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Gene Ammons

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Born
14 April 1925
Born In
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
Died
23 July 1974 (aged 49)
Eugene "Jug" Ammons (April 14, 1925 – July 23, 1974) also known as "The Boss," was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, and the son of boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Ammons studied music with instructor Walter Dyett at DuSable High School. Ammons began to gain recognition while still at high school when in 1943, at the age of 18, he went on the road with trumpeter King Kolax's band. In 1944 he joined the band of Billy Eckstine (who bestowed on him the nickname "Jug" when straw hats ordered for the band did not fit), … read more
Eugene "Jug" Ammons (April 14, 1925 – July 23, 1974) also known as "The Boss," was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, and the son of boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Ammons studied music with instructor Walter Dyett at DuSable High School. A… read more
Eugene "Jug" Ammons (April 14, 1925 – July 23, 1974) also known as "The Boss," was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, and the son of boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Ammons studied music with instructor Walter Dyett at DuSable High School. Ammons began to gain recognition while still at high school when in 1943,… read more

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1 My Romance - Remastered 2006 My Romance - Remastered 2006
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2 Play track Boss Tenor My Romance
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3 Play track Young Jug My Foolish Heart
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4 Play track Gentle Jug, Volume 2 Here's That Rainy Day
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5 Play track Boss Tenors: Straight Ahead From Chicago 1961 There Is No Greater Love
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6 Play track Young Jug You Go To My Head
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7 Play track The Boss Is Back! Jungle Strut
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8 Play track The Gene Ammons Story: Gentle Jug Till There Was You
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9 Play track Boss Tenor Hittin' the Jug
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10 Angel Eyes / Boss Tenor Angel Eyes
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    Boss Tenor
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    Boss Tenor (Rudy Van Gelder Remaster)
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    The Boss Is Back!
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    Makes It Happen
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