Gene Ammons and His Sextet

Gene Ammons and His Sextet Top Songs Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography

Eugene "Jug" Ammons (April 14, 1925 – August 6, 1974), also known as "The Boss", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. The son of boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons, Gene Ammons is remembered for his accessible music, steeped in soul and R&B. == Biography == Born in Chicago, Illinois, Ammons studied music with instructor Walter Dyett at DuSable High School. Ammons began to gain recognition while still at high school when in 1943, at the age of 18, he went on... [more on Wikipedia]

Gene Ammons and His Sextet began charting in 1947 with Red Top.On US RnB the artist achieved 3 Top‑10s.

Top songs: #1: Red Top - #2: My Foolish Heart - #3: Jug
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  1947
1.
09/1947
#1  Red Top
Gene Ammons and His Sextet greentick

35 pts
3
R&B
instrumental
[Mercury 8048]
written by Ben Kynard & Lionel Hampton
  1950
2.
07/1950
#2  My Foolish Heart
Gene Ammons and His Sextet greentick

20 pts
9
R&B
instrumental
[Chess 1425]
written by Victor Young & Ned Washington
  1951
3.
03/1951
#3  Jug
Gene Ammons and His Sextet greentick

19 pts
10
R&B
as Gene Ammons and His Band
instrumental
[Prestige 735]


See also...

Gene Ammons • Gene Ammons's Sextet


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