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Gene Ammons: My Foolish Heart
Bill Massey (tp) J.J. Johnson, Matthew Gee (tb) Gene Ammons (ts) Sonny Stitt (bs) John Houston, Junior Mance (p) Ernie Shepard, Gene Wright (b) Bob Wilson, Wesley Landers (dr)...and more
Tenor Eleven / Goodbye / You Go to My Head / My Foolish Heart / Jug Head Ramble / Can Anyone Explain / Don't Do Me Wrong / Prelude to a Kiss / Baby, Won't You Please Say Yes / Happiness Is Thing Called Joe / You're Not the Kind / I'll Walk Alone / Old Folks / Beezy / Somewhere Along the Way / Just Chips / Street of Dreams / Good Time Blues / Travellin' Light / Red Top / Fuzzy / Stairway to the Stars / Jim Dawgs / Big Slam (Part I)
Gene Ammons spielte ein außergewöhnliches Tenorsax, mit dem er sowohl bei Musikern als auch beim Publikum sehr populär wurde - dank kraftvollem Sound, unbegrenztem Einfallsreichtum und lyrischer Balladen. Aufnahmen von 1950 bis 1953 plus einer seltenen 4-Song-Session, die seinen Entwicklung und seinen Einfluss auf R&B und Soul & Funk dokumentieren. Original Aufnahmen: Apollo & Columbia - Gutes Remastering - Ausführliches Booklet - CD mit MultiMedia Track (Biografie, Diskografie, Informationen, Fotos)
Ocium /rec 1950-53 /Mainstream/Klassiker / /CDs: 1
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Bill Massey (tp); Matthew Gee (tb); Gene Ammons (ts); Junior Mance (p);
Gene Wright (b); Wesley Landers (d).
Chicago, possibly May, 1950
1. TENOR ELEVEN (Ammons) mx U 7247 (2:56)
2. GOODBYE (Jenkins) mx U 7248 (3:42)
3. YOU GO TO MY HEAD ( Coots-Gillespie) mx U 7249 (3:01)
4. MY FOOLISH HEART (Young-Washington) mx U 7250 (2:51)
Sonny Stitt (bs), added.
Chicago, Summer, 1950
5. JUG HEAD RAMBLE (James) mx U 7265 (3:13)
6. CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN? (Benjamin-Weiss) mx U 7266 (2:54)
7. DON'T DO ME WRONG (Mundy) mx U 7267 (2:54)
8. PRELUDE TO A KISS (Ellington-Mills) mx U 7268 (3:02)
Gene Ammons (ts); Junior Mance (p); Gene Wright (b); Teddy Stewart (d).
Chicago, May 3, 1951
9. BABY, WON'T YOU PLEASE SAY YES mx U 7337 (2:51)
(Burton)
10. HAPPINESS IS A THING CALLED JOE mx U 7338 (2:50)
(Arlen-Harburg)
11. YOU'RE NOT THE KIND (Hudson-Mills) mx U 7340 (2:56)
Bill Massey (tp); J.J. Johnson (tb); Gene Ammons (ts); Sonny Stitt (bs); John
Houston (p); Ernie Shepard (b); Bob Wilson (d)
New York, March 24, 1952
12. I'LL WALK ALONE (Cahn-Styne) mx De 82532 (2:47)
13. OLD FOLKS (Lee Hill-Robinson) mx De 82533 (3:16)
14. BEEZY (Massey) mx De 82534 (2:44)
15. SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY mx De 82535 (2:59)
(Gallop-Adams)
Johnny Coles (tp); Lino Murray (tb); Gene Ammons (ts); Mack Easton (ts,bs);
John Houston (p); Benny Stubersville (b); George Brown (d); unknown (g).
Band vocal on track 20.
Chicago, November 18, 1952
16. JUST CHIPS (Ammons) mx U 1163 (3:02)
17. STREET OF DREAMS (Ammons) mx U 1164 (2:57)
18. GOOD TIME BLUES (*) (Mance) mx U 1165 (2:54)
19. TRAVELLIN' LIGHT (Houston) mx U 1166 (2:55)
(*) Also known as The Beat
Same personnel, April 15, 1953
20. RED TOP (Ammons)
mx U 1302 (3:06)
Same, June 8, 1953
21. FUZZY (Ammons) mx U 1331 (3:08)
22. STAIRWAY TO THE STARS (Simpkins) mx U 1332 (2:47)
23. JIM DAWGS (Easton) mx U 1333 (3:03)
24. BIG SLAM (Part 1) (Ammons) mx U 1334 (4:30)
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