o This release contains Gene Ammons' complete quartet album “Swingin' the Jug” (1970), which has never been previously issued on CD. As a bonus, this edition also includes “The Black Cat” LP (also 1970) in its entirety - plus Ammons' rare and outstanding live quartet performance of the classic ballad "Here's that Rainy Day" at the 1973 Watts Jazz Festival.

o On these sessions, Ammons is supported by great personnel, including : Bob Pierce (org), George Freeman (g), Bob Guthrie (d), Harold Mabern (p), George Freeman (g), Ron Carter (b), Idris Muhammad (d), Harold Land Jr. (p), Johnny Williams (b), & Paul Humphrey (d).

o Total Time: 76:08 - 13 tracks - Includes comprehensive 12-page booklet.

o “Listening to Gene Ammons is like looking through a mirror of his soul.” - Coleman Hawkins