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Later For The Gator
Willis Gator Tail Jackson
Later For The Gator
Willis Gator Tail Jackson
Although Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson never enjoyed a chart hit under his own name, his honking saxophone graced many hits in the '40s and '50s. Jackson earned his nickname when a member of the Cootie Williams Orchestra heard his hard blowing solos on Williams's Jukebox hit "Gator Tail." He formed his own group while still playing with Williams and his screaming saxophone became a big attraction on jukeboxes and live appearances during the early '50s. He married R&B singer Ruth Brown and naturally worked with her both live and in the studio, examples of which round out this overview of the early years of one of the all time great tenor saxophonists. Acrobat. 2005.
AKA WILLIS GATOR TAIL JACKSON
Media | Music CD (Compact Disc) |
Number of discs | 1 |
Released | June 6, 2011 |
EAN/UPC | 0824046420321 |
Label | ACROBAT ACMCD4203 |
Genre | Jazz |
Dimensions | 136 × 146 × 9 mm · 94 g |
Track list
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- 'gator Tail (Part 1)
- 'gator Tail (Part 2)
- Let 'Em Roll - Bob Merrill, ,
- Doin' the 'Gator Tail
- On My Own
- Chuck's Chuckles
- Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
- Dance of the Lady Bug
- Gonna Hoot and Holler Saturday Night - Eddie Mack, ,
- Cool Mama
- Blow Jackson Blow
- More Blues at Midnight
- Later for the 'Gator
- Call of the 'Gators
- Steam Roller Blues - Eddie Mack, ,
- Beauty Parlor Gossip - Eddie Mack, ,
- 'Gator's Groove
- Harlem Nocturne
- Rock! Rock! Rock!
- Wine-O-Wine
- Good Gliding (Aka 'gator's Got to Go)
- Street Scene (Aka Sentimental Rhapsody)
- Estrellita
- R B Blues - Ruth Brown,
- Daddy Daddy - Ruth Brown,
- Tears Keep Tumbling Down - Ruth Brown,
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