God Bless Jug and Sonny

God Bless Jug and Sonny
Live album by Sonny Stitt and Gene Ammons
Released	2001
Recorded	June 24, 1973 Left Bank Jazz Society at the Famous Ballroom in Baltimore, Maryland
Genre	Jazz
Length	68:02
Label	Prestige PRCD 11019
Producer	Eric Miller
Gene Ammons chronology
Big Bad Jug (1972) God Bless Jug and Sonny (1973) Left Bank Encores (1973)
Sonny Stitt chronology
The Champ (1973) God Bless Jug and Sonny (1973) Left Bank Encores (1973)

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Allmusic	[1]

God Bless Jug and Sonny is a live album by saxophonists Sonny Stitt and Gene Ammons recorded in Baltimore in 1973 and released on the Prestige label in 2001.^[2]

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "Unlike some of their 1940s/early '50s encounters, God Bless Jug and Sonny falls short of essential. But this 1973 reunion is still enjoyable and will interest the saxophonists' hardcore fans".^[1]

Track listing

1. "Blue 'N' Boogie" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) - 16:36
2. "Stringin' the Jug" (Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt) - 14:58
3. "God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) - 5:48
4. "Autumn in New York" (Vernon Duke) - 5:05
5. "Ugetsu" (Cedar Walton) - 7:44
6. "Bye Bye Blackbird" (Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson) - 17:51

Personnel

• Gene Ammons - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 3 & 6)
• Sonny Stitt - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2 & 6), alto saxophone (track 4)
• Cedar Walton - piano
• Sam Jones - bass
• Billy Higgins - drums

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