Cool "Gator"
Cool "Gator" | ||||
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Released | 1960 | |||
Recorded | May 25 and November 9, 1959 and February 26, 1960 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack and Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Prestige PR 7172 | |||
Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
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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[]
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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
- ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review 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.
Categories:
- Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz release group identifiers
- Willis Jackson (saxophonist) albums
- 1960 albums
- Prestige Records albums
- Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio
- Albums produced by Esmond Edwards
- 1960s jazz album stubs