| The Gator Horn | ||||
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| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | March 8, 1977 | |||
| Studio | Rosebud Studio, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Muse MR 5146 | |||
| Producer | Fred Seibert | |||
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The Gator Horn is an album by saxophonist Willis Jackson, recorded in 1977 and released on the Muse label. [1] [2]
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| AllMusic |   [3] |
The Bay State Banner wrote that the album "is simply swinging R&B instrumental stuff, not as complex or innovative as the honkers in the new music camp, but very funky and danceable without resorting to cliches or gimmicks." [4]
In his review on AllMusic, Scott Yanow states that "Jackson's basic tenor always contained plenty of soul, the potential of exploding, and an attractive warm sound... For this fine set, Gator alternates between romps (some of which are funky) and ballads." [3]
All compositions by Willis Jackson except where noted.
Willis "Gator" Jackson was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.
It's Got to Be Funky is an album by jazz pianist Horace Silver, his first release on the Columbia label since Silver's Blue (1956), featuring performances by Silver with Oscar Brashear, Ron Stout, Bob Summers, Bob McChesney, Maurice Spears, Suzette Moriarty, Eddie Harris, Branford Marsalis, Red Holloway, Bob Maize, and Carl Burnett, with vocals by Andy Bey. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and states: "After a 13-year period in which he mostly recorded for his private Silveto label, pianist/composer Horace Silver was rediscovered by Columbia for this session... All of the music was new and served as proof that the master of jazz-funk had not lost his stuff".
European Tour 1977 is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley. Recorded in 1977 in Munich, Germany, it was released on the Watt/ECM label in 1978.
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Shared Secrets is an album by pianist George Cables that was recorded in 2001 and released by the MuseFX label.
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