''Star Bag'' is an album by saxophonist
Willis Jackson which was recorded in 1968 and released on the
Prestige
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Prestige Records discography
accessed March 6, 2013
Track listing
All compositions by Willis Jackson except where noted.
# "Star Bag" – 7:35
# "The Girl from Ipanema
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" (Antônio Carlos Jobim
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, Vinícius de Moraes
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, Norman Gimbel
Norman Gimbel (November 16, 1927 – December 19, 2018) was an American lyricist of popular songs, television and movie themes. He wrote the lyrics for songs including "Killing Me Softly with His Song", " Ready to Take a Chance Again" (both with ...
) – 5:55
# "Good to the Damn Bone" (Jackson, Bill Jennings) – 5:38
# "More
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" (Riz Ortolani
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, Nino Oliviero
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, Norman Newell
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) – 7:25
# "Smoke Rings" (Gene Gifford
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Gifford was raised in Memphis, Tennessee, and played banjo in high school. He played in territory bands, including Watson's Bell ...
, Ned Washington
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Washington was nominated for eleven Academy Awards from 1940 to 1962. He won the Bes ...
) – 6:00
# "Yellow Days" (Alan Bernstein, Álvaro Carrillo
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) – 5:45
Personnel
* Willis Jackson – tenor saxophone
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*Trudy Pitts
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Trained as a musician and a music e ...
– organ
* Bill Jennings – guitar
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* Jimmy Lewis – electric bass
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*Bobby Donaldson
Robert Stanley "Bobby" Donaldson (November 29, 1922, Boston – 1971) was an American jazz and R&B drummer.
After playing locally in the early 1940s, Donaldson played with Russell Procope while serving in the Army in New York City. In 1946–47 ...
– drums
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*Victor Allende – congas
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References
Willis Jackson (saxophonist) albums
1968 albums
Prestige Records albums
Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio
Albums produced by Cal Lampley
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