God Bless Jug and Sonny

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]

God Bless Jug and Sonny
Live album by
Sonny Stitt and Gene Ammons
Released2001
RecordedJune 24, 1973
Left Bank Jazz Society at the Famous Ballroom in Baltimore, Maryland
GenreJazz
Length68:02
LabelPrestige
PRCD 11019
ProducerEric Miller
Gene Ammons chronology
Big Bad Jug
(1972)		 God Bless Jug and Sonny
(2001)		 Left Bank Encores
(1973)
Sonny Stitt chronology
The Champ
(1973)		 God Bless Jug and Sonny
(1973)		 Left Bank Encores
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

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

References
  1. Henderson, A. Allmusic Review accessed December 19, 2012
  2. Gene Ammons discography accessed December 19, 2012
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