Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks

Brother Jug!

Gene Ammons

Recorded	Nov 10-11, 1969
Label	Prestige
Released	1969
Personnel	10 credited players
Discogs	master 203844

The record

Purdie's backbeat, Sonny Phillips' organ, and Candido's congas build a thick groove unit to welcome Ammons back from prison. Late-'60s Prestige aimed at the jukebox, the tenor sound as broad as ever.

Session personnel

Buster Williams — bass
Bob Bushnell — bass [fender]
Candido — congas
Bernard Purdie — drums
Frankie Jones — drums
Billy Butler — guitar
Sonny Phillips — organ
Junior Mance — piano
Gene Ammons — tenor saxophone
Prince James — tenor saxophone

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

1970	Prestige · PR 7792 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Blue labels earliest on file
1972	Prestige · PR 10021 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Purple labels · RVG stamp
1972	Prestige · PR 10021 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Blue labels · RVG stamp
1970	Prestige · PR 7792 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Purple labels
1970	Prestige · PRC-139 — Cassette, Album
1973	Prestige · PR 10021 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
1999	Prestige · PR20 7792-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Digipak
—	Prestige
—	Prestige · PR 10021 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
—	Prestige · PRST-10021 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
—	Prestige · M 81021 — 8-Track Cartridge, Stereo
—	Prestige · PR 10021 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
—	Prestige · PRST-10021 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo