The executives at Prestige must have been felt ecstatic when they heard Gene Ammons first play after his release from a very severe seven-year jail sentence.
The great tenor proved to still be in his prime, his huge sound was unchanged and he was hungry to make new music.
This CD, which completely reissues the first two LPs Ammons cut after his return (The Boss Is Back! and Brother Jug!) rewards repeated listenings.
The first date (in an acoustic quintet with pianist Junior Mance) hints at his earlier bop-based music while the numbers from the following day (with organist Sonny Phillips) find Ammons playing over a couple of boogaloo vamps very much of the period.
Actually it is his ballad statements (particularly "Here's That Rainy Day," "Feeling Good" and even "Didn't We") that really make this CD memorable, although on "He's a Real Gone Guy" Ammons shows that he had not forgotten how to jam the blues either.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tastin' the JugGene Ammons | Gene Ammons | Play | 07:31 | 17 MB | 48 MB |
| 2 | I WonderCecil Gant, Raymond Leveen | Gene Ammons | Play | 08:02 | 18 MB | 41 MB |
| 3 | Ger-RuGene Ammons | Gene Ammons | Play | 08:51 | 20 MB | 51 MB |
| 4 | Here's That Rainy DayJohnny Burke, James Van Heusen | Gene Ammons | Play | 06:09 | 14 MB | 33 MB |
| 5 | Madame Queen | Gene Ammons | Play | 06:51 | 15 MB | 43 MB |
| 6 | The Jungle BossGene Ammons, Junior Mance | Gene Ammons | Play | 05:38 | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| 7 | Jungle StrutGene Ammons | Gene Ammons | Play | 05:13 | 11 MB | 30 MB |
| 8 | Didn't WeGraham Lyle, Troy Seals, Jimmy Webb | Gene Ammons | Play | 06:06 | 13 MB | 31 MB |
| 9 | He's a Real Gone GuyNellie Lutcher | Gene Ammons | Play | 05:06 | 11 MB | 30 MB |
| 10 | Feeling GoodLeslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley | Gene Ammons | Play | 05:45 | 13 MB | 31 MB |
| 11 | Blue VelvetLee Morris, Bernie Wayne | Gene Ammons | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| 12 | Son of a Preacher ManJohn Hurley, Ronnie Wilkins | Gene Ammons | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 73 mins | 169 MB | |||||
| 73 mins | 423 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Albertson | Liner Notes |
| 2 | Gene Ammons | Composer, Primary Artist, Sax (Tenor) |
| 3 | Leslie Bricusse | Composer |
| 4 | Johnny Burke | Composer |
| 5 | Bob Bushnell | Bass (Electric) |
| 6 | Billy Butler | Guitar |
| 7 | Candido Camero | Congas |
| 8 | Candido | Congas, Guest Artist |
| 9 | Cecil Gant | Composer |
| 10 | James Van Heusen | Composer |
| 11 | John Hurley | Composer |
| 12 | Prince James | Sax (Tenor) |
| 13 | Frank Jones | Drums |
| 14 | Frankie Jones | Drums |
| 15 | Raymond Leveen | Composer |
| 16 | Nellie Lutcher | Composer |
| 17 | Graham Lyle | Composer |
| 18 | Junior Mance | Composer, Guest Artist, Piano |
| 19 | Dan Morgenstern | Liner Notes |
| 20 | Lee Morris | Composer |
| 21 | Anthony Newley | Composer |
| 22 | Houston Person | Guest Artist, Sax (Tenor) |
| 23 | Sonny Phillips | Organ |
| 24 | Bob Porter | Liner Notes, Producer |
| 25 | Bernard "Pretty" Purdie | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 26 | Troy Seals | Composer |
| 27 | Rudy Van Gelder | Engineer |
| 28 | Bernie Wayne | Composer |
| 29 | Jimmy Webb | Composer |
| 30 | Ronnie Wilkins | Composer |
| 31 | Buster Williams | Bass, Guest Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |