Jug & Dodo

Jug & Dodo
Studio album by Gene Ammons and Dodo Marmarosa
Released	1972
Recorded	May 4, 1962 Chicago, Illinois
Genre	Jazz
Length	70:00
Label	Prestige PR 24021
Gene Ammons chronology
Preachin' (1962) Jug & Dodo (1962) Velvet Soul (1960-62)
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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Jug & Dodo is a 1972 double album featuring pianist Dodo Marmarosa and saxophonist Gene Ammons. It was recorded in 1962, but was not released until ten years later, on the Prestige label.^[3]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "This historical curiosity contains plenty of hard-swinging performances and is worth picking up".^[1]

Track listing

1. "Georgia" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) - 5:35
2. "For You" (Johnny Burke, Al Dubin) - 4:26
3. "You're Driving Me Crazy" (Walter Donaldson) - 6:48
4. "Where or When" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 6:57
5. "The Song Is You" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 7:36
6. "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) - 5:20
7. "Yardbird Suite" [take 1] (Charlie Parker) - 3:54
8. "Yardbird Suite" [take 2] (Parker) - 4:23
9. "I Remember You" (Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger) - 3:45
10. "Bluzarumba" (Gene Ammons) - 3:34
11. "The Moody Blues" (Dodo Marmarosa) - 4:13
12. "Falling in Love with Love" [take 1] (Hart, Rodgers) - 4:56
13. "Falling in Love With Love" (Hart, Rodgers) - 3:38
14. "The Very Thought of You" (Ray Noble) - 4:02

Personnel

• Gene Ammons - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-4, 10, 12 & 13)
• Dodo Marmarosa - piano
• Sam Jones - bass
• Marshall Thompson - drums

References

1. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed December 12, 2012
2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 9. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. Gene Ammons discography accessed December 12, 2012