Gene Ammons recorded a lot that year, but six years would pass before he'd record again. Ammons was a heroin user who spent most of the 1960s in an Illinois prison.

Gene Ammons’ Angel Eyes leaves a nagging feeling that it was thrown together and dumped onto the marketplace with little or no thought. After all, when Angel Eyes was released in 1965, Ammons was in ...

Gene "Jug" Ammons was one of the tenor giants of his era. He had a big, deep tone that was perfect for everything from warm ballads to groove-intensive blues or sweet swing. His prolific recording ...

Album Review Gene Ammons: Boss Tenor. by Matthew Aquiline July 20, 2016. Tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons' tone can be best described using the qualities of an ideally brewed cup of joe: rounded, bold, ...

Gene "Jug" Ammons was one of the tenor giants of his era. He had a big, deep tone that was perfect for everything from warm ballads to groove-intensive blues or sweet swing. His prolific recording ...

Celebrated jazz guitarist George Freeman, best known for his work with Charlie Parker and Gene Ammons, has died aged 97. Janelle Borg. Fri, April 11, 2025 at 8:49 AM UTC. 3 min read.

Tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons had an ability to infuse originals and standards with preachy yet elegant clouds of sound. His immense talents helped the Chicago native shape the sounds of soul ...

Versatile tenor man Jerry Weldon steers this tribute to the late, great Gene Ammons, the bluesy sax legend they all called "Jug." Go to the content Go to the footer. No thanks. Subscribe.

Though Bishop Ammons was born into a musical family — he was the son of legendary boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons and brother of Gene Ammons, a renowned jazz tenor saxophonist — he ...

You could recognize George Freeman’s playing anywhere. When tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons and his sextet appeared as guests on WTTW-Ch. 11 in 1970, most members of the band generally hewed to ...

Born on April 14, 1925, Ammons was a second-generation jazz musician from Chicago, who earned attention for his fiery work in Billy Eckstine's big band, and his staged duels with fellow saxophonists.

It was his stint with tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons in the late ’60s, however, that brought him more widespread acclaim – a fruitful collaboration defined by a push-and-pull between Ammons ...