Gene Ammons & Dodo Marmarosa: Jug & Dodo

performed by Gene Ammons, 1925-1974, Dodo Marmarosa, 1925-, Sam Jones, 1935- and Marshall Thompson, 1941- (Prestige, 1994), 1 hour 9 mins, 14 page(s)

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Field of Interest: Jazz
Content Type: Music recording
Duration: 1 hour 9 mins
Format: Audio
Sub Genre: Bop
Label: Prestige
Page Count: 14
Performer: Gene Ammons, 1925-1974, Dodo Marmarosa, 1925-, Sam Jones, 1935-, Marshall Thompson, 1941-
Date Recorded: 1962
Release Date: 1994
Review: This CD (which completely reissues a double LP with the same title) is a bit unusual for it teams together the great tenor Gene Ammons with the very talented (but now obscure) bop pianist Dodo Marmarosa whose mental problems kept him from pursuing his career. Actually Ammons is only half of this set (which also includes bassist Sam Jones and drummer Marshall Thompson) but Marmarosa is in top form; it's strange that the music was not released for the first time until the mid-'70s. This historical curiosity contains plenty of hard-swinging performances (including two versions apiece of "Yardbird Suite" and "Falling in Love with Love") and is worth picking up. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Subject: Jazz, Music & Performing Arts, Bop, Bop
Keywords and Translated Subjects: Bop