This 49-track 2-CD collection comprises recordings from sessions in the early 1950s at the dawn of the vinyl LP era. - Gene Ammons, often known as 'The Boss' was a jazz tenor saxophonist who was the son of the highly successful and influential boogie-woogie pianist of the 1930s and '40s, Albert Ammons. Gene's music was characterised by being a highly accessible and straightforward style of jazz, redolent with influences from blues, R&B and soul, bringing him hits in the US R&B chart, although he embraced the innovations of bebop and integrated it's techniques into his distinctive approach. He was very much a part of the soul jazz movement of the '60s which introduced the electric organ into the instrumentation. This 49-track 2-CD collection comprises recordings from sessions in the early 1950s at the dawn of the vinyl LP era. It includes tracks released on singles by the Prestige, Chess, Decca and United labels, plus titles from his early 10' albums on Prestige, 'Battle Of The Saxes' and 'Favourites Vols. 1, 2 & 3'. It includes his Top 10 R&B hits 'My Foolish Heart' and 'Jug' and a new version of his 1947 hit 'Red Top'. It features recordings with Sonny Stitt, Bill Massey, Jo Jones, Duke Jordan, Tommy Potter, Art Blakey, Matthew Gee, Charles Bateman, Eugene Wright, Wesley Landers, Junior Mance, Clarence Anderson, Teddy Stewart, J.J. Johnson and others. It's a great showcase for the trademark tone and texture of his playing, and an entertaining musical snapshot of his music during a key era of his career.

Tracklist:

Cha-Bootie
Full Moon
Pennies From Heaven
The Last Mile
Blues Up And Down
You Can Depend On Me
Seven Eleven
Stringin' The Jug - Parts 1 ; 2
I Want To Be Loved
Easy Glide
When I Dream Of Ylou
Gravy (Walkin')
La Vie En Rose
I Can't Give You Anything But Love
A Lover Is Blue
Bye Bye
Back In Your Own Backyard
Tenor Eleven
Goodbye
My Foolish Heart
Jug Head Ramble
Can Anyone Explain
Don't Do Me Wrong
Jug
Wow
Blue And Sentimental
New Blues Up And Down Pts 1;2
Ammons Boogie
Echo Chamber Blues
Sirocco
Fine And Foxy
Baby, Won't You Please Say Yes
Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe
Hot Stuff
Them There Eyes
Archie
Undecided
Until The Real Thing Comes Along
Because Of Rain
Charmaine
Beezy
Somewhere Along The Way
The Beat (Good Time Blues)
Street Of Dreams
Just Chips
Red Top
Stairway To The Stars
Jim Dawgs
The Big Slam Parts 1 ; 2

UPC: 824046358020
Label: Acrobat
Release Date: 2.13.26
Format: CD

Gene Ammons - Meet The Boss: The Singles & Albums Collection (CD)