Albert Ammons (September 23, 1907 – December 2, 1949) was an American pianist and player of boogie-woogie, a bluesy jazz style popular from the late 1930s into the mid-1940s.
September 23, 1907, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died
December 2, 1949, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Place Of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Profession
Soundtrack, Composer
Albums
The Boogie Woogie Trio, Volumes 1 & 2, The First Day
Movies
Boogie-Woogie Dream
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Fact
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American jazz and blues pianist. Ammons played in Chicago clubs in the 1920's, while in his teens. He became an influential soloist in the 1930's, a noted pioneer of boogie-woogie. Founded his own orchestra in New York in 1938 and eventually formed a piano duo with band member Pete Johnson, which played at the Cafe Society club in downtown New York for five years. Another famous piano player, Meade Lux Lewis, joined the group on some occasions. Ammons's famous compositions included "Nagasaki", "Boogie Woogie Stomp" and "Suitcase Blues".
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Big Something
2011
performer: "Swanee River Boogie", "Shout for Joy" / writer: "Shout for Joy"
The Blues
TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode, 2003 writer - 1 episode, 2003
The Majestic
2001
writer: "Boogie Woogie Stomp"
Boogie-Woogie Dream
1944
Short performer: "Boogie Woogie Dream" / writer: "Boogie Woogie Dream"
$1.4 Million
