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Albert Ammons

Albert Ammons was one of the big three of late-''30s boogie-woogie along with Pete Johnson and Meade Lux Lewis. Arguably the most powerful of the three, Ammons was also flexible enough to play swing music. Ammons played in Chicago clubs from the 1920s on although he also worked as a cab driver for a time. Starting in 1934 he led his own band in Chicago and he made his first records in 1936. In 1938 Ammons appeared at Carnegie Hall with Pete Johnson and Meade Lux Lewis, an event that really helped launch the boogie-woogie craze. Ammons recorded with the other pianists in duets and trios, fit right in with the Port of Harlem Jazzmen on their Blue Note session, appeared regularly at Cafe Society, recorded as a sideman with Sippie Wallace in the 1940s and he even cut a session with his son, the great tenorman Gene Ammons. Albert Ammons worked steadily throughout the 1940s, playing at President Harry Truman''s inauguration in 1949; he died later that year. Many of his recordings are currently available on CD. -- Scott Yanow

		Piano Blues (DVD) Part of The Blues documentary film series on PBS, Piano Blues is directed by actor, filmmaker, ... more .. Sony Music Label Catalog No: SNY58618 On Sale $19.95
		The First Day Producer Alfred Lion was very impressed when he attended John Hammond's Spirituals to Swing ... more .. Blue Note Records Label Catalog No: BLN98450 On Sale $12.95
		Boogie Woogie Stomp Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis and Pete Johnson formed a brotherhood of boogie that turned out ... more .. Delmark Recordings Label Catalog No: DEL705 On Sale $12.95
		Boogie Woogie Man Albert Ammons is the king of Boogie-Woogie, this CD has a great cross section of his greatest ... more .. Pavilion Records Label Catalog No: TPZ1067 On Sale $17.95
		The Boogie Woogie Man Boogie woogie is a primitive, earthy form of jazz playing based essentially on the 12 bar ... more .. Living Era Label Catalog No: AJA5305 On Sale $12.95
		(1936-1946) Albert Ammons left a big legacy which is kept alive by many pianist around the world today, ... more .. Document Records Label Catalog No: DOC1008 On Sale $16.95

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