'Gator Tails
1964 studio album by Willis Jackson
'Gator Tails | ||||
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Studio album by Willis Jackson | ||||
Released | 1964 | |||
Recorded | March 18 & June 23, 1964 New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Verve V/V6 8589 | |||
Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
Willis Jackson chronology | ||||
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'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.[1]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Willis Jackson except where noted.
- "I Almost Lost My Mind" (Ivory Joe Hunter) – 2:45
- "The Crocodile" – 4:00
- "On Broadway" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 2:23
- "Swimmin' Home, Baby (Fruit Cake)" (Ben Tucker) – 2:15
- "The Skillet" (Claus Ogerman) – 2:52
- "Frankie and Johnny" (Traditional) – 4:18
- "Someone to Watch Over Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:10
- "Lonesome Road" (Nathaniel Shilkret, Gene Austin) – 3:24
- "Early One Morning (Part 2)" – 5:50
- Recorded in New York City on March 18, 1964 (tracks 4 & 9) and June 23, 1964 (tracks 1-3 & 5-8)
Personnel
- Willis Jackson – tenor saxophone
- Robert Banks, Claus Ogerman – arranger, conductor
- Unidentified Orchestra
References
- ^ Prestige Records discography accessed March 5, 2013
- ^ a b Allmusic listing accessed March 5, 2013
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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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