Gene Ammons

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

Charles, my understanding is that Ammons had a huge and very loyal black base and following, in particular in Chicago?

But that was before the internet, so what the f. did they understand. About anything.

BN.

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

And...the story of an ENGLISH village is not "our" national history even for the bloody english! For feks sake.

BN.

ah back to Plato, village as ideal form and induction eh ......EH good with the numbers but i can not remember liking his jazz stuff enough to seek out more ...

hi chas how is Ca?

would have liked to see Mr Gene Ammons on a good club night from the front row whatever the state of his soles ...

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

Hobsbawm said he got the gig writing about jazz because the time was right, Amis, angry young men etc., and it took his mind off the Soviet/E.Europe/CP turmoil of '56. sic. WELL, bully for you, Eric.

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