Prestige session · in the studio
May 25, 1959
The Willis Jackson Quintet
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
- This day's music is on 3 records: Blue Gator, Please Mr. Jackson, Cool "Gator"
In the room
- Willis Jackson – tenor sax
- Bill Jennings – guitar
- Jack McDuff – organ
Tommy Potter – bass- Alvin Johnson – drums
Photos: Tommy Potter, William P. Gottlieb, Public domain
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The takes
3 of these 14 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.
What the numbers mean
918 is a matrix number: Prestige gave every tune it recorded the next number in one running series. Most dates kept only the take that was issued, so there's seldom a take number beside it.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| 1775 | The Gator Jumps (as Gator's Tail) | PRLP 7183 |
| 1776 | Gil's Pills | Not issued at the time · later on Prestige PRST 7428 |
| 1777 | Memories Of You | PRLP 7162 |
| 1778 | A Smooth One | PRLP 7172 |
| 1779 | The Man I Love | PRLP 7172 |
| 1787 | Please Mr. Jackson | PRLP 7162 |
| 1788 | Dinky's Mood | PRLP 7162 |
| 1789 | How Deep Is The Ocean | PRLP 7172 |
| 1790 | Come Back To Sorrento | PRLP 7162 |
| 1791 | Cool Grits | PRLP 7162 |
| 1792 | Angel Eyes | Not issued at the time · later on Prestige PRST 7428 |
| 1793 | Three Little Words | Not issued at the time · later on Prestige PR 7364 |
| 1794 | She's Funny That Way | PRLP 7183 |
| 1795 | 633 Knock | PRLP 7162 |
14 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
PRLP 7183 · 1960Blue GatorWillis Jackson
PRLP 7162 · 1959Please Mr. JacksonWillis Jackson
PRLP 7172 · 1960Cool "Gator"Willis JacksonTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
3 of them 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 7164 | Enough Said! | Bill Jennings | 1959 | Bill Jennings, Jack McDuff, Alvin Johnson |
 | PRLP 7174 | Brother Jack | Jack McDuff With Bill Jennings | 1960 | Bill Jennings, Jack McDuff, Alvin Johnson |
 | PRLP 7177 | Bill Jennings Quintet With Jack McDuff | Bill Jennings Quintet With Jack McDuff | 1960 | Bill Jennings, Jack McDuff, Alvin Johnson |
2 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 7187 | Betty Roche | Betty Roche | 1960 | Bill Jennings, Jack McDuff |