Gene Ammons ~ Similar Artists

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Benny Golson - 100% match to Gene Ammons

Wynton Kelly - 92% match to Gene Ammons

2 December 1931, Jamaica, West Indies, d. 12 April 1971, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Raised in New York, Kelly first played piano professionally with various R&B bands, where his musical associates included Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis. In the early 50s, he played with Dizzy... Read more

James Moody - 83% match to Gene Ammons

26 February 1925, Savannah, Georgia, USA. Beginning to play saxophones in his mid-teens, Moody developed his abilities as an instrumentalist during a spell in the American armed forces. Discharged in 1946, he joined Dizzy Gillespie's big band (on tenor saxophone), later touring... Read more

Herbie Nichols - 71% match to Gene Ammons

3 December 1919, New York City, New York, USA, d. 12 April 1963, New York City, New York, USA. In the late 30s and early 40s Nichols played piano with numerous bands in a wide variety of styles. The bands included those of Herman Autrey, Illinois Jacquet, Lucky Thompson, Edgar... Read more

Harold Land - 62% match to Gene Ammons

18 December 1928, Houston, Texas, USA, d. 27 July 2001, Los Angeles, California, USA. Resident in San Diego, California from early childhood, tenor saxophonist Land practised extensively with Eric Dolphy, holding informal, all-day sessions at Dolphy's home. Arising from the... Read more

Sonny Criss - 52% match to Gene Ammons

William Criss, 23 October 1923, Memphis, Tennessee, USA, d. 19 November 1977, Los Angeles, California, USA. Criss first came to prominence in Los Angeles in the mid-late 40s, playing with Howard McGhee, Billy Eckstine, Gerald Wilson and Jazz At The Philharmonic. One of the first... Read more