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Willis "Gator" Jackson

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Willis “Gator” Jackson originally established himself as a honking R&B tenor saxophonist before modifying his style and becoming a success in hard bop/soul-jazz. Jackson was born in Florida, where he played as a teen- ager with the celebrated trumpeter Fats Navarro and other future jazz stars. He turned down offers of employment from Lionel Hampton and Andy Kirk in order to complete a college education at Florida A&M. Jackson initially played locally until he got his big break and joined Cootie Williams in 1948. Jackson was showcased honking and screaming throughout the two-sided recording “Gator Tail” which earned him the nickname of “Gator” and led to him making his first records as a leader in 1950

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Pat Martino Quartet: Undeniable

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Pat Martino QuartetUndeniableHighNote2011 Hot buttered soul-jazz, Batman, guitarist Pat Martino's Undeniable is the business! Recorded live at Washington's Blues Alley in June 2009, with tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander, organist Tony Monaco and drummer Jeff “Tain" Watts, it harks back to Martino's early to mid 1960s roots in ...

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Soul Night Live!

Label: Prestige
Released: 2002
Track listing: The Man I Love; Perdido; Thunderbird; Polka Dots And Moonbeams; All Soul; Flamingo;

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Gravy

Label: Prestige Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: Brother Elijah/ Doot Dat/ Stompin

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Nothing Butt...

Label: Muse Records
Released: 1983
Track listing: Just The Way You Are; Nuages; Nothing Butt; Hittin' And Missin'; Autumn Leaves; Move;

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Single Action

Label: Muse Records
Released: 1980
Track listing: Evergreen; Bolita; Makin' Whoopee; You Are The Sunshine Of My Life; Hittin' The Numbers; Single Action;

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Bar Wars

Label: 32 Jazz
Released: 1978
Track listing: Later; Blue & Sentimental; Bar Wars; The Breeze And I; The Goose Is Loose; It's All Right With Me;

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Headed And Gutted

Label: Muse Records
Released: 1974
Track listing: Headed And Gutted; Blue Velvet; Miss Ann; The Way We Were; Gator Whale; My One And Only Love;

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Boss Shoutin'

Label: Prestige
Released: 1964
Track listing: Boss St. Louis Blues; Que Sera, Sweetie; Shoutin'; Nice & Easy; Your Wonderful Love;


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