Brother Jug!

Brother Jug!
Studio album by Gene Ammons
Released	1970
Recorded	November 10 & 11, 1969 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Label	Prestige PR 7792
Gene Ammons chronology
The Boss Is Back! (1969) Brother Jug! (1969) Night Lights (1970)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Brother Jug!' is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label.^[2]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars with its review by Stewart Mason stating, "A swinging soul-jazz set from just before the point where soul-jazz turned once and for all into fusion, 1970's Brother Jug is very much an album of its time... while the album doesn't have the classic timelessness of Gene Ammons' best '50s and early-'60s work, Brother Jug is one of Ammons' better albums released soon after the tenor saxophonist's release from a seven-year prison sentence".^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Gene Ammons except as indicated

1. "Son of a Preacher Man" (John Hurley, Ronnie Wilkins) - 4:27
2. "Didn't We" (Graham Lyle, Troy Seals) - 6:04
3. "He's a Real Gone Guy" (Nellie Lutcher) - 5:05
4. "Jungle Strut" - 5:11
5. "Blue Velvet" (Lee Morris, Bernie Wayne) - 4:06
6. "Ger-Ru" - 8:49

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on November 10 (track 6) and November 11 (tracks 1-5), 1969

Personnel

• Gene Ammons - tenor saxophone
• Junior Mance - piano (track 6)
• Sonny Phillips organ (tracks 1-5)
• Buster Williams - bass (track 6)
• Billy Butler - guitar (tracks 1-5)
• Bob Bushnell - electric bass (tracks 1-5)
• Frankie Jones (track 6), Bernard Purdie (tracks 1-5) - drums
• Candido - congas (track 6)

References