Gene Ammons

tenor saxophone, conductor, baritone saxophone

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Top collaborators

Artist name Roles Recordings
Art Taylor drums Ammon Joy, Angel Eyes, Blue Ammons, Blue Gene, Blue Greens and Beans, Blue Hymn, Blue Room, Can't We Be Friends, Canadian Sunset, Cattin', Cheek to Cheek, Close Your Eyes, Confirmation, Four, Funky, Gettin' Around, Groove Blues, Hip Tip, Hittin' the Jug, It Might as Well Be Spring, Jammin' With Gene, Jug Handle, King Size, Madhouse, My Romance, Not Really the Blues, Pennies From Heaven, Pint Size, Scamperin', Stella By Starlight, Stompin' at the Savoy, That's All, The Great Lie, The Happy Blues, The Real McCoy (feat. John Coltrane & Paul Quinichette), The Twister, Water Jug, We'll Be Together Again
Doug Watkins bass Angel Eyes, Blue Ammons, Blue Gene, Blue Greens and Beans, Blue Room, Canadian Sunset, Close Your Eyes, Confirmation, Easy to Love, Exactly Like You, Funky, Gettin' Around, Hip Tip, Hittin' the Jug, Jammin' With Gene, King Size, Let It Be You, Miss Lucy, My Romance, Namely You, Not Really the Blues, Ol' Man River, Pint Size, Scamperin', Seed Shack, Stella By Starlight, Stompin' at the Savoy, Tangerine, Water Jug, We'll Be Together Again
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Mal Waldron piano Ammon Joy, Blue Gene, Blue Greens and Beans, Blue Hymn, Cattin', Cheek to Cheek, Four, Funky, Groove Blues, Hip Tip, It Might as Well Be Spring, It's the Talk of the Town, Jammin' With Gene, Jug Handle, King Size, Not Really the Blues, Pennies From Heaven, Pint Size, Scamperin', Stella By Starlight, That's All, The Real McCoy (feat. John Coltrane & Paul Quinichette), The Twister, We'll Be Together Again, You Go to My Head
Rudy van Gelder engineer, recording Ammon Joy, Ballad for Baby, Blue Velvet, But Not for Me, Can't We Be Friends, Cool, Cool Daddy, Didn't We, Ger-Ru, Groove Blues, He's a Real Gone Guy, If You Are but a Dream, It Might as Well Be Spring, Jug Handle, Jungle Strut, Love I Found You, Madhouse, Scram, Son of a Preacher Man, The Great Lie, The Happy Blues, Too Marvelous for Words

Collaborators on this artist's recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Art Taylor drums Ammon Joy, Angel Eyes, Blue Ammons, Blue Gene, Blue Greens and Beans, Blue Hymn, Blue Room, Can't We Be Friends, Canadian Sunset, Cattin', Cheek to Cheek, Close Your Eyes, Confirmation, Four, Funky, Gettin' Around, Groove Blues, Hip Tip, Hittin' the Jug, It Might as Well Be Spring, Jammin' With Gene, Jug Handle, King Size, Madhouse, My Romance, Not Really the Blues, Pennies From Heaven, Pint Size, Scamperin', Stella By Starlight, Stompin' at the Savoy, That's All, The Great Lie, The Happy Blues, The Real McCoy (feat. John Coltrane & Paul Quinichette), The Twister, Water Jug, We'll Be Together Again
Doug Watkins bass Angel Eyes, Blue Ammons, Blue Gene, Blue Greens and Beans, Blue Room, Canadian Sunset, Close Your Eyes, Confirmation, Easy to Love, Exactly Like You, Funky, Gettin' Around, Hip Tip, Hittin' the Jug, Jammin' With Gene, King Size, Let It Be You, Miss Lucy, My Romance, Namely You, Not Really the Blues, Ol' Man River, Pint Size, Scamperin', Seed Shack, Stella By Starlight, Stompin' at the Savoy, Tangerine, Water Jug, We'll Be Together Again
Mal Waldron piano Ammon Joy, Blue Gene, Blue Greens and Beans, Blue Hymn, Cattin', Cheek to Cheek, Four, Funky, Groove Blues, Hip Tip, It Might as Well Be Spring, It's the Talk of the Town, Jammin' With Gene, Jug Handle, King Size, Not Really the Blues, Pennies From Heaven, Pint Size, Scamperin', Stella By Starlight, That's All, The Real McCoy (feat. John Coltrane & Paul Quinichette), The Twister, We'll Be Together Again, You Go to My Head
Rudy van Gelder engineer, recording Ammon Joy, Ballad for Baby, Blue Velvet, But Not for Me, Can't We Be Friends, Cool, Cool Daddy, Didn't We, Ger-Ru, Groove Blues, He's a Real Gone Guy, If You Are but a Dream, It Might as Well Be Spring, Jug Handle, Jungle Strut, Love I Found You, Madhouse, Scram, Son of a Preacher Man, The Great Lie, The Happy Blues, Too Marvelous for Words
Ray Barretto congas Alone Again (Naturally), Blue Ammons, Blue Gene, Blue Greens and Beans, Canadian Sunset, Close Your Eyes, Confirmation, Geru's Blues, Hip Tip, Hittin' the Jug, It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing), Jeannine, My Romance, Out in the Sticks, Scamperin', Stompin' at the Savoy
Jackie McLean alto saxophone Can't We Be Friends, Cattin', Four, Funky, Jammin' With Gene, King Size, Madhouse, Not Really the Blues, Pennies From Heaven, Pint Size, Stella By Starlight, The Great Lie, The Happy Blues, The Twister, We'll Be Together Again
Kenny Burrell guitar Anna, Ca 'Purange (Jungle Soul), Cae' Cae', Cattin', Four, Funky, King Size, Moito Mato Grosso, Pagan Love Song, Pennies From Heaven, Pint Size, Stella By Starlight, The Twister, Yellow Bird
Art Farmer trumpet Can't We Be Friends, Funky, Jammin' With Gene, Juggernaut, King Size, Madhouse, Not Really the Blues, Pint Size, Stella By Starlight, The Great Lie, The Happy Blues, We'll Be Together Again, Woofin' and Tweetin'
Candido congas Can't We Be Friends, Ger-Ru, Here's That Rainy Day, I Wonder, Madame Queen, Madhouse, Tastin' The Jug, The Great Lie, The Happy Blues, The Jungle Boss
Duke Jordan piano Blues Up and Down (take 1), Blues Up and Down (take 2), Blues Up and Down (take 3), Can't We Be Friends, Madhouse, The Great Lie, The Happy Blues, You Can Depend on Me (take 1), You Can Depend on Me (take 2)
George Joyner bass Ammon Joy, Blue Hymn, Cheek to Cheek, Groove Blues, It Might as Well Be Spring, Jug Handle, That's All, The Real McCoy (feat. John Coltrane & Paul Quinichette)
Idrees Sulieman trumpet Blue Gene, Blue Greens and Beans, Cattin', Four, Hip Tip, Pennies From Heaven, Scamperin', The Twister
J.C. Heard drums Easy to Love, Exactly Like You, Let It Be You, Miss Lucy, Namely You, Ol' Man River, Seed Shack, Tangerine
Richard Wyands piano Easy to Love, Let It Be You, Love I Found You, Namely You, Ol' Man River, Seed Shack, Tangerine, Too Marvelous for Words
Tommy Flanagan piano Blue Ammons, Canadian Sunset, Close Your Eyes, Confirmation, Hittin' the Jug, My Romance, Stompin' at the Savoy
Junior Mance piano Ger-Ru, Here's That Rainy Day, I Wonder, Madame Queen, Stringin' the Jug, Tastin' The Jug, The Jungle Boss
Esmond Edwards producer Ballad for Baby, But Not for Me, Cool, Cool Daddy, If You Are but a Dream, Love I Found You, Scram, Too Marvelous for Words
Jerome Richardson flute Ammon Joy, Blue Hymn, Cheek to Cheek, Groove Blues, Jug Handle, That's All, The Real McCoy (feat. John Coltrane & Paul Quinichette)
Sonny Stitt saxophone, tenor saxophone Blues Up and Down (take 1), Blues Up and Down (take 2), Blues Up and Down (take 3), New Blues Up and Down, Stringin' the Jug, You Can Depend on Me (take 1), You Can Depend on Me (take 2)
Pepper Adams (baritone saxophonist) baritone saxophone Ammon Joy, Blue Gene, Blue Greens and Beans, Groove Blues, Hip Tip, Scamperin'
Sam Jones (jazz bassist) bass Alone Again (Naturally), Geru's Blues, Goodbye, It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing), Jeannine, Out in the Sticks
Kenny Drew piano Alone Again (Naturally), Geru's Blues, Goodbye, It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing), Jeannine, Out in the Sticks
Frankie Jones (drums) drums Ger-Ru, Here's That Rainy Day, I Wonder, Madame Queen, Tastin' The Jug, The Jungle Boss
Bucky Pizzarelli guitar Anna, Ca 'Purange (Jungle Soul), Cae' Cae', Moito Mato Grosso, Pagan Love Song, Yellow Bird
Buster Williams bass Ger-Ru, Here's That Rainy Day, I Wonder, Madame Queen, Tastin' The Jug, The Jungle Boss
Gary Bartz alto saxophone Alone Again (Naturally), Geru's Blues, Goodbye, It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing), Jeannine, Out in the Sticks
Hank Jones piano Anna, Ca 'Purange (Jungle Soul), Cae' Cae', Moito Mato Grosso, Pagan Love Song, Yellow Bird
Addison Farmer bass Can't We Be Friends, Juggernaut, Madhouse, The Great Lie, The Happy Blues, Woofin' and Tweetin'
Oliver Jackson (American jazz drummer) drums Anna, Ca 'Purange (Jungle Soul), Cae' Cae', Moito Mato Grosso, Pagan Love Song, Yellow Bird
Louis Hayes drums Alone Again (Naturally), Geru's Blues, Goodbye, It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing), Jeannine, Out in the Sticks
Norman Edge bass Anna, Ca 'Purange (Jungle Soul), Cae' Cae', Moito Mato Grosso, Pagan Love Song, Yellow Bird
Nat Adderley cornet Alone Again (Naturally), Geru's Blues, Goodbye, It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing), Jeannine, Out in the Sticks
Tommy Potter bass Blues Up and Down (take 1), Blues Up and Down (take 2), Blues Up and Down (take 3), You Can Depend on Me (take 1), You Can Depend on Me (take 2)
Jo Jones drums Blues Up and Down (take 1), Blues Up and Down (take 2), Blues Up and Down (take 3), You Can Depend on Me (take 1), You Can Depend on Me (take 2)
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie drums Blue Velvet, Didn't We, He's a Real Gone Guy, Jungle Strut, Son of a Preacher Man
Sonny Phillips organ Blue Velvet, Didn't We, He's a Real Gone Guy, Jungle Strut, Son of a Preacher Man
Billy Butler (jazz guitarist) guitar Blue Velvet, Didn't We, He's a Real Gone Guy, Jungle Strut, Son of a Preacher Man
Bob Bushnell electric bass guitar Blue Velvet, Didn't We, He's a Real Gone Guy, Jungle Strut, Son of a Preacher Man
Frank Wess woodwind Angel Eyes, Blue Room, Gettin' Around, Water Jug
John Coltrane alto saxophone Ammon Joy, Groove Blues, It Might as Well Be Spring, The Real McCoy (feat. John Coltrane & Paul Quinichette)
Johnny “Hammond” Smith organ Angel Eyes, Blue Room, Gettin' Around, Water Jug
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) bass Cattin', Four, Pennies From Heaven, The Twister
Wendell Marshall bass It's the Talk of the Town, Love I Found You, Too Marvelous for Words, You Go to My Head
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) trumpet Jammin' With Gene, Not Really the Blues, We'll Be Together Again
George Duvivier bass But Not for Me, Cool, Cool Daddy, If You Are but a Dream
Paul Quinichette tenor saxophone Ammon Joy, Groove Blues, The Real McCoy (feat. John Coltrane & Paul Quinichette)
Walter Perkins (Chicago jazz drummer) drums But Not for Me, Cool, Cool Daddy, If You Are but a Dream
Etta Jones vocal But Not for Me, Cool, Cool Daddy, If You Are but a Dream
Patti Bown piano Cool, Cool Daddy, If You Are but a Dream, Love I Found You
Lou Donaldson alto saxophone Juggernaut, Woofin' and Tweetin'
Clarence Anderson organ, piano Exactly Like You, Miss Lucy
Freddie Redd piano Juggernaut, Woofin' and Tweetin'
Ed Thigpen drums It's the Talk of the Town, You Go to My Head
George Barrow tenor saxophone Love I Found You, Too Marvelous for Words
Joe Dukes (American jazz drummer) drums Ballad for Baby, Scram
Oliver Nelson alto saxophone Love I Found You, Too Marvelous for Words
Eddie Diehl guitar Ballad for Baby, Scram
Clark Terry trumpet Love I Found You, Too Marvelous for Words
Billy English drums Love I Found You, Too Marvelous for Words
Kenny Clarke drums Juggernaut, Woofin' and Tweetin'
Eugene Wright bass New Blues Up and Down, Stringin' the Jug
Red Holloway tenor saxophone Love I Found You, Too Marvelous for Words
“Brother” Jack McDuff organ Ballad for Baby, Scram
Robert Ashton (saxophonist) baritone saxophone Love I Found You, Too Marvelous for Words
Hobart Dotson trumpet Love I Found You, Too Marvelous for Words
Prince James (60's) tenor saxophone The Jungle Boss
Larry Townsend vocal New Blues Up and Down
Houston Person tenor saxophone The Jungle Boss
Chippy Outcalt trombone New Blues Up and Down
Charlie Bateman piano New Blues Up and Down
Billy Massey trumpet New Blues Up and Down
Art Blakey drums New Blues Up and Down
Wesley Landers (Jazz drummer) drums Stringin' the Jug

Work on other artists' recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Hüsnü Özenen tenor saxophone A Mess, A Pair of Red Pants, Autumn Leaves, Blue 'n' Boogie, But Not for Me, Bye Bye Blackbird, Bye-Bye, Blackbird, Dumplin', God Bless the Child, John Brown's Body, Long Ago and Far Away, My Foolish Heart, New Blues Up and Down, Out in the Cold Again, Red Sails in the Sunset, Shuffle Twist, Sleeping Susan, Stringin' the Jug, There Is No Greater Love, Time on My Hands, Tubby, Walkin', Water Jug, We'll Be Together Again, When You Wish Upon a Star, Why Was I Born?
José Manuel Silva Rodríguez tenor saxophone Abdullah's Fiesta, Blowing the Family Jewels, Brother Jug's Sermon, Daddy Sauce's Airlines, Dues in Blues, E.A.A.K. Blues, Going for the Okey Doak, Harold the Fox, Jay Jay, Jeet Jet, Little Irv, Odd-En-Dow, Shermanski, Sugar-Coated
Meadowlark tenor saxophone Bless You, Concentration, Do You Really Mean It, Hold That Money, Idaho, McDougal's Sprout, Once in a While, Red Top, Stuffy
Monique Buzzarté tenor saxophone Exactly Like You, Groovin' With Jug, Happy Blues (Good Vibrations), Hey You, What's That, Hittin' the Jug, Juggin' Around, Morris the Minor, Willow Weep for Me
Vakhtang Badrishvili tenor saxophone Bluzarumba, Falling in Love With Love (take 1), Falling in Love With Love (take 2), For You, Georgia, Where or When, You're Driving Me Crazy
Alyn Shipton tenor saxophone A Little Ditty, Going South, Jim Dog, Juggin' Around, Sermonette
Quattro Pezzi Sacri tenor saxophone Lonesome Lover Blues, The Chase, The Happy Blues
Gene Ammons Quintet tenor saxophone Blowing Red's Top, Concentration
Short Stories tenor saxophone Ballad for Baby