Just Jug is a live album by saxophonists Gene Ammons recorded in Chicago in 1961 and originally released on the Argo label in 1962.[2] The album was subsequently rereleased as Gene Ammons Live! in Chicago with two bonus tracks on the Prestige label.
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| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | August 29, 1961 The DJ Lounge, Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Argo LP 698 | |||
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| Gene Ammons Live! in Chicago Cover | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Reception edit
AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated: "This is one of many Gene Ammons recordings from the 1961–62 period; virtually all are worth getting".[1]
Track listing edit
All compositions by Gene Ammons, except as indicated
- "Scrapple from the Apple" (Charlie Parker) – 5:17
- "Falling in Love With Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 4:44
- "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) – 5:08
- "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard) – 4:24
- "It Could Happen to You" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 4:21
- "Foot Tappin'" – 6:51
- "Jug's Blue Blues" – 5:39
- "Fast Track" – 4:02
- "C Jam Blues" (Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington) – 8:08 Bonus track on Gene Ammons Live! in Chicago CD reissue
- "But Not for Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 5:33 Bonus track on Gene Ammons Live! in Chicago CD reissue
Personnel edit
- Gene Ammons – tenor saxophone
- Eddie Buster – organ
- Gerald Donovan – drums
References edit
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 10, 2012
- ^ Gene Ammons discography accessed December 10, 2012