Twisting the Jug
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{{Infobox album
| name = Twisting the Jug
| type = Studio
| artist = Gene Ammons with Joe Newman and Jack McDuff
| cover = Twistiing the Jug.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1961
| recorded = November 28, 1961
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
| genre = Jazz
| length = 38:10
| label = Prestige
PR 7238
| producer =
| chronology = Gene Ammons
| prev_title = Boss Soul!
| prev_year = 1961
| next_title = Brother Jack Meets the Boss
| next_year = 1962
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Jack McDuff
| type = Studio
| prev_title = Goodnight, It's Time to Go
| prev_year = 1961
| title = Twisting the Jug
| year = 1961
| next_title = On With It!
| next_year = 1961
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev2 = Down Beat
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}Down Beat:May 23, 1963 Vol. 30, No. 12
}}
Twisting the Jug is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons with trumpeter Joe Newman and organist Jack McDuff recorded in 1961 and released on the Prestige label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/gene-ammons/catalog/#prestige-prlp-7238 Gene Ammons discography] accessed December 11, 2012
Reception
The Allmusic review stated: "Gene Ammons' 1961 session Twistin' the Jug features not only the powerhouse tenor playing at the top of his form, but a killer set of sidemen... this is a fun, listenable early soul-jazz session featuring two of the greats of the field".Mason, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/twistin-the-jug-mw0000870044 Allmusic Review] accessed December 11, 2012
Track listing
All compositions by Gene Ammons, except where indicated.
- "Twistin' the Jug" – 4:40
- "Born to Be Blue" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) – 7:20
- "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn) – 6:46
- "Moten Swing" (Bennie Moten, Buster Moten) – 4:59
- "Stormy Monday" (Bob Crowder, Billy Eckstine, Earl Hines) – 8:42
- "Down the Line" – 5:43