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Ironically, Gene "Jug" Ammons tended to be critical of organists; he was quoted as saying that "organ players don't know any changes." However, as critical the Chicago tenor saxman might have been of organists -- most of them, anyway -- he did some of his best work in their presence. When you united Ammons with Jack McDuff, Johnny "Hammond" Smith and other B-3 masters in the '60s, the sparks would fly. They certainly fly on this excellent album, which finds Ammons and Richard "Groove" Holmes co-leading a soul-jazz/hard bop organ combo that also includes guitarist Gene Edwards and drummer Leroy Henderson. The quartet is heard in two settings on August 15, 1961 -- three of the eight selections were produced by Richard Bock in a Los Angeles studio in the afternoon, while the other five were recorded several hours later an L.A. club called the Black Orchid. Ammons and Holmes prove to be a strong combination in both settings, although their playing is somewhat looser at the Orchid, where the delights include some slow blues (Ammons' "Hittin' the Jug"), a smoky ballad ("Willow Weep for Me") and a lightning-fast barnburner (Ammons' "Juggin' Around"). However critical Ammons might have been of most organists, it's obvious that he and Holmes share a lot of common ground on Groovin' With Jug.
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Gene Ammons, MainArtist - Richard "Groove" Holmes, MainArtist - Rick Holmes, Composer
(C) 2005 Blue Note Records ℗ 1961 Blue Note Records
Ann Ronell, ComposerLyricist - Gene Ammons, MainArtist - Richard "Groove" Holmes, MainArtist
(C) 2005 Blue Note Records ℗ 1961 Blue Note Records
Gene Ammons, Composer, MainArtist - Richard "Groove" Holmes, MainArtist
(C) 2005 Blue Note Records ℗ 1961 Blue Note Records
Gene Ammons, Composer, MainArtist - Richard "Groove" Holmes, MainArtist
(C) 2005 Blue Note Records ℗ 1961 Blue Note Records
Dorothy Fields, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy McHugh, ComposerLyricist - Gene Ammons, MainArtist - Richard "Groove" Holmes, MainArtist
(C) 2005 Blue Note Records ℗ 1961 Blue Note Records
Gene Ammons, Composer, MainArtist - Richard "Groove" Holmes, MainArtist
(C) 2005 Blue Note Records ℗ 1961 Blue Note Records
Gene Ammons, MainArtist - Richard "Groove" Holmes, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2005 Blue Note Records ℗ 1961 Blue Note Records
Gene Ammons, Composer, MainArtist - Richard "Groove" Holmes, MainArtist
(C) 2005 Blue Note Records ℗ 1961 Blue Note Records
Album review
Ironically, Gene "Jug" Ammons tended to be critical of organists; he was quoted as saying that "organ players don't know any changes." However, as critical the Chicago tenor saxman might have been of organists -- most of them, anyway -- he did some of his best work in their presence. When you united Ammons with Jack McDuff, Johnny "Hammond" Smith and other B-3 masters in the '60s, the sparks would fly. They certainly fly on this excellent album, which finds Ammons and Richard "Groove" Holmes co-leading a soul-jazz/hard bop organ combo that also includes guitarist Gene Edwards and drummer Leroy Henderson. The quartet is heard in two settings on August 15, 1961 -- three of the eight selections were produced by Richard Bock in a Los Angeles studio in the afternoon, while the other five were recorded several hours later an L.A. club called the Black Orchid. Ammons and Holmes prove to be a strong combination in both settings, although their playing is somewhat looser at the Orchid, where the delights include some slow blues (Ammons' "Hittin' the Jug"), a smoky ballad ("Willow Weep for Me") and a lightning-fast barnburner (Ammons' "Juggin' Around"). However critical Ammons might have been of most organists, it's obvious that he and Holmes share a lot of common ground on Groovin' With Jug.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:30
- Main artists: Gene Ammons Richard Groove Holmes
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Blue Note Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 2005 Blue Note Records ℗ 2005 Blue Note Records
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