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Willis Jackson – Blue Gator (Prestige PRLP 7183)

Prestige PRLP 7183 · 12-inch LP · 1960

PRLP 7183

Blue Gator

Willis Jackson

Released: 1960
Tracks: 6

6 more tracks from these dates went to Please Mr. Jackson
6 more tracks from these dates went to Cool "Gator"

Who's on it

Willis Jackson – tenor sax
Bill Jennings – guitar
Jack McDuff – organ
Tommy Potter – bass
Alvin Johnson – drums
Wendell Marshall – bass
Milt Hinton – bass
Buck Clark – conga drum
Bill Elliot – drums

Photos: Tommy Potter, William P. Gottlieb, Public domain · Milt Hinton, Brian McMillen, 1987, CC BY-SA 4.0

Credits

Producer: Esmond Edwards

The tracks

Side one

1Blue GatorAugust 16, 1960 · 2404
2Try A Little TendernessAugust 16, 1960 · 2405
3The Gator Jumps (as Gator's Tail)May 25, 1959 · 1775

Side two

1This Nearly Was MineFebruary 26, 1960 · 2036
2East BreezeNovember 9, 1959 · 1913
3She's Funny That WayMay 25, 1959 · 1794

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The 4 sessions

May 25, 1959Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJThe Willis Jackson Quintet
- Willis Jackson – tenor sax
- Bill Jennings – guitar
- Jack McDuff – organ
- Tommy Potter – bass
- Alvin Johnson – drums
2 tracks on this record · 14 takes that dayOpen the session →
November 9, 1959Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJThe Willis Jackson Quintet
- Willis Jackson – tenor sax
- Bill Jennings – guitar
- Jack McDuff – organ
- Wendell Marshall – bass
- Alvin Johnson – drums
1 track on this record · 6 takes that dayOpen the session →
February 26, 1960Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJThe Willis Jackson Quintet
- Willis Jackson – tenor sax
- Bill Jennings – guitar
- Jack McDuff – organ
- Milt Hinton – bass
- Alvin Johnson – drums
- Buck Clark – conga drum
1 track on this record · 7 takes that dayOpen the session →
August 16, 1960Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJWillis Jackson Quintet
- Willis Jackson – tenor sax
- Bill Jennings – guitar
- Jack McDuff – organ
- Wendell Marshall – bass
- Bill Elliot – drums
2 tracks on this record · 6 takes that dayOpen the session →

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

8 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	PRLP 7172	Cool "Gator"	Willis Jackson	1960	Willis Jackson, Bill Jennings, Jack McDuff, Tommy Potter, Alvin Johnson, Wendell Marshall, Milt Hinton, Buck Clark

5 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	PRLP 7162	Please Mr. Jackson	Willis Jackson	1959	Willis Jackson, Bill Jennings, Jack McDuff, Tommy Potter, Alvin Johnson

4 of them 3 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	PRLP 7164	Enough Said!	Bill Jennings	1959	Bill Jennings, Jack McDuff, Alvin Johnson, Wendell Marshall
	PRLP 7174	Brother Jack	Jack McDuff With Bill Jennings	1960	Bill Jennings, Jack McDuff, Alvin Johnson, Wendell Marshall
	PRLP 7177	Bill Jennings Quintet With Jack McDuff	Bill Jennings Quintet With Jack McDuff	1960	Bill Jennings, Jack McDuff, Alvin Johnson, Wendell Marshall

3 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	PRLP 7187	Betty Roche	Betty Roche	1960	Bill Jennings, Jack McDuff, Wendell Marshall

2 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	PRLP 7185	Tough 'Duff	Jack McDuff	1960	Jack McDuff, Bill Elliot
	PRLP 7196	Really Groovin'	Willis Jackson	1961	Willis Jackson, Wendell Marshall

Also from these sessions

Willis Jackson – Please Mr. Jackson (Prestige PRLP 7162)

PRLP 7162 · 1959Please Mr. JacksonWillis Jackson

Willis Jackson – Cool "Gator" (Prestige PRLP 7172)

PRLP 7172 · 1960Cool "Gator"Willis Jackson

Sources

Jazz Discography Project (sessions, takes, personnel) · Wikipedia (release, running order, credits) · Discogs · Wikidata

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