''Glide On'' is an album by guitarist Bill Jennings with organist

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recorded in 1960 and released on the

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label.

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's Richie Unterberger stated "This is a pretty mellow set of bluesy jazz ... Jennings is more of a tasteful player than a fiery one, but he does crank up the heat for some rapid-fire single-note lines". On

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, Derek Taylor said "Jennings’ maybe be a forgotten footnote today, but after listening to this disc it's easy to imagine that he had his moment in the limelight shortly after these sessions hit the record shops".Taylor, D
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Track listing

# "Glide On" ( Jack Wilson) – 5:32 # "Alexandria, VA." (Bill Jennings, Sonny Clayton) – 3:52 # "Billin' and Bluin'" (Bill Jennings, Al Jennings) – 4:42 # " There'll Never Be Another You" (

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) – 3:50 # " Azure-Te (Paris Blues)" (

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, Don Wolf) – 4:40 # "Fiddlin'" (Bill Jennings, Al Jennings) – 2:34 # "Cole Slaw" ( Jesse Stone) – 8:07 # "Hey Mrs. Jones" (Robert L. Ragan, Marion Miller) – 4:21

Personnel

* Bill Jennings –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

– organ,

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*Al Jennings –

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, guitar *

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– bass *Alvin Johnson –

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References

{{Authority control Bill Jennings (guitarist) albums Jack McDuff albums 1960 albums Prestige Records albums Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio Albums produced by Esmond Edwards