Willis 'Gator Tails' Jackson – Bow Legged Daddy

 

Paul Winley Records  1972– 1101

credits:

    Producer – Ann Winley, Paul
    Written-By – Paul Winley

tracklist:
A        Bow Legged Daddy (Vocal)
Vocals – Ann Winley
3:35
B        Bow Legged Daddy (Instrumental)    3:45

 

 

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Willis Jackson ‎– Boss Shoutin'

 

Prestige records 1964   ‎ ‎– PRST 7329

notes:

Boss Shoutin' is an album by saxophonist Willis Jackson
which was recorded in 1964 and released on the Prestige label.

credits:

    Bass – George Tucker
    Drums – Joe Hadrick
    Guitar – Pat Azzara
    Organ – Carl Wilson
    Tenor Saxophone – Willis Jackson
    Trumpet – Frank Robinson
    
Recorded    January 9, 1964
Studio    Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Producer    Ozzie Cadena



 tracklist:

A1        Boss St. Louis Blues
Written-By – Handy*
A2        Que Sera, Sweetie
Written-By – Jackson*
B1        Shoutin'
Written-By – Jackson*
B2        Nice & Easy
Written-By – Bergman*, Spence*, Keith*
B3        Your Wonderful Love
Written-By – Rogers

 

 

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Willis Jackson Star bag

 

Prestige records 1968    PR 7571

 notes:
Star Bag is an album by saxophonist Willis Jackson which
was recorded in 1968 and released on the Prestige label

credits:

    Willis Jackson – tenor saxophone
    Trudy Pitts – organ
    Bill Jennings – guitar
    Jimmy Lewis – electric bass
    Bobby Donaldson – drums
    Victor Allende – congas

recorded:
Rudy Van Gelder Studio,
Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 22, 1968
Producer    Cal Lampley

Trackslist:

All compositions by Willis Jackson except where noted

A1 Star Bag        
A2 The Girl From Ipanema
 Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel        
A3 Good To The Damn Bone         
B1 More
Riz Ortolani, Nino Oliviero, Norman Newell        
B2 Smoke Rings
Gene Gifford, Ned Washington         
B3 Yellow Days
Alan Bernstein, Álvaro Carrillo

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Willis Jackson ‎– Swivel Hips

 

Prestige records 1968 ‎– PRST 7602

notes:

Swivelhips is an album by saxophonist Willis Jackson
which was recorded in 1968 and released on the Prestige label.

credits:
    
Willis Jackson - tenor saxophone, gator horn
Jackie Ivory - organ
Bill Jennings - guitar
Ben Tucker - bass, electric bass
Jerry Potter - drums
Ralph Dorsey - congas

Producer – Bob Porter
Mastered By – Rudy Van Gelder
recorded at:
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 9, 1968

tracklist:

A1        Swivel Hips
Written-By – Woods*
6:51
A2        In A Mellow Tone
Written By – Magler
Written-By – Ellington*
8:45
A3        Win, Lose Or Draw
Written-By – Ousley*
3:54
B1        Y'Understand Me
Written-By – Willis Jackson
8:05
B2        By The Time I Get To Phoenix
Written-By – Webb*
6:00
B3        Florence Of Arabia
Written By [Miscredited] – Roberts
Written-By [Uncredited] – Jack Wilson
7:10

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Willis Jackson ‎– Gator Tails

Verve Records 1964 ‎– V6-8589

notes:

'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.

credits:

    Willis Jackson (tenor saxophone)
    Robert Banks or Claus Ogerman
    (arranger, conductor)
    unidentified orchestra
    Engineer – Phil Ramone
    Engineer [Director Of Engineering] – Val Valentin
    Producer – Creed Taylor

Recorded in New York City on March 18, 1964 (tracks 4 & 9)
and June 23, 1964 (tracks 1-3 & 5-8)



tracklist:

A1        I Almost Lost My Mind
Written-By – Ivory Joe Hunter
2:45
A2        The Crocodile
Written-By – Robert Banks, Willis Jackson
4:00
A3        On Broadway
Written-By – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
2:23
A4        Swimmin' Home Baby
Written-By – Ben Tucker
2:15
A5        The Skillet
Written-By – Claus Ogerman
2:52
B1        Frankie And Johnny
Written-By – Trad.*
4:18
B2        Someone To Watch Over Me
Written-By – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
4:10
B3        The Lonesome Road
Written-By – Gene Austin, Nathaniel Shilkret
3:24
B4        Early One Morning (Part 2)
Written-By – Willis Jackson
5:50

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Willis Jackson – Jackson's Action!

 

 Prestige records 1964 – PRST 7348

credits:

    Drums – Joe Hadrick
    Guitar – Pat Azzara
    Organ – Carl Wilson
    Tenor Saxophone – Willis Jackson
    Trumpet – Frank Robinson (2)


recorded at "The Allegro", NYC, March 21, 1964
Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
    Supervised By – Ozzie Cadena

tracklist:

A1        Jackson's Action
Written-By – Jackson*
3:10
A2        A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Written-By – Strouse*, Adams*
6:55
A3        I Wish You Love
Written-By – Beach*, Trenet*
3:28
A4        Monkey Hips
Written-By – Jackson*
5:20
B1        A'w Right-Do It!
Written-By – Jackson*
6:00
B2        Jive Samba
Composed By – Adderley*
10:20

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Willis Jackson ‎– More Gravy

 

 Prestige records 1963  ‎– PRST 7317

 credits:

Willis Jackson - tenor saxophone
Frank Robinson - trumpet
Carl Wilson - organ
Pat Martino - guitar
Sam Jones - bass
Joe Hadrick - drums

Recorded at :
Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs,
New Jersey on October 24, 1963



Tracklist:

A1     Pool Shark 3:50
Jackson
A2     Somewhere Along The Way 4:15
gallen -  adams
A3     Stuffin' 7:20
Jackson
B1     Nuther'n Like Thuther'n 7:30
Jackson -  Hadrick
B2     More Gravy 4:05
Jackson
B3     Fiddlin' 5:05
jackson - Robinson

 

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Willis Jackson With Jack McDuff ‎– Together Again!

Prestige records 1965 ‎– PRST 7364,

notes:

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.

Personnel

Willis Jackson - tenor saxophone
Jack McDuff - organ
Bill Jennings - guitar
Milt Hinton (tracks 4 & 5), Wendell Marshall (tracks 2 & 3),
Tommy Potter (track 1) - bass
Bill Elliot (track 2), Alvin Johnson (tracks 1 & 3-5) - drums
Buck Clarke - congas (tracks 4 & 5)

Released 1965
Recorded May 25 & November 9, 1959 and February 26 & August 16, 1960
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack and Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

tracklist:

A1     Three Little Words
Bass – Tommy Potter
Written-By – Kalmar*, Ruby 6:00
A2    Tu'gether
Drums – Bill Elliott
Written-By – Jackson 7:06   
A3     Glad'a See Ya'    4:10   
B1     This'll Get To Ya'
Congas – Buck Clarke
Written-By – Jackson 10:10   
B2     It Might As Well Be Spring
Congas – Buck Clarke
Written-By – Rodgers/Hammerstein 7:20

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WILLIS JACKSON THE GOOD LIFE

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1963                             PR 7296

credits:

Willis Jackson - tenor saxophone

Frank Robinson - trumpet

Carl Wilson - organ

Pat Azzara - guitar

Leonard Gaskin - bass (tracks 6 & 7)

Joe Hadrick - drums

Producer – Ozzie Cadena

Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder

 at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, 

New Jersey on May 23 (tracks 1-5), 

& May 24 (tracks 6 & 7), 1963

tracks list:

A1 The Good Life

A2 The Days Of Wine & Roses

Composed By – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer

A3 As Long As She Needs Me

Composed By – Lionel Bart

A4 Fly Me To The Moon

Composed By – Bart Howard

B1 Angel Eyes

Composed By – Matt Dennis

B2 Troubled Times

Composed By – Willis Jackson

B3 Walk Right In

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WILLIS JACKSON BLUE GATOR

 

PRESTIGE RECORDS 59/60                          PRLP 7183 

credits:

Bass – Milt Hinton (tracks: B1), Tommy Potter (tracks: A3, B3),
   Wendell    Marshall (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
    Congas – Buck Clarke (tracks: B1)
    Drums – Alvin Johnson (tracks: A3, B1 to B3),
    Bill Elliot (tracks: A1, A2)
    Guitar – Bill Jennings
    Organ – Jack McDuff
    Tenor Saxophone – Willis Jackson

    Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
May 25 & November 9, 1959 and February 26 & August 16, 1960
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack and Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

    Liner Notes – LeRoi Jones

tracks list:

A1     Blue Gator
Written-By – Willis Jackson
A2     Try A Little Tenderness
Written-By – Woods*, Campbell*, Connolly

A3     The Gator Jumps
Written-By – Willis Jackson
B1     This Nearly Was Mine
Written-By – Hammerstein*, Rodgers
B2     East Breeze
Written-By – Esmond Edwards
B3     She's Funny That Way
 Written-By – Moret*, Whiting

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WILLIS JACKSON SOUL NIGHT LIVE!

 

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1964                                 PR 7396 

credits:

 Willis Jackson - tenor saxophone

    Frank Robinson - trumpet

    Carl Wilson - organ

    Pat Martino - guitar

    Joe Hadrick - drums

recorded in :

Recorded : March 21, 1964

The Allegro, New York City

  track list:

A1 The Man I Love 5:40

A2 Perido 9:00

A3 Thunderbird 5:10

B1 Polka Dots And Moon Beams 5:50

B2 All Souls 5:00

B3 Flamingo 5:40

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