Cool "Gator"
| Cool "Gator" | ||||
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| Studio album by Willis Jackson | ||||
| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded |
May 25 and November 9, 1959 and February 26, 1960 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack and Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label |
Prestige PR 7172 | |||
| Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
| Willis Jackson chronology | ||||
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Cool "Gator" (also released as Keep on a Blowin') is the second album led by saxophonist Willis Jackson featuring organist Jack McDuff and guitarist Bill Jennings which was recorded in 1959 and 1960 and released on the Prestige label.[1]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [3] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars calling it "Enjoyable and accessible music that swings and contains its share of soul".[2]
Track listing
- "Keep on a' Blowin'" (Willis Jackson, Jack McDuff) - 10:24
- "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) - 4:04
- "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 3:30
- "Blue Strollin'" (Jackson) - 7:45
- "The Man I Love" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 7:13
- "A Smooth One" (Benny Goodman) - 5:24
Personnel
- Willis Jackson - tenor saxophone
- Jack McDuff - organ
- Bill Jennings - guitar
- Milt Hinton (track 1), Wendell Marshall (tracks 3 & 4), Tommy Potter (tracks 2, 5 & 6) - bass
- Alvin Johnson - drums
- Buck Clarke - congas (track 1)
References
- ↑ Prestige Records discography accessed February 15, 2013
- 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 15, 2013
- ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 110. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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