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Willis Jackson (saxophonist)
Willis "Gator" Jackson (April 25, 1928 – October 25, 1987) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Biography Born in Miami, Florida, and educated at the University of Miami, Jackson joined Cootie Williams's band in 1948 as a teenager, and was part of it on and off until 1955. Under his own name (Willis Jackson and His Orchestra) he recorded various rhythm-and-blues instrumentals for Atlantic Records. His most famous record for Atlantic is "Gator's Groove" (1952), with "Estrellita" as the B-side. Jackson toured as leader of the backing band for singer Ruth Brown. Publicly they were married, but privately they never married but lived together from 1950 to 1955.Dik de Heer, ''This Is My Story'' series, "Shakin' All Over" web articles Jackson joined Prestige Records in 1959, making a string of albums. Jackson died in New York City one week after heart surgery, in October 1987, at the age of 55. Discography As leader * ''Please Mr. Jackson'' (Prestige, 1959) * '' Cool "Gator"'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major form of musical expression in traditional and popular music. Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes, complex chords, call and response vocals, polyrhythms and improvisation. Jazz has roots in European harmony and African rhythmic rituals. As jazz spread around the world, it drew on national, regional, and local musical cultures, which gave rise to different styles. New Orleans jazz began in the early 1910s, combining earlier brass band marches, French quadrilles, biguine, ragtime and blues with collective polyphonic improvisation. But jazz did not begin as a single musical tradition in New Orleans or elsewhere. In the 1930s, arranged dance-oriented swing big bands, Kansas City jazz (a hard-swinging, bluesy, improvisationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grease 'n' Gravy
''Grease 'n' Gravy'' is an album by saxophonist Willis Jackson which was recorded in 1963 and released on the Prestige label. accessed February 25, 2013 Reception awarded the album 2½ stars stating "It's respectable, not too cool and not too hot early-'60s organ-sax jazz, with Wilson's organ and the still-teenaged Martino's guitar as vital to the success of the date as Jackson's tenor sax is".Unterberger, RAllmusic listing accessed February 25, 2013 Track listing ...
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Together Again, Again
''Together Again, Again'' is an album by saxophonist Willis Jackson with organist Brother Jack McDuff which was recorded in 1959, 1960 and 1961 and released on the Prestige label in 1966. accessed February 18, 2013 Reception awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Tenor saxophonist Jackson and organist McDuff might be the spotlighted performers in the marketing, but actually it's a pretty integrated full-band, small-group sound. There's not much original material from Jackson, though (and no original tunes from McDuff), with a New Orleans-tinged version of Hank Williams' "Jambalaya" the most unexpected cover choice".Unterber ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soul Night/Live!
''Soul Night/Live!'' is a live album by saxophonist Willis Jackson which was recorded in New York City in 1964 and released on the Prestige label in 1966. accessed March 5, 2013 This was the third album to be released from the same performance following '' Live! Action'' and '''' with a fourth later release '' Tell It...'' appearing in 1967. Reception |
Live! Action
''Live! Action'' is a live album by saxophonist Willis Jackson which was recorded in New York City in 1964 and released on the Prestige label in 1966. accessed March 6, 2013 Three additional albums were released from the same performance '''', '' Tell It...'', and ''''. Reception |
Smoking With Willis
''Smoking with Willis'' is an album by saxophonist Willis Jackson which was recorded in New York City in 1965 and released on the Cadet label. accessed March 6, 2013 Track listing All compositions by Willis Jackson and David C. Randolph (AKA Butch Cornell) except where noted. # "Doin' the Mudcat" – 4:15 # "" () – 5:35 # "Goose Pimples" – 4:42 # " Yesterday" (Lennon, McCartn ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack McDuff
Eugene McDuff (September 17, 1926 – January 23, 2001), known professionally as "Brother" Jack McDuff or "Captain" Jack McDuff, was an American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader who was most prominent during the hard bop and soul jazz era of the 1960s, often performing with an organ trio. He is also credited with giving guitarist George Benson his first break. Career Born Eugene McDuffy in Champaign, Illinois, McDuff began playing bass, appearing in Joe Farrell's group. Encouraged by Willis Jackson in whose band he also played bass in the late 1950s, McDuff moved to the organ and began to attract the attention of Prestige while still with Jackson's group. McDuff soon became a bandleader, leading groups featuring a young George Benson on guitar, Red Holloway on tenor saxophone and Joe Dukes on drums. McDuff recorded many classic albums on Prestige, including his debut solo ''Brother Jack'' in 1960; ''The Honeydripper'' (1961), with tenor saxophonist Jimmy Forrest and gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Together Again!
''Together Again!'' is an album by saxophonist Willis Jackson with organist Jack McDuff which was recorded in 1959 and 1960 and released on the Prestige label in 1965. Reception AllMusic reviewer Richie Unterberger stated: "the Willis Jackson-Jack McDuff-speared combo offers respectable early soul-jazz, if not too different from many other Prestige-overseen sessions of the early '60s".Unterberger, RAllMusic listingaccessed February 18, 2013 Track listing ''All compositions by Willis Jackson, except where noted.'' # " Three Little Words" (Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby) – 5:01 # "Tu'gether" – 7:10 # "Glad'a See Ya" – 4:12 # "This'll Get to Ya" – 10:14 # "It Might as Well Be Spring" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 6:58 *Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on May 25, 1959 (track 1), and at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on November 9, 1959 (track 3), February 26, 1960 (tracks 4, 5) and August 16, 1960 (track 2) Personnel * Willi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
More Gravy
''More Gravy!'' is the second studio album, by Australian blues band, Collard Greens & Gravy. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2001, the album won Best Blues and Roots Album.ARIA Award previous winners. The group's line-up was James Bridges on guitar and fiddle, Ian Collard on lead vocals, harmonica and guitar, and Anthony Shortte on drums. It was recorded live-in-the-studio at Soundhouse Studios with production by John Dorr and the group. Reception Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, described how the group's, "energetic foot-stomping, country blues sound tapped into the very roots of the genre." Patrick Donovan of ''The Age ''The Age'' is a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that has been published since 1854. Owned and published by Nine Entertainment, ''The Age'' primarily serves Victoria, but copies also sell in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory ...'' observed, " heirlocal brand of swampy countrified electric blues has earned them a reputation as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verve Records
Verve Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group (UMG). Founded in 1956 by Norman Granz, the label is home to the world's largest jazz catalogue, which includes recordings by artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Stan Getz, Bill Evans, Billie Holiday, and Oscar Peterson, among others. It absorbed the catalogues of Granz's earlier label, Clef Records, founded in 1946; Norgran Records, founded in 1953; and material which was previously licensed to Mercury Records. Verve also served as the original home of rock acts such as The Velvet Underground, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. The restructured Verve Records is now part of the Verve Label Group (VLG), a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. This company is also home to historic imprints including Verve Forecast, Impulse! and Decca Records. History Norman Granz created Verve to produce new recordings by Ella Fitzgerald, whom he managed; the first album the label released was ''Ella Fitzge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
'Gator Tails
''Gator Tails'' (also released as ''Willis Jackson'') is an album by saxophonist Willis Jackson with orchestra which was recorded in 1964 and released on the Verve label. accessed March 5, 2013 Reception awarded the album 3 stars.Allmusic listingaccessed March 5, 2013 Track listing All compositions by Willis Jackson except where noted. # " |
Boss Shoutin'
''Boss Shoutin is an album by saxophonist Willis Jackson which was recorded in 1964 and released on the Prestige label. accessed March 5, 2013 Reception awarded the album 4 stars stating "''Boss Shoutin is well worth obtaining if you prefer your jazz on the funky side".Henderson, AAllmusic listing accessed March 5, 2013 Track listing All compositions by Willis Jackson except where noted. # " |
