Tag Archives: Gene Ammons / Sonny Sti – Boss Tenors: Straight A

Gene Ammons, who had an enormous and immediately recognizable shade on tenor, was an extremely flexible participant who could play bebop with the very best (constantly battling his friend Sonny Stitt to some tie up) yet was an impact for the R&B globe. A few of his ballad renditions became …

Charlie Parker has already established many admirers and his impact could be detected in various styles, but couple of have been seeing that avid a disciple seeing that Sonny Stitt. There is nearly note-for-note imitation in a number of early Stitt solos, as well as the closeness continued to be …