Just Jug is a live album by saxophonists Gene Ammons recorded in Chicago in 1961 and originally released on the Argo label in 1962.^[1] The album was subsequently rereleased as Gene Ammons Live! in Chicago with two bonus tracks on the Prestige label.

Reception

The Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "This is one of many Gene Ammons recordings from the 1961-62 period; virtually all are worth getting".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Scrapple from the Apple" (Charlie Parker) - 5:17
2. "Falling in Love With Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 4:44
3. "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) - 5:08
4. "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard) - 4:24
5. "It Could Happen to You" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 4:21
6. "Foot Tappin'" - 6:51
7. "Jug's Blue Blues" - 5:39
8. "Fast Track" - 4:02
9. "C Jam Blues" (Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington) - 8:08 Bonus track on Gene Ammons Live! in Chicago CD reissue
10. "But Not for Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 5:33 Bonus track on Gene Ammons Live! in Chicago CD reissue

Personnel

• Gene Ammons - tenor saxophone
• Eddie Buster - organ
• Gerald Donovan - drums

References