rain
• Charmaine
• Beezy
• Somewhere Along The Way
• The Beat (Good Time Blues)
• Street Of Dreams
• Just Chips
• Red Top
• Stairway To The Stars
• Jim Dawgs
• The Big Slam Parts 1 & 2

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Jazz

Language: English

Run Time: 141 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 01/16/26

UPC: 824046358020