Gator's Groove

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Gator's Groove
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Studio album by
Willis Jackson
Released1969
RecordedNovember 11, 1968
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre Jazz
Label Prestige
PR 7648
Producer Bob Porter
Willis Jackson chronology
Swivelhips
(1968)		Gator's Groove
(1969)		 Mellow Blues
(1970)

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.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars. [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Willis Jackson except where noted.

  1. "Brother Ray" (Ray Barretto) – 4:10
  2. "A Day in the Life of a Fool" (Carl Sigman, Luiz Bonfá) – 6:35
  3. "This is the Way I Feel" – 9:50
  4. "Blue Jays" (Bill Jennings, Jackie Ivory, Willis Jackson) – 7:13
  5. "Stolen Sweets" (Wild Bill Davis, Dickie Thompson) – 5:35
  6. "Long Tall Dexter" (Dexter Gordon) – 7:07

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Prestige Records discography accessed March 7, 2013
  2. 1 2 Allmusic listing accessed March 7, 2013
  3. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 111. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.


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