Please Mr. Jackson

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Please Mr. Jackson
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Studio album by
Willis Jackson
Released1959
RecordedMay 25, 1959
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre Jazz
Length34:02
Label Prestige
PR 7162 [1]
Producer Esmond Edwards
Willis Jackson chronology
Please Mr. Jackson
(1959)		 Cool "Gator"
(1959-60)

Please Mr. Jackson is the debut album by saxophonist Willis Jackson. [2] It featured organist Jack McDuff and guitarist Bill Jennings, and was recorded and released 1959 on the Prestige label. [3]

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Reception

Professional ratings
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AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated: "In 1959, starting with this Prestige set Jackson made his mark on soul-jazz." [4]

Track listing

All compositions by Willis Jackson, Bill Jennings and Jack McDuff' except where indicated.

  1. "Cool Grits" – 8:32
  2. "Come Back to Sorrento" (Ernesto De Curtis) – 4:30
  3. "Dinky's Mood" (Jackson, McDuff) – 3:55
  4. "Please Mr. Jackson" – 5:44
  5. "633 Knock" (Jennings) – 5:18
  6. "Memories of You" (Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf) – 6:03

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN   9781440229169 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ Bacon, Tony; Gelly, Dave (May 16, 2000). Masters of Jazz Saxophone. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN   9780879306229 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Prestige Records discography accessed February 15, 2013
  4. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 15, 2013
  5. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 757. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
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