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Born: April 14, 1925 in Chicago, IL
Years Active: 40 's, 50 's, 60 's, 70 's
Died: August 06, 1974 in Chicago, IL
Genre: Jazz

Biography:
Gene Ammons, who had a huge and immediately recognizable tone on tenor, was a very flexible player who could play bebop with the best (always battling his friend Sonny Stitt to a tie) yet was an influence on the R&B world. Some of his ballad rend ...More >>

Discography: 2001 God Bless Jug and Sonny 1975 Goodbye 1973 Together Again for the Last Time 1973 Gene Ammons and Friends at Montreux 1973 Brasswind More >>

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Similar Artists: Johnny Griffin Sonny Criss Sonny Stitt Rusty Bryant Willis "Gator" Jackson More >>

Influenced By: Dexter Gordon Charlie Parker Coleman Hawkins Ben Webster Arnett Cobb More >> Followers: Kenny Burrell Johnny Griffin Stanley Turrentine Henry Threadgill Jan Garbarek More >>

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