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Big Bad Jug

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Released
  
1973

Release date
  
1973

Label
  
Prestige Records

Artist
  
Gene Ammons

Producer
  
Ozzie Cadena

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
October 28 & 30 and November 1, 1972

Studio
  
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

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Big Bad Jug is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1972 and released on the Prestige label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "The repertoire, which includes a couple of funky originals... is not too inspiring... but Ammons makes the best of it".

Track listing

All compositions by Gene Ammons except where noted.

  1. "Lady Mama" – 6:52
  2. "I Can't Help Myself" (Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Eddie Holland) – 4:13
  3. "Lucille" (Little Richard, Harold Vick) – 4:55
  4. "Fly Me" – 3:10
  5. "Big Bad Jug" – 7:46
  6. "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong) – 4:31
  7. "Fuzz" (Dave Grusin) – 4:27
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on October 28, 1972 (tracks 4 & 7), November 30, 1972 (tracks 3 & 4) and November 1, 1972 (tracks 2 & 7)
  • Personnel

  • Gene Ammons – tenor saxophone
  • Ernie Hayes – organ (tracks 4, 5 & 7)
  • Hank Jones – electric piano (tracks 4, 5 & 7)
  • Sonny Phillips – piano, organ (tracks 1-3 & 6)
  • Joe Beck (tracks 4, 5 & 7), Maynard Parker (tracks 1-3 & 6) – guitar
  • Ron Carter – bass, electric bass
  • Billy Cobham (tracks 1-3 & 6), Idris Muhammad (tracks 4 & 7), Mickey Roker (track 5) – drums
  • References

    Big Bad Jug Wikipedia