Blue Gator is the third 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.[3]
| Blue Gator | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | May 25, November 9, 1959; February 26 and August 16, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack and Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Prestige PR 7183 | |||
| Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
| Willis Jackson chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Track listing
editAll compositions by Willis Jackson except where noted.
- "Blue Gator" – 9:12
- "Try a Little Tenderness" (Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Harry Woods) – 5:57
- "Gator's Tail" – 3:39
- "This Nearly Was Mine" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 4:31
- "East Breeze" (Esmond Edwards) – 10:01
- "She's Funny That Way" (Neil Moret, Richard Whiting) – 5:10
Note
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on May 25, 1959 (tracks 3 & 6), and at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on November 9, 1959 (track 5), February 26, 1960 (track 4) and August 16, 1960 (tracks 1 & 2)
Personnel
edit- Willis Jackson – tenor saxophone
- Jack McDuff – organ
- Bill Jennings – guitar
- Milt Hinton (track 4), Wendell Marshall (tracks 1, 2 & 5), Tommy Potter (tracks 3 & 6) – bass
- Bill Elliot (tracks 1 & 2), Alvin Johnson (tracks 3-6) – drums
- Buck Clarke – congas (track 4)
References
edit- ^ AllMusic listing accessed February 15, 2013
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 110. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Prestige Records discography accessed February 15, 2013
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