The Jazz Show Episode December 30, 2019

Tenor Saxophone master Gene Ammons and Co.: "The Happy Blues".

9:04pm - 12:36am

The great soulful voice of the tenor saxophone Gene Ammons made a number of jam session type albums for Prestige, all of them good solid Jazz. Ammons was flown in from his home city of Chicago and recorded this series of informal Jazz recordings with some often profound results. Tonight's Jazz Feature and the last one for 2019 is called "The Happy Blues". It features Gene with alto saxophonist Jackie McLean (one of Ammons' favorites), trumpeter Art Farmer, pianist Duke Jordan, Addison Farmer on bass, the always swinging Arthur Taylor on drums and the great Cuban conguero Candido Camero on conga drums. Only four tunes make up this date done in April of 1956. The first tune is the title track penned by Art Farmer. The second tune is called "The Great Lie" which Gene played when he was in Woody Herman's band. Tune 3 is a relaxed old standard called "Can't We Be Friends?"and the session winds up with Jackie Mclean's fast riff on the chords of "What Is This Thing Called Love" that Jackie called "Madhouse". All in all a super get together with like minded musicians playing at their best. Happy New Year to all and the best for 2020!

Track Listing:

The Happy Blues
Gene Ammons · The Happy Blues
The Great Lie
Gene Ammons · The Happy Blues
Can't We Be Friends?
Gene Ammons · The Happy Blues
Madhouse
Gene Ammons · The Happy Blues
Crescendo Blues
Frank Morgan · Frank Morgan
Huh!
Frank Morgan · Frank Morgan
Autumn Leaves
Frank Morgan · Frank Morgan
Well, You Needn't
Frank Morgan · Frank Morgan
B.T.
Frank Morgan · Frank Morgan
Anyhow.
Jack Sheldon · Play,Buddy,Play
Julie Is Her Name
Jack Sheldon · Play,Buddy,Play
Aplomb
Jack Sheldon · Play,Buddy,Play
Sunset Eyes
Jack Sheldon · Play,Buddy,Play
J.S.
Jack Sheldon · Play, Buddy,Play
April In Paris
Ella Fitzgerald/Count Basie · Ella and Basie
Ev'ry Day I Have The Blues
Ella Fitzgerald/Count Basie · Ella, Basie and Joe.
Party Blues
Ella Fitzgerald/Count Basie · Ella, Basie and Joe
Wild Man Blues
Louis Armstrong · The Hot Sevens
Alligator Crawl
Louis Armstrong · The Hot Sevens
Potato Head Blues
Louis Armstrong · The Hot Sevens
Melancholy
Louis Armstrong · The Hot Sevens
Weary Blues
Louis Armstrong · The Hot Sevens
12th Street Rag
Louis Armstrong · The Hot Sevens
In Tangier/Paradise Beach
Herbie Mann · Stone Flute
Windows
Hubert Laws · Windows
Trio for Flute ,Bassoon, and Piano
Hubert Laws · Trio.