Eugene "Jug" Ammons, aka "The Boss," was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and the son of boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons. Got My Own. Released: Big Bad Jug. Released: Concerts. Search Year. Event Date Venue City Region Country; Gene Ammons: 12/31/ Broadway-Capitol Theater: Detroit.

Title from image of compact disc cover on Web page (viewed on Sept. 30, ). Originally released in as Got my own (Prestige [PRST-]) and Big bad Jug (Prestige [P-]). Includes program notes. Performer(s).

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Chicago-born Gene Ammons began as a sax player in the late?Æ40s in vocalist Billy Eckstine?Æs big band. Blessed with a hugely expressive tenor sound, he later began recording tenor duels with both Dexter Gordon and Sonny Stitt. His sprawling sound was used to maximum effect on the soulful jazz combos he played with throughout the '50s, and.

Gene Ammons, who had a huge and immediately recognizable tone on tenor, was a very flexible player who could play bebop with the best (always battling his friend Sonny Stitt to a tie) yet was an influence on the R&B world. Some of his ballad renditions became hits and, despite two unfortunate interruptions in his career, Ammons remained a popular attraction for 25 years.

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Recorded at the same sessions that resulted in the more commercial Big Bad Jug, this LP (whose contents have not yet been reissued on CD) is the better of the two thanks to the inclusion of four Billie Holiday-associated songs. Ammons (even with the electric rhythm section) is in strong form on "Lady Sings the Blues," "God Bless the Child," "Strange Fruit" and "Fine and Mellow."6/

Got My Own () Big Bad Jug () God Bless Jug and Sonny () Professional ratings; Review scores; Source Rating; Allmusic: Big Bad Jug is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in and released on the Prestige label. Reception. Allmusic awarded "I Can't Help Myself" (Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Eddie Holland) Genre: Jazz.