Albert Ammons

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.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 23, 1907 (Chicago), Died December 5, 1949 (Chicago)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, songwriter, composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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	songwriter, instrumentalist, piano
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 November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105199.

Ammons, Albert. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105199.

"Ammons, Albert." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.