Jug and Sonny
Compilation album by
Gene Ammons
Released1960
RecordedOctober 12, 1948, February 28, 1949, January 8, 1950, May 2, 1950, August, 1950 and May 3, 1951
StudioChicago, Illinois
GenreJazz
Length27:52
LabelChess
LP 1445
Gene Ammons chronology
Soulful Saxophone
(1959) 		Jug and Sonny
(1960) 		The Golden Saxophone of Gene Ammons
(1959)

Jug and Sonny is a compilation album by saxophonist Gene Ammons, with Sonny Stitt featured on two tracks, collecting recordings made between 1948 and 1951, some of which were originally released as singles, that was issued by the Chess label in 1960.[1][2][3]

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AllMusic[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Gene Ammons except where noted:

  1. "Im's Not the Kind of Guy" (as "You're Not the Kind of a Girl") (Will Hudson) – 2:40
  2. "I Cover the Waterfront" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) – 2:37
  3. "Full Moon" – 2:40
  4. "Jam for Boppers" – 5:03
  5. "Don't Do Me Wrong" (Jimmy Mundy) – 2:47
  6. "Don't Worry About Me" (Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler) – 2:40
  7. "Baby, Won't You Please Say Yes" (John Henry Burton as John Burton) – 2:44
  8. "Cha Bootie" (Jimmy Mundy) – 2:47
  9. "Tenor Eleven" – 2:50
  10. "The Last Chance" (as "The Last Mile") – 2:44

Personnel


References

  1. ^ Both Sides Now: Chess Album Discography, Part 1: LP-1425 to LPS-1553 and CHV-400 Vintage Series accessed August 21, 2019
  2. ^ Jazzdisco: Gene Ammons Catalog accessed August 21, 2019
  3. ^ Jazzlists: Gene Ammons discography accessed August 21, 2019
  4. ^ Gene Ammons / Sonny Stitt: Jug & Sonny – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
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