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Albert Ammons

Background information
BornSeptember 23, 1907 (1907-09-23)
OriginChicago, Illinois, United States
DiedDecember 2, 1949 (aged 42)
Genre(s)Jazz, Blues, Boogie-woogie
Years active1920s — 1949
Label(s)Vocalion, Blue Note, Demark, Mercury
Associated actsPianist

Albert Ammons (September 23, 1907 — December 2, 1949[1]) was an American pianist. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression Boogie-woogie is a style of Piano -based Blues that became very popular in the late 1930s and early 1940s but originated much earlier and was extended from piano Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Vocalion Records was a Record label historically active in the United States and in the United Kingdom. Mercury Records is a Record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US and are both subsidiaries of A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra Ammons was the king of boogie-woogie, a bluesy jazz style that swept the United States from the late 1930s into the mid 1940s. Boogie-woogie is a style of Piano -based Blues that became very popular in the late 1930s and early 1940s but originated much earlier and was extended from piano The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be

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Life and career

Born Albert C. Ammons in Chicago, Illinois, his parents were pianists, and he had learned to play by the age of ten. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. He also played percussion in the drum and bugle corps as a teenager, and was soon performing with bands on the Chicago club scene. The drum is a member of the percussion group technically classified as a Membranophone. A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. A nightclub (or "night club" or "club" is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark

After World War I, he became interested in the blues, and learned by listening to Chicago pianists Hersal Thomas and the brothers Jimmy Yancey and Alonzo Yancey. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Hersal Thomas (c 1909 - July 3, 1926) was an American blues Pianist and composer James Edwards "Jimmy" Yancey ( February 20, 1898 - September 17, 1951) was an African American Pianist, composer [2] In the early to mid 1920s, Ammons worked as a cab driver for the Silver Taxicab Company and continued to reside in Chicago. The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada A taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of Public transport for a single passenger or small group of passengers typically for a non-shared ride In 1924 he met a fellow taxi driver who also played piano, Meade Lux Lewis. Meade Anderson "Lux" Lewis ( September 3, 1905 – June 7, 1964) was a United States pianist and composer noted for his work Soon the two players began working as a team, performing at club parties. Ammons started his own band at the Club De Lisa in 1934, and remained at the club for the next two years. During that time he played with a five piece unit that included Guy Kelly, Dalbert Bright, Jimmy Hoskins, and Israel Crosby. Guy Kelly ( 22 November 1906 - 24 February 1940) was an American Jazz Trumpeter born in Louisiana, Israel Crosby ( 19 January 1919 &ndash 11 August, 1962) was an African-American Jazz Double-bassist born in Ammons also recorded as Albert Ammons's Rhythm Kings for Decca Records in 1936. Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis.

The Rhythm Kings' version of "Swanee River Boogie" would sell a million copies. Despite this success, he moved from Chicago to New York, where he teamed up with another pianist, Pete Johnson. The City of New York Peter (Pete Johnson ( 24 March 1904 - 23 March 1967) was an American Jazz Pianist, best known as a leading The two performed regularly at the Café Society, and were occasionally joined by Meade Lux Lewis, and performed with other noted jazz artists such as Benny Goodman and Harry James. Café society was the collective description for the so-called "beautiful people" and "bright young things" who gathered in fashionable cafes and restaurants in A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a Harry James ( March 15, 1916 – July 5, 1983) was an American Musician and Band leader, and a well-known

In 1938, Ammons appeared at Carnegie Hall with Johnson and Lewis, an event that helped launch the boogie-woogie craze. Carnegie Hall (generally ˌkɑrnɨgi ˈhɔːl is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east Record producer Alfred Lion attended John H. Hammond's From Spirituals to Swing concert of December 23, 1938, which had introduced Ammons and Lewis. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Alfred Lion (1909-1987 was a German-born American record executive who co-founded Blue Note Records in 1939 John Henry Hammond II ( December 15, 1910 – July 10, 1987) was a Record producer, musician and music critic from the 1930s to the From Spirituals to Swing was the title of two influential concerts presented by John Hammond in Carnegie Hall on 23 December 1938 and 24 December 1939 A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Two weeks later, he started the Blue Note Records by recording nine Ammons solos ("The Blues", "Boogie Woogie Stomp"), eight by Lewis, and a pair of duets, a one-day session in a rented [[recording studio|studio. In Music, a solo (from the Italian solo, meaning alone) is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer A duet is a Musical composition or piece for two Performers In Classical music the term is most often used for a composition for two singers [3] Recorded as a sideman with Sippie Wallace in the 1940s, Ammons even cut a session with his son, the tenor saxophonist, Gene Ammons. A sideman is a professional Musician who is hired to perform or record with a group of which he is not a regular member Sippie Wallace (born as Beulah Thomas, November 1, 1898 in Houston Texas; died November 1, 1986 in Detroit The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the Saxophone family a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s Eugene "Jug" Ammons ( April 14, 1925 - August 6, 1974) was an American Jazz tenor saxophone player,

Ammons played himself in the movie, Boogie-Woogie Dream (1944), with Lena Horne, and Pete Johnson. Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (born June 30, 1917) is an iconic American singer and Actress. [4] Although the boogie-woogie fad began to die down in 1945, following World War II, Ammons had no difficulty securing work. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including He continued to tour as a solo artist during this time, and between 1946 and 1949 recorded for Mercury Records, his last sides, with bassist Israel Crosby. Mercury Records is a Record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US and are both subsidiaries of

Ammons's last triumph came when he played at President Harry S. Truman's inauguration in 1949,[5] the same year as his own death. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by

Ammons died in February 1949 in Chicago. [1] He was interred at the Lincoln Cemetery, at Kedzie Avenue in Blue Island, Worth Township, Cook County, Illinois. Lincoln Cemetery is a Cemetery on Kedzie Avenue in Blue Island, Worth Township Cook County Illinois, United States. Worth Township is a township in Cook County Illinois, United States to the southwest of Chicago Cook County is a county in the US state of Illinois. It is the second most populous county in the United States after Los Angeles

Legacy

Ammons has had wide influence on countless pianists such as Dave Alexander, Dr. John, Hadda Brooks, Johnnie Johnson, Ray Bryant, Erroll Garner, Frank Muschalle, Katie Webster, Axel Zwingenberger, and the German pianist Joerg Hegemann, who honoured Ammons on the occasion of his 100th birthday in 2007 with his album A Tribute To Albert Ammons. David Michael Alexander ( June 3 1947 - February 10 1975) was an American musician and the original Bassist for influential Protopunk Dr John (also Dr John Creaux) is the Stage name of Malcolm John Rebennack Jr Hadda Brooks ( October 29, 1916 &ndash November 21, 2002) was a noted American Pianist, Vocalist and Composer Johnnie Johnson ( July 8 1924 &ndash April 13 2005) was a Piano player and Blues Musician. Ray Bryant (Raphael Homer Bryant (born December 24, 1931 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is a American jazz pianist and composer Erroll Louis Garner ( June 15 1921 &ndash January 2 1977) was an American Jazz Pianist and Composer Katie Webster (born Kathryn Jewel Thorne 11 January 1936 – 5 September 1999) was an American boogie-woogie Axel Zwingenberger (born May 7, 1955 in Hamburg Germany) is a Blues and boogie-woogie Pianist, and Songwriter Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

Album discography

Year of releaseAlbum titleRecord label
1948King of Boogie Woogie (1939-1949)Blues Classics
1951Boogie Woogie ClassicsBlue Note Records
1992The First DayBlue Note
2004The Boogie Woogie Trio, Vols. 1-2Storyville

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Dead Rock Stars website - accessed February 2008
  2. ^ Santelli, Robert. Performers in the Blues style range from primitive one-chord Delta players to Big bands to Country music to Rock and roll to classical Among the many boogie-woogie musicians are not only Blues players but Rock and roll, and Country musicians as well and at least one classical Among the many boogie-woogie musicians are not only Blues players but Rock and roll, and Country musicians as well and at least one classical This is an alphabetized list of notable musicians who play or This list comprises acts that record or have recorded at some point in time for Mercury Records. The Big Book of Blues, Penguin Books, page 13, (2001) - ISBN 0141001453
  3. ^ Vladimir, Bogdanov. All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues, By Bogdanov, Backbeat Books, page 14, (2003) - ISBN 0879307366
  4. ^ Imdb: Boogie-Woogie Dream" (1944)
  5. ^ Feather, Leonard G. Encyclopedia of Jazz, Horizon Press, page 101, (1960) - ISBN 081801203X

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