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Musiker: Ammons, Albert
Nationalität: US
Geburtsjahr: 1907
Todesjahr: 1949
Instrumente: p
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 Album-Bezeichnung: Interpret  —  Titel
LabelLabel-NummerAufnahme-Jahr 
 Albert Ammons  —  ALBERT AMMONS AND HIS RHYTHM KINGSDecca975 A / 975 B1936SH
 Albert Ammons  —  ALBERT AMMONS AND HIS RHYTHM KINGSMercury8053-A / 8053-B1947SH
 Albert Ammons  —  ALBERT AMMONS AND HIS RHYTHM KINGSMercury80751949SH
 Albert Ammons  —  Bass Goin' Crazy / Suitcase BluesBlue Note21-A/B1939SH
XAlbert Ammons  —  Boogie Woogie PianoMercuryMG 25012*1946-47LP
 Albert Ammons  —  Boogie Woogie Stomp / Boogie Woogie BluesBlue Note2-A/-B1939SH
 Albert Ammons  —  Chicago in Mind / Twos and FewsBlue Note4-A/-B1939SH
 Albert Ammons  —  King of Blues and BoogieOldie BluesOldie OL 28071939-49LP
 Albert Ammons  —  KING OF BLUES AND BOOGIE WOOGIEOldie BluesOL 28071939-1949LP
 Albert Ammons  —  Master Of BoogieMilan Jazz873 0121936-39CD
XAlbert Ammons  —  The Boogie Rocks Volume 1Jackson12031944-49LP
 Albert Ammons  —  the King of Boogie WoogieArhoolieBlues Classics 271939-49LP
 Albert Ammons  —  The King of Boogie WoogieBlues ClassicsBC 271939-1949LP
 Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings  —  Boogie WoogieBrunswick10 15319336EP
XAlbert Ammons & Pete Johnson  —  Duos De Piano Boogie WoogieRCAA 130.2251941LP
 Albert Ammons - Pete Johnson - Meade Lux Lewis  —  GIANTS OF BOOGIE WOOGIERiversideRIS J 30941939LP
 Albert Ammons - Pete Johnson - Meade "Lux" Lewis  —  Giants of Boogie WoogieBYG RecordsBYG 529.059unbekanntLP
 Albert Ammons - Pete Johnson - Meade Lux Lewis  —  BOOGIE WOOGIE TRIOStoryvilleSLP 184 // Mono 670 1841939LP
 Albert Ammons - Pete Johnson - Meade Lux Lewis  —  GIANTS OF BOOGIE WOOGIERiversideRLP 12-1061939LP
 Albert Ammons / Cripple Clarence Lofton  —  ALBERT AMMONS / CRIPPLE CLARENCE LOFTONCircle RecordsJ-1050-B / J-1050-A1939SH
 Albert Ammons and His Rhythm Kings  —  Jammin' the Boogie / Bottom BluesCommodore1516 A/B1944SH
 Albert Ammons and His Rhythm Kings  —  S.P. Blues / HiroshimaMercury80631947SH
XAlbert Ammons and his Rhythm Kings  —  The Boogie Rocks - Volume 2Jackson12131944-49LP
 Albert Ammons and Meade Lux Lewis  —  The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Albert Ammons And Meade Lux LewisMosaic RecordsMR3-1031939-44LP
XAlbert Ammons Memorial Album  —  Boogie Woogie ClassicsBlue NoteLP 7017 LP
 Albert Ammons Rhythm Kings / Albert Ammons Piano Solos  —  BOOGIE WOOGIE AND THE BLUESCommodoreXFL 153571944LP
 Albert Ammons Rhythm Kings and piano solos  —  Boogie Woogie And The Blues 1944Commodore6.24297 AG1944LP
XAlbert Ammons Rhythm Kings and piano solos  —  Boogie Woogie And The Blues 1944London Records6.24297 AG1944LP
 Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis, Pete Johnson  —  BOOGIE WOOGIE, TRIO VOL. 3StoryvilleSLP-2731939-54LP
XAlbert Ammons, Pete Johnson  —  Boogie Woogie ClassicsBlue NoteBLP 12091939LP
 Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson & Meade Lux Lewis  —  The Complete Library of Congress Boogie Woogie RecordingsJazz PianoJP 50031938LP
 Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson, Jimmy Yancey  —  BOOGIE WOOGIE MANRCA730.5611939-41LP
 Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson, Jimmy Yancey  —  BOOGIE WOOGIE MANRCA7305611939-41LP
 Benny Goodman & His Orchestra  —  ,Trio & Sextet 1939 Ciribiribin Vol.1Giants Of JazzGOJ 10301939LP
 Benny Goodman & His Orchestra & Quartet  —  1939 Sing,Sing,Sing Vol.4Giants Of JazzGOJ 10391939LP
 Big Joe Turner  —  Have No FearSavoySV-02651945-47CD
XBig Joe Turner  —  Have No Fear, BIG JOE TURNER Is HereSavoySJL 2223 oder WL 70822(2)1945-47LP
 Bumble Bee Slim  —  (Amos Easton) Everybody's Fishing 1931 - 1937MagpiePY 18011931-37LP
 Gene Ammons  —  "Jug" SessionsEmArcyEMS-2-4001947-49LP
 Gene Ammons  —  Jug SessionsMercury6641 572 / EMS-2-4001947-49LP
 Harry James  —  Orchestra & The Boogie Woogie TrioAffinityAFS 10091937-39CD
 Harry James & His Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsClassics 9031937-39CD
 Harry James and Orchestras  —  YOUNG HARRY JAMESCBSCBS 884991936-39LP
 Harry James and The Boogie Woogie Trio  —  Home James / JesseColumbiaCol (E) DB 50651939SH
 Joe Turner  —  JOE TURNER SINGS THE BLUES VOL.2CBS522291946-47LP
 Joseph Robichaux  —  THE COMPLETE ROBICHAUXBlu-DiscT-1007 / 10081929-36LP
 Lionel Hampton  —  COLOSSAL "VIBES & STICKS"ALTO RecordsAL 7081949-50LP
 Lionel Hampton  —  SWEATIN' WITH HAMP (1945 -1950) Vol.3MCA Records510 103 / MCA-13311945-50LP
 Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra  —  EXTRA TAKES (1941-1949) Vol.6MCA RecordsMCA 510.1401941-49LP
XLionel Hampton & His Orchestra  —  Hamp's Boogie WoogieBrunswick86 022 LPB1944-50LP
 Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra  —  HAMP'S GOLDEN FAVORITESCoral RecordsORL 81901945-59LP
 Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra  —  Leapin' with LionelAffinityAFS 1000*1944-1949LP
 Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra  —  Lionel Hampton 1949 - 1950 Vol.8Coral Records6.224211949 - 1950LP
 Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra  —  RaritiesMCA RecordsMCA-13511946+49LP
 Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra  —  SEEDS OF SWING (1945-1949) Vol.4MCA Records510.1121945-49LP
 Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra  —  SextetCoral Records6.221811947 - 1949LP
 Meade "Lux" Lewis  —  Boogie WoogieBoogie WoogieBW 1002unbekanntLP
 Meade "Lux" Lewis  —  Tell your storyOldie BluesOL 28051930-44LP
 Meade "Lux" Lewis / Albert Ammons  —  Bear Cat Crawl / Shout For JoyParlophonePar (CH) PZ111261938/1939SH
 Meade "Lux" Lewis / Albert Ammons  —  Bear Cat Crawl / Shout For JoyParlophone (U.K.)Par (E) R29091938/1939SH
 Meade Lux Lewis  —  Master Of BoogieMilan Jazz887 7931927-41CD
 Pete Johnson  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsClassics 6561938/39CD
 Pete Johnson  —  Classics - 1939-41Classics RecordsClassics 6651939-41CD
 Pete Johnson  —  KING OF BOOGIE WOOGIEGiants Of JazzJT 171938-44LP
 Pete Johnson - Albert Ammons  —  8 to the barHis Masters VoiceWDLP 10111941LP
 Pete Johnson - Albert Ammons  —  eight to the barHis Masters VoiceDLP 10111941LP
 Pete Johnson - Albert Ammons - Meade "Lux" Lewis  —  The Boogie Woogie BoysStoryville6.28469 DP1939-53LP
 Pete Johnson Ammons Albert  —  Duos De Pianos Boogie WoogieRCA1302251941LP
 Pete Johnson with Albert Ammons  —  8 TO THE BARRCA VictorLPT 91941LP
 Sidney Bechet  —  his Best Recordings 1923-1941Best Of Jazz40171923-41CD
 Sidney Bechet / Albert Ammons  —  SIDNEY "POPS" BECHET WITH NOBLE SISSLE'S SWINGSTERS / ALBERT AMMONS AND HIS RHYTHM KINGSDecca3521A / 3521B1938+36SH
 T-Bone Walker / Jimmy Rushing / Big Joe Turner / Willie Dixon  —  Blues in History IVHistory20.1955-HI1936-49CD
XTHE BEST OF BLUE NOTE  —  40 YEARS OF JAZZBlue NoteF667.786/891939-46LP
 Various  —  29 BOOGIE WOOGIE ORIGINAUXRCAFXM2 70731936-45LP
 Various  —  a jazz piano anthologyCBS67257 oder 880611921-71LP
 Various  —  A Jazz Piano AnthologyColumbiaKG 32355 LP
 Various  —  BARREL-HOUSE BLUES AND BOOGIE WOOGIE Vol.2StoryvilleSLP 1831939-66LP
 Various  —  Barrelhouse,Boogie Woogie And BluesHarmonyHL 71041938-1941LP
 Various  —  Black And White Jazz CatalogBlack & WhiteFXM2 70801918-72LP
 Various  —  BLUE NOTE'S THREE DECADES OF JAZZBlue NoteBST 899021939-1949LP
 Various  —  BOOGIE WOOGIEMurray HillM61358 / P3-16990 Box mit 3 LP's1927-47LP
 Various  —  Boogie WoogieStoryvilleVVD762 VHS
 Various  —  Boogie WoogieSwingfan10211935 - 1951LP
 Various  —  BOOGIE WOOGIE - THE ORIGINAL SOUND OF "The 30's & 40's"CBSCBS 800491938-44LP
 Various  —  BOOGIE WOOGIE - THE ORIGINAL SOUND OF "The 30's & 40's"CBS1015 2644 ZD1938-44LP
 Various  —  Boogie Woogie GiantsJazz HourJHR 735331929-39CD
 Various  —  Boogie Woogie StompSwaggie RecordsJCS-1181935/36EP
 Various  —  CAFE SOCIETY SWING AND THE BOOGIE WOOGIE 1938 -1940Swingfan10131938-40LP
 Various  —  CLASSIC JAZZ PIANO STYLESRCA VictorRD-7915 / LPV-5431929-41LP
XVarious  —  COMMODORE JAZZ VOL. 1London RecordsHMC 50151944-50LP
 Various  —  FROM SPIRITUAL TO SWING - CARNEGIE HALL CONCERTS OF 1938-39S & R706741938-39LP
 Various  —  From Spirituals To Swing - The Legendary 1938 and 1939 Carnegie Hall Concerts Produced By John HammondVanguard169/71-21938-1939CD
XVarious  —  Giants of Boogie WoogieJokerSM 30941939LP
 Various  —  GIANTS OF JAZZ: THE GREATEST JAZZ CONCERT ever recorded VOL.1VOXVST 26.3401938+39LP
 Various  —  GIANTS OF JAZZ: THE GREATEST JAZZ CONCERT ever recorded VOL.2VOXVST 26.3501938+39LP
 Various  —  Great Jazz PianistsRCACAL-328 LP
 Various  —  GREAT JAZZ PIANISTSRCACAL-3281956LP
 Various  —  GREAT JAZZ PIANISTSRCA CamdenCAL 3281928-47LP
 Various  —  Handful Of KeysASVCD AJA 50731990CD
 Various  —  History of Jazz PianoRCAFMX3 71431923-68LP
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Abdullah's Fiesta Gene Ammons  —  Jug SessionsMercuryLP
Albert's special Boogie Various  —  The Complete Commodore Jazz Recordings Volume IIMosaic RecordsLP
Albert's special boogieXAlbert Ammons  —  The Boogie Rocks Volume 1JacksonLP
Albert's special BoogieXAlbert Ammons Rhythm Kings and piano solos  —  Boogie Woogie And The Blues 1944London RecordsLP
Albert's special Boogie Albert Ammons Rhythm Kings and piano solos  —  Boogie Woogie And The Blues 1944CommodoreLP
Albert's special boogie Albert Ammons Rhythm Kings / Albert Ammons Piano Solos  —  BOOGIE WOOGIE AND THE BLUESCommodoreLP
Albert's Special Boogie Various  —  Jazz Piano HistoryMembran Music Ltd.CD
Alberts Special Boogie Various  —  The Boogie Woogie Greats - Albert Ammons / Pete Johnson / Meade "Lux" LewisJazz PianoLP
Am I Blue Various  —  The Classics Collection - Classics SamplerClassics RecordsCD
Ammons Stomp Albert Ammons  —  the King of Boogie WoogieArhoolieLP
Ammons stomp Albert Ammons  —  The King of Boogie WoogieBlues ClassicsLP
Ammons stompXAlbert Ammons  —  The Boogie Rocks Volume 1JacksonLP
B & O Blues Various  —  Boogie Woogie GiantsJazz HourCD
Backwater blues Albert Ammons and Meade Lux Lewis  —  The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Albert Ammons And Meade Lux LewisMosaic RecordsLP
Baltimore Breakdown Albert Ammons  —  the King of Boogie WoogieArhoolieLP
Baltimore breakdown Albert Ammons  —  The King of Boogie WoogieBlues ClassicsLP
Baltimore breakdownXAlbert Ammons  —  The Boogie Rocks Volume 1JacksonLP
Barrel house boogie Pete Johnson - Albert Ammons  —  eight to the barHis Masters VoiceLP
Barrel house boogie Pete Johnson - Albert Ammons  —  8 to the barHis Masters VoiceLP
Barrel house boogie Pete Johnson with Albert Ammons  —  8 TO THE BARRCA VictorLP
Barrelhouse Boogie Various  —  Black And White Jazz CatalogBlack & WhiteLP
Barrelhouse boogie Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson, Jimmy Yancey  —  BOOGIE WOOGIE MANRCALP
Barrelhouse boogie Various  —  29 BOOGIE WOOGIE ORIGINAUXRCALP
Barrelhouse boogie woogie Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson, Jimmy Yancey  —  BOOGIE WOOGIE MANRCALP
Bass Goin' Crazy Various  —  Boogie Woogie GiantsJazz HourCD
Bass goin' crazy Albert Ammons - Pete Johnson - Meade "Lux" Lewis  —  Giants of Boogie WoogieBYG RecordsLP
Bass Goin' Crazy Albert Ammons  —  KING OF BLUES AND BOOGIE WOOGIEOldie BluesLP
Bass goin' crazy Albert Ammons  —  The King of Boogie WoogieBlues ClassicsLP
Bass goin' crazy Albert Ammons and Meade Lux Lewis  —  The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Albert Ammons And Meade Lux LewisMosaic RecordsLP
Bass goin' crazy Albert Ammons - Pete Johnson - Meade Lux Lewis  —  GIANTS OF BOOGIE WOOGIERiversideLP
Bass goin' crazyXVarious  —  Giants of Boogie WoogieJokerLP
Bass goin' crazy Various  —  THE BEST OF BOOGIE WOOGIE VOL.24Monkey RecordsLP
Bass goin' crazy Albert Ammons - Pete Johnson - Meade Lux Lewis  —  GIANTS OF BOOGIE WOOGIERiversideLP
Bass going crazy Albert Ammons  —  the King of Boogie WoogieArhoolieLP
Bass going crazyXAlbert Ammons, Pete Johnson  —  Boogie Woogie ClassicsBlue NoteLP
Bear Cat Crawl Various  —  Upright and lowdownColumbiaLP
Bear Den Boogie Albert Ammons  —  KING OF BLUES AND BOOGIE WOOGIEOldie BluesLP
Bear den boogieXAlbert Ammons  —  The Boogie Rocks Volume 1JacksonLP
Bedroom Blues Albert Ammons  —  KING OF BLUES AND BOOGIE WOOGIEOldie BluesLP
Benson's boogieXLionel Hampton & His Orchestra  —  Hamp's Boogie WoogieBrunswickLP
Benson's Boogie Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra  —  SEEDS OF SWING (1945-1949) Vol.4MCA RecordsLP
Beulah's sister's Boogie Various  —  The big bands meet Boogie WoogieJokerLP
Beulah's sister's Boogie Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra  —  SEEDS OF SWING (1945-1949) Vol.4MCA RecordsLP
Beulah's sister's Boogie Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra  —  Leapin' with LionelAffinityLP
Blackstick Various  —  The Classics Collection - Classics SamplerClassics RecordsCD
Blackstick Sidney Bechet  —  his Best Recordings 1923-1941Best Of JazzCD
Blowing The Family Jewels Gene Ammons  —  Jug SessionsMercuryLP
Blue blue Blues Various  —  The Complete Commodore Jazz Recordings Volume IIMosaic RecordsLP
Blues Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson & Meade Lux Lewis  —  The Complete Library of Congress Boogie Woogie RecordingsJazz PianoLP
Blues in the groove Various  —  The Complete Commodore Jazz Recordings Volume IIMosaic RecordsLP
Blues in the grooveXVarious  —  COMMODORE JAZZ VOL. 1London RecordsLP
Blues in the groove No. 2 Various  —  The Complete Commodore Jazz Recordings Volume IIMosaic RecordsLP
Blues in the groove, take 1XAlbert Ammons Rhythm Kings and piano solos  —  Boogie Woogie And The Blues 1944London RecordsLP
Blues in the groove, take 1 Albert Ammons Rhythm Kings and piano solos  —  Boogie Woogie And The Blues 1944CommodoreLP
Blues in the groove, Take 1 Albert Ammons Rhythm Kings / Albert Ammons Piano Solos  —  BOOGIE WOOGIE AND THE BLUESCommodoreLP
Blues in the groove, take 2XAlbert Ammons Rhythm Kings and piano solos  —  Boogie Woogie And The Blues 1944London RecordsLP
Blues in the groove, take 2 Albert Ammons Rhythm Kings and piano solos  —  Boogie Woogie And The Blues 1944CommodoreLP
Blues in the groove, Take 2 Albert Ammons Rhythm Kings / Albert Ammons Piano Solos  —  BOOGIE WOOGIE AND THE BLUESCommodoreLP
Blues In Thirds Sidney Bechet  —  his Best Recordings 1923-1941Best Of JazzCD
Blues on my mind Various  —  The Complete Commodore Jazz Recordings Volume IIMosaic RecordsLP
Blues on my mindXAlbert Ammons Rhythm Kings and piano solos  —  Boogie Woogie And The Blues 1944London RecordsLP
Blues on my mind Albert Ammons Rhythm Kings and piano solos  —  Boogie Woogie And The Blues 1944CommodoreLP
Blues on my mind Albert Ammons Rhythm Kings / Albert Ammons Piano Solos  —  BOOGIE WOOGIE AND THE BLUESCommodoreLP
Boogie Woogie Albert Ammons  —  KING OF BLUES AND BOOGIE WOOGIEOldie BluesLP
Boogie Woogie Albert Ammons  —  The King of Boogie WoogieBlues ClassicsLP
Boogie Woogie Albert Ammons  —  the King of Boogie WoogieArhoolieLP
Boogie woogie Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson & Meade Lux Lewis  —  The Complete Library of Congress Boogie Woogie RecordingsJazz PianoLP
Boogie woogie Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson & Meade Lux Lewis  —  The Complete Library of Congress Boogie Woogie RecordingsJazz PianoLP
Boogie Woogie Various  —  Boogie WoogieStoryvilleVHS
Boogie woogie Various  —  THE BOOGIE WOOGIE BOYSStoryvilleLP
Boogie Woogie Pete Johnson - Albert Ammons - Meade "Lux" Lewis  —  The Boogie Woogie BoysStoryvilleLP
Boogie Woogie Various  —  From Spirituals To Swing - The Legendary 1938 and 1939 Carnegie Hall Concerts Produced By John HammondVanguardCD
Boogie Woogie at the Civic Opera Albert Ammons  —  the King of Boogie WoogieArhoolieLP
Boogie Woogie at the civic opera Albert Ammons  —  The King of Boogie WoogieBlues ClassicsLP
Boogie woogie at the Civic OperaXAlbert Ammons and his Rhythm Kings  —  The Boogie Rocks - Volume 2JacksonLP
Boogie Woogie Blues Various  —  Boogie Woogie GiantsJazz HourCD
Boogie Woogie Blues Albert Ammons  —  KING OF BLUES AND BOOGIE WOOGIEOldie BluesLP
Boogie Woogie Blues Albert Ammons  —  the King of Boogie WoogieArhoolieLP
Boogie woogie blues Albert Ammons and Meade Lux Lewis  —  The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Albert Ammons And Meade Lux LewisMosaic RecordsLP
Boogie Woogie Blues Albert Ammons  —  The King of Boogie WoogieBlues ClassicsLP
Boogie Woogie Blues Pete Johnson - Albert Ammons - Meade "Lux" Lewis  —  The Boogie Woogie BoysStoryvilleLP
Boogie woogie bluesXAlbert Ammons, Pete Johnson  —  Boogie Woogie ClassicsBlue NoteLP
Boogie woogie blues Various  —  THE BOOGIE WOOGIE BOYSStoryvilleLP
Boogie Woogie Blues Various  —  Jazz Piano HistoryMembran Music Ltd.CD
Boogie Woogie dream Various  —  HOT JAZZ ON FILM VOLUME 2Extreme RarietiesLP
Boogie Woogie Dream Various  —  Boogie WoogieStoryvilleVHS
Boogie Woogie Dream Various  —  Swinging RhythmParkfield Jazz MusicVHS
Boogie Woogie jump Various  —  GREAT JAZZ PIANISTSRCA CamdenLP
Boogie Woogie Jump Various  —  GREAT JAZZ PIANISTSRCALP
Boogie Woogie Jump Various  —  Great Jazz PianistsRCALP
Boogie Woogie Jump Various  —  Jazz Piano HistoryMembran Music Ltd.CD
Boogie Woogie jump no.2XVarious  —  The RCA Victor Encyclopedia of Recorded Jazz: Album 11- Sha To VenRCA VictorLP
Boogie woogie man Various  —  29 BOOGIE WOOGIE ORIGINAUXRCALP
Boogie woogie man Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson, Jimmy Yancey  —  BOOGIE WOOGIE MANRCALP
Boogie woogie man Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson, Jimmy Yancey  —  BOOGIE WOOGIE MANRCALP
Boogie Woogie man Various  —  CLASSIC JAZZ PIANO STYLESRCA VictorLP
Boogie woogie man Pete Johnson - Albert Ammons  —  eight to the barHis Masters VoiceLP
Boogie woogie man Pete Johnson with Albert Ammons  —  8 TO THE BARRCA VictorLP
Boogie woogie man Pete Johnson - Albert Ammons  —  8 to the barHis Masters VoiceLP
Boogie Woogie prayer Various  —  a jazz piano anthologyCBSLP
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Ammons, der Sohn eines Pianistenehepaars, lernte bereits mit zehn Jahren Klavier. Sein Interesse für Blues wurde durch Aufnahmen von Hersal Thomas und Jimmy Yancey geweckt. Ursprünglich Taxifahrer, gründete Ammons nach ersten musikalischen Erfahrungen 1929 bei François Moseley, Anfang der 1930er Jahre in Chicagoer Clubs. 1934 hatte er seine eigene Band, die Rhythm Kings, mit denen er 1936 erste Aufnahmen für das Label Decca vorlegte, an denen der Trompeter Guy Kelly und der Bassist Israel Crosby mitwirkten. Ihre Coverversion des Swanee River Boogie verkaufte sich über eine Million Mal. Aufnahmen entstanden für Decca auch mit dem Sänger Sam Theard als Oscar’s Chicago Swingers.
Trotz dieses Erfolges verließ er Chicago und ging nach New York. 1938 trat er zusammen mit den Pianisten Meade Lux Lewis (mit dem er seit seiner Taxifahrerzeit eng befreundet war) und Pete Johnson in der New Yorker Carnegie Hall bei John Hammonds berühmtem Spirituals to Swing-Konzert auf. Regelmäßige Auftritte hatte er im New Yorker Café Society. Ammons war am damaligen Boogie-Woogie-Fieber beteiligt, das die drei (Ammons, Johnson, Lewis) zu den bekanntesten Pianisten ihrer Zeit machte.
In den 1940er Jahren lebte er zeitweise in New York, wo er unter anderem mit Benny Goodman und Harry James auftrat, 1949 nahm Ammons mit der Band von Lionel Hampton auf und spielte bei der Amtseinführung von Präsident Harry S. Truman. Mit Israel Crosby entstanden noch letzte Aufnahmen für Mercury Records.
Zusammen mit Meade „Lux“ Lewis gebührt ihm das Verdienst, Musiker der ersten, 1939 entstandenen Schallplatten des jungen Jazzlabels Blue Note Records zu sein. Viele Boogie-Pianisten bezeichnen ihn als ihren größten Einfluss (z. B. Dave Alexander, Dr. John, Hadda Brooks, Johnnie Johnson, Ray Bryant, Erroll Garner, Frank Muschalle, Katie Webster, Axel Zwingenberger). Der deutsche Boogiepianist Jörg Hegemann veröffentlichte 2007, anlässlich des 100. Geburtstags von Ammons das Album A Tribute To Albert Ammons.
Albert Ammons ist der Vater des Tenorsaxophonisten Gene Ammons und Großvater der Sängerin Lila Ammons (Wikipedia)
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