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 SMOKING WITH WILLIS

 

CADET RECORDS 1965                                 LP 763

credits:

Bass – Bob Bushnell
    Drums – David Niskanan
    Guitar – Vincent Corrao*
    Organ – Butch Cornell
    Tenor Saxophone – Willis Jackson
    Trumpet – Franklyn Robinson

   Recorded    November 1965
   Studio    D 
   A&R Recording Studios, New York City
   Producer – Esmond Edwards

tracklist:

A1        Doin The Mudcat
Written-By – David C. Randolph, Willis Jackson
4:15
A2        And I Love Her
Written-By – John Lennon & Paul McCartney*
5:35
A3        Goose Pimples
Written-By – David C. Randolph, Willis Jackson
4:42
A4        Yesterday
Written-By – John Lennon & Paul McCartney*
3:08
B1        Broadway
Written-By – Bill Bird, Henry Woode*, Teddy McCrae*
6:50
B2        Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)
Written-By – Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse
4:43
B3        A Hard Day's Night
Written-By – John Lennon & Paul McCartney*
5:35

 

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WILLIS JACKSON & BROTHER JACK MCDUFF TOGETHER AGAIN!

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1965                 PRST 7364

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.

credits:

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)

Recorded May 25 & November 9, 1959 and February 26 & August 16, 1960

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack and Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

engineer Rudy Van Gelder

tracks list:

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 SWIVEL HIPS

 

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1968                        PRST 7602

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

 

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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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WILLIS jACKSON GATOR TAILS

VERVE RECORDS 1964                                   V6-8589  

'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 sessions:

NYC, March 18, 1964
64VK304    Swimmin' Home Baby
64VK306?    Early One Morning
same personnel
NYC, June 23, 1964
64VK420    On Broadway
64VK421    Someone To Watch Over Me
64VK422    Frankie And Johnny
64VK423    I Almost Lost My Mind
64VK424    The Skillet
64VK425    Crocodile
64VK426    Lonesome Road

 also issued on Verve V6 8782 entitled "Willis Jackson"

tracks list:

A1 I Almost Lost My Mind 2:45

A2 The Crocodile 4:00

A3 On Broadway 2:23

A4 Swimmin' Home, Baby (Fruit Cake) 2:15

A5 The Skillet 2:52

B1 Frankie And Johnny 4:18

B2 Someone To Watch Over Me 4:10

B3 Lonesome Road 3:24

B4 Early One Morning (Part 2) 5:50

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