Released 2001 Producer Eric Miller Release date 2001 | Length 68:02 | |
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Recorded June 24, 1973Left Bank Jazz Society at the Famous Ballroom in Baltimore, Maryland Similar Gene Ammons albums, Jazz albums |
God Bless Jug and Sonny is a live album by saxophonists Sonny Stitt and Gene Ammons recorded in Baltimore in 1973 and released on the Prestige label in 2001.
Contents
Reception
The Allmusic review stated "Unlike some of their 1940s/early '50s encounters, God Bless Jug and Sonny falls short of essential. But this 1973 reunion is still enjoyable and will interest the saxophonists' hardcore fans".
Track listing
- "Blue 'N' Boogie" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) - 16:36
- "Stringin' the Jug" (Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt) - 14:58
- "God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) - 5:48
- "Autumn in New York" (Vernon Duke) - 5:05
- "Ugetsu" (Cedar Walton) - 7:44
- "Bye Bye Blackbird" (Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson) - 17:51
Personnel
Songs
1Blue 'n' Boogie16:36
2Stringin' the Jug14:59
3God Bless the Child5:48
References
God Bless Jug and Sonny Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA