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One of the best efforts from Ammons' extensive catalog. A fat, warm, rich sax tone — you know, the one you immediately identify as Jug — is on display in all its glory on this great Moodsville release. Feeling tired and stressed out? Give Uncle Gene a spin. Besides perfect pitch, Ammons' other special gift was a melodic sense that allowed him to effectively convey feelings at slow tempos. Here is a great jazz ballad player given full scope to spin his charms. — (via Label)

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This master of the tenor sax slow burner ballad never got much cred in the hipster jazz magazines of his day, to everyone’s loss. He lived and performed in Chicago, an outsider to NYC — the epicenter of jazz at the time — and would journey to the Big Apple to record.

Here, Jug takes a break from his hard-driving bebop and bouncy calypsos to create a landscape of yearning, love, and hope. Ammons’ style later evolved into the “soul jazz” sound, an O.G. precursor to 1970s funk and R&B. — (via Medium)

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— Pressed on 180g black vinyl
— Part of the ultimate audiophile Prestige stereo reissues from Analogue Productions
— Housed in tip-on jackets on thick cardboard stock

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Label: Analogue Productions / Moodsville
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo, 180g
Reissued: 2023 / Originally Released: 1963
Genre: Jazz

File under: Audiophile Jazz
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