Just Jug Explained

Just Jug
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Gene Ammons
Cover:	Just Jug.jpg
Released:	1962
Recorded:	August 29, 1961 The DJ Lounge, Chicago, Illinois
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Argo LP 698
Chronology:	Gene Ammons
Prev Title:	Boss Tenors
Prev Year:	1961
Next Title:	Up Tight!
Next Year:	1961

Just Jug is a live album by saxophonists Gene Ammons recorded in Chicago in 1961 and originally released on the Argo label in 1962.^[1] The album was subsequently rereleased as Gene Ammons Live! in Chicago with two bonus tracks on the Prestige label.

Reception

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated: "This is one of many Gene Ammons recordings from the 1961–62 period; virtually all are worth getting".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Gene Ammons, except as indicated

1. "Scrapple from the Apple" (Charlie Parker) – 5:17
2. "Falling in Love With Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 4:44
3. "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) – 5:08
4. "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard) – 4:24
5. "It Could Happen to You" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 4:21
6. "Foot Tappin'" – 6:51
7. "Jug's Blue Blues" – 5:39
8. "Fast Track" – 4:02
9. "C Jam Blues" (Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington) – 8:08 Bonus track on Gene Ammons Live! in Chicago CD reissue
10. "But Not for Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 5:33 Bonus track on Gene Ammons Live! in Chicago CD reissue

Personnel

• Gene Ammons – tenor saxophone
• Eddie Buster – organ
• Gerald Donovan – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/gene-ammons/catalog/#argo-lp-698 Gene Ammons discography
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 10, 2012