LP-698

Gene Ammons – Just Jug

Released 1962

Recording and Session Information

Gene Ammons, tenor saxophone; Eddie Buster, organ; Gerald Donovan, drums
"D.J. Lounge", Chicago, August 28 1961

Not Released
11195 Just you, just me
11196 M.J. blues
11197 I can't get started
11198 C jam blues
11199 But not for me

The following selections appear on LP 698
11200 Foot tappin'
11201 It could happen to you
11202 Sweet Georgia Brown
11203 Falling in love with love
11204 Please send me someone to love
11205 Scrapple from the apple
11206 P.M - A.M. [Jug's blue blues]
11207 Fast track

Track Listing

Scrapple From The Apple	C. Parker	August 28 1961
Falling In Love With Love	Rogers, Hart	August 28 1961
Please Send Me Someone To Love	Mayfield	August 28 1961
Sweet Georgia Brown	Casey, Bernie, Pinkard	August 28 1961
It Could Happen To You	Burke, Van Heusen	August 28 1961
Foot Tappin	Gene Ammons	August 28 1961
P.M. - A.M.	Gene Ammons	August 28 1961
Fast Track	Gene Ammons	August 28 1961

Liner Notes

THE ADVENT of having Gene Ammons as an exclusive Argo artist has given me a long-awaited opportunity to heap accolades upon Chicago's great gift to the world of music.

This particular recording, done live, with a little less than the ultlmate in accoustical opportunity, points up Gene's enormous tone jutting through the resounding sounds and clashes of the club which was crowded with "last set" swingers.

Combined with the organ of Eddie Buster and Gerald Donovan's drums, Gene's warmth and inventive genius transforms these standards and originals to Jazz performances worthy of continued listening. Gene, throughout, is in his "down home" bag, and is playing to the customers. These renditions, completely spontaneous, put Gene on his own without another horn to battle and without a full complement of rhythm instruments. That he successfully generates the excitement expected from a "real pro" is easily in evidence throughout the album.

The music contained here - in was all recorded at one setting, in this exact sequence. Gene had eyed the recording equipment the entire evening, and with only the last set to go he took the stand with that "Ammons gleam" in his eye and signaled to the engineer, the audience and the hand that "this one's goin' down"! And down they are, one after the other, giving the audience barely enough time to applaud or soulfully carry on, between tunes. Just as with the other truly great saxophonists there is no mistaking the Ammons sound or approach. Known among record fans and musicians alike as "The Big Sound" and "Boss Tenor", to me "JUG" now occupies the position of a LESTER YOUNG.

Some of the particular musical highlights that appeal to me include Gene's swingmg of the "usually sugared up" ballad, "Falling In Love With Love"

With his famous tag endings; the up-tempoing Of "Sweet Georgia Brown", spotlighting Jug's running facilities; the BIG, JUICY, SWINGING ENDING on "It Could Happen To You"; and the beautiful turning of the pretty blues line of "Foot Tappin'" into a soul moving performance.

This, then is one of the GREAT saxophonists of our time playing here as he does most every night of the week wherever his "tours of musical duty" may take him; in the big famous clubs in the big famous cities, or in the local "hot spot" where the cats come to dig. This is GENE AMMONS in his most musical habitat, groovin' along, swingin' a song, and making everybody happy in the process! How about you?"

Joe Segal