Boss Tenor Pop Gene Ammons

at prestige gene ammons basically did two types of sessions a jamming situation with several other all star horns or a quartet format featuring a top flight rhythm section behind him whatever the setting jug as he was nicknamed displayed that dominant trait held in common with other giants in the grand history of his chosen instrument the tenor saxophone the ability to tell a story here are the blues the ballads charlie parker s confirmation and eddie heywood s canadian sunset the latter had been a hit for its pianist composer and was again for ammons an added feature here is the addition of jazz oriented conga player ray barretto to the piano bass and drums of tommy flanagan doug watkins and arthur taylor ojc 297 prestige 7180 tracks hittin the jug close your eyes my romance canadian sunset blue ammons confirmation savoy