Gator's Groove
1969 studio album by Willis Jackson
Gator's Groove | ||||
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Studio album by Willis Jackson | ||||
Released | 1969 | |||
Recorded | November 11, 1968 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Prestige PR 7648 | |||
Producer | Bob Porter | |||
Willis Jackson chronology | ||||
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Gator's Groove is an album by saxophonist Willis Jackson which was recorded in 1968 and released on the Prestige label.[1] Jackson first recorded the title tune for Atlantic Records in 1952; this is the version that circulates most today.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Willis Jackson except where noted.
- "Brother Ray" (Ray Barretto) – 4:10
- "A Day in the Life of a Fool" (Carl Sigman, Luiz Bonfá) – 6:35
- "This is the Way I Feel" – 9:50
- "Blue Jays" (Bill Jennings, Jackie Ivory, Willis Jackson) – 7:13
- "Stolen Sweets" (Wild Bill Davis, Dickie Thompson) – 5:35
- "Long Tall Dexter" (Dexter Gordon) – 7:07
Personnel
- Willis Jackson – tenor saxophone, gator horn
- Jackie Ivory – organ
- Bill Jennings – guitar
- Ben Tucker – bass, electric bass
- Jerry Potter – drums
- Richard Landrum – congas
References
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Willis Jackson
- Please Mr. Jackson (1959)
- Cool "Gator" (1959)
- Blue Gator (1959)
- Cookin' Sherry (1961)
- Really Groovin' (1961)
- In My Solitude (1961)
- Thunderbird (1962)
- Johnny "Hammond" Cooks with Gator Tail (1962)
- Bossa Nova Plus (1962)
- Neapolitan Nights (1962)
- Loose... (1963)
- Grease 'n' Gravy (1963)
- The Good Life (1963)
- More Gravy (1963)
- Boss Shoutin' (1964)
- 'Gator Tails (1964)
- Together Again! (1965)
- Smoking with Willis (1965)
- Together Again, Again (1966)
- Soul Grabber (1967)
- Star Bag (1968)
- Swivelhips (1968)
- Gator's Groove (1968)
- Gatorade (1971)
- West Africa (1973)
- In the Alley (1976)
- The Gator Horn (1977)
- Bar Wars (1977)
- Single Action (1978)
- Nothing Butt... (1983)
- Jackson's Action! (1964)
- Live! Action (1966)
- Soul Night/Live! (1966)
- Tell It... (1967)
- Headed and Gutted (1974)
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