Albert Ammons
Albert Clifton Ammons (March 1, 1907 – December 2, 1949) was an American pianist and player of boogie-woogie, a blues style popular from the late 1930s to the mid-1940s. |
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-01898 | 10-in. | 12/22/1936 | You gotta quit your low down ways | Mack and Mack | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-01899 | 10-in. | 12/22/1936 | Black | Mack and Mack | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-060600 | 10-in. | 1/29/1941 | Bluebird boogie-woogie | Teddy Powell Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-063861 | 10-in. | 5/7/1941 | Boogie woogie man | Albert Ammons ; Pete Johnson | Piano duet, with drums | songwriter, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-063863 | 10-in. | 5/7/1941 | Barrel house boogie | Albert Ammons ; Pete Johnson | Piano duet, with drums | songwriter, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-063864 | 10-in. | 5/7/1941 | Cuttin' the boogie | Albert Ammons ; James F. Hoskins ; Pete Johnson | Piano duet, with drums | songwriter, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-066116 | 10-in. | 6/17/1941 | Foot pedal boogie | Albert Ammons ; Pete Johnson | Piano duet, with drums | songwriter, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-066117 | 10-in. | 6/17/1941 | Walkin' the boogie | Albert Ammons ; Pete Johnson | Piano duet, with drums | instrumentalist, piano, songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-066118 | 10-in. | 6/17/1941 | Sixth Avenue Express | Albert Ammons ; Pete Johnson | Piano duet, with drums | songwriter, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-066119 | 10-in. | 6/17/1941 | Pine Creek boogie | Albert Ammons ; Pete Johnson | Piano duet, with drums | songwriter, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-066120 | 10-in. | 6/17/1941 | Movin' the boogie | Albert Ammons ; Pete Johnson | Piano duet, with drums | songwriter, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Decca | 74727 | 1/27/1949 | Chicken shack boogie | Lionel Hampton Sextet | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 74728 | 1/27/1949 | New Central Avenue breakdown | Lionel Hampton Sextet | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 74729 | 1/27/1949 | Benson boogie | Lionel Hampton Sextet | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 74730 | 1/28/1949 | Hamp's boogie woogie No.2 | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 74731 | 1/28/1949 | Hamp's gumbo | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 74732 | 1/28/1949 | Beulah's sister's boogie | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 74733 | 1/28/1949 | Wee Albert | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 90567 | 10-in. | 1/13/1936 | Nagasaki | Albert Ammons and his Rhythm Kings | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 90568 | 10-in. | 1/13/1936 | Boogie woogie stomp | Albert Ammons and his Rhythm Kings | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 90573 | 10-in. | 1/11/1936 | Early mornin' blues | Albert Ammons and his Rhythm Kings | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 90574 | 10-in. | 1/11/1936 | Mile or mo' bird rag | Albert Ammons and his Rhythm Kings | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ammons, Albert," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105199.
Ammons, Albert. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105199.
"Ammons, Albert." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Ammons, Albert, 1907-1949 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85374321
Wikidata: Albert Ammons - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q731178
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/12490685
MusicBrainz: Albert Ammons - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/21565e67-707e-48ab-be5a-7c7061d4dc27
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