Between 1961 and '62, tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons was struggling with a menacing heroin habit. His addiction had begun in the mid-1950s, and an arrest for possession in 1958 landed him in prison until 1960. When he was released, Ammons's craving for the drug had not ceased, and his sizable number of recording sessions between 1961 and '62 was likely t…
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