Jug (album)

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Jug
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Studio album by
Gene Ammons
Released1961
RecordedJanuary 27, 1961
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre Jazz
Length36:54
Label Prestige
PRLP 7192
Producer Esmond Edwards
Gene Ammons chronology
Nice an' Cool
(1961)		Jug
(1961)		 Groovin' with Jug
(1961)
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Jug is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1961 and released on the Prestige label. [4]

Contents

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Jug finds the great tenor in excellent form... Few surprises occur, but fans will not be disappointed by his soulful and lyrical playing". [1]

Track listing

All compositions by Gene Ammons, except as indicated

  1. "Ol' Man River" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 5:11
  2. "Easy to Love" (Cole Porter) - 4:14
  3. "Seed Shack" - 5:39
  4. "Let It Be You" (Clarence Anderson) - 3:48
  5. "Exactly Like You" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 5:59
  6. "Miss Lucy" - 3:42
  7. "Namely You" (Gene DePaul, Johnny Mercer) - 4:45
  8. "Tangerine" (Mercer, Victor Schertzinger) - 3:36

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed December 7, 2012
  2. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 9. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  3. ↑ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 32. ISBN   978-0-14-103401-0.
  4. ↑ Gene Ammons discography accessed December 7, 2012
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