Ammons, Albert
(1907–1949)
Ammons, Albert (23 Sep 1907–2 Dec 1949) Chicago-born jazz pianist, famous for his 1936 recording of Pinetop Smith’s Boogie Woogie (Salabert #12001; reissued in Columbia set C-44: Boogie Woogie), Shout for Joy (Columbia #35961; 1939), and Bass Goin’ Crazy (1942) were later hits. Ammons was one of the three boogie woogie pianists featured by John Hammond in his famous “From Spirituals to Swing” concert held at Carnegie Hall in 1938. In 1941 he made an important series of duets with Pete Johnson…