Jug (album)

Jug
Studio album by
Gene Ammons
Released1961
RecordedJanuary 27, 1961
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length36:54
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7192
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Gene Ammons chronology
Nice an' Cool
(1961) 		Jug
(1961) 		Groovin' with Jug
(1961)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Jug is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1961 and released on the Prestige label.[4]

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

References

  1. ^ a b 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