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'Albert Ammons' (23 September 1907-2 December1949) was an American jazz, blues and boogie woogie pianist born in Chicago, Illinois, perhaps most known for his hit ''"Swanee River Boogie"''. Ammons played the melody of "Old Folks at Home" over a boogie woogie bass. One of the leading boogie woogie pianists of his era, he led his own band in Chicago from 1934-1938 and was flexible enough to play Swing music as well. He was the father of tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons and cut a session with him.
In 1938 Ammons moved to New York and performed in the ''From Spirituals to Swing'' concert at Carnegie Hall, an event that helped start the boogie-woogie craze. He and two other performers at the concert, Meade Lux Lewis and Pete Johnson, became the leading boogie-woogie pianists of the day. The three worked together at Café Society and also toured and recorded as a trio. He worked steadily till his death in 1949; he played at Harry S. Truman's inauguration that year.
Ammons has had wide influence on countless pianists such as Dave Alexander, Dr. John, Hadda Brooks, Johnnie Johnson, Axel Zwingenberger, Frank Muschalle, Katie Webster and Joerg Hegemann who honours Albert on the occasion of his 100th birthday in 2007 with his album "A Tribute To Albert Ammons" (liner notes written by famous pianist Axel Zwingenberger).
★ Carr, Ian; Fairweather, Digby; Brian Priestley. "Jazz: The Rough Guide" (1995), Penguin, ISBN 1-85828-137-7, p. 11
★ http://www.geocities.com/shakin_stacks/albertammons.txt
★ http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/jazz/profiles/albert_ammons.shtml
★ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6720705
In 1938 Ammons moved to New York and performed in the ''From Spirituals to Swing'' concert at Carnegie Hall, an event that helped start the boogie-woogie craze. He and two other performers at the concert, Meade Lux Lewis and Pete Johnson, became the leading boogie-woogie pianists of the day. The three worked together at Café Society and also toured and recorded as a trio. He worked steadily till his death in 1949; he played at Harry S. Truman's inauguration that year.
Ammons has had wide influence on countless pianists such as Dave Alexander, Dr. John, Hadda Brooks, Johnnie Johnson, Axel Zwingenberger, Frank Muschalle, Katie Webster and Joerg Hegemann who honours Albert on the occasion of his 100th birthday in 2007 with his album "A Tribute To Albert Ammons" (liner notes written by famous pianist Axel Zwingenberger).
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References
★ Carr, Ian; Fairweather, Digby; Brian Priestley. "Jazz: The Rough Guide" (1995), Penguin, ISBN 1-85828-137-7, p. 11
External links
★ http://www.geocities.com/shakin_stacks/albertammons.txt
★ http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/jazz/profiles/albert_ammons.shtml
★ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6720705
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