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Willis Jackson: Nuther'n Like Thuther'n
by C. Andrew Hovan
Right out of the gate, tenor man Willis Jackson signals that “Pool Shark” is going to be about the kind of hip boss shoutin’ (to borrow a Jackson album title) that was part and parcel of the Chitlin’ Circuit back in the days. With a Charleston beat that sets up a static background, Jackson tells his ...
Willis Jackson: Livin' Large
by Derek Taylor
In decades past making the transition from the so-called ‘bar-walking’ minor leagues to Majors of ‘legitimate’ jazz was a feat many saxophonists attempted but few accomplished. So much so that the visage of the honking, R&B tenor man is still regarded with scorn by many ‘serious’ jazz musicians and particularly critics. When the Chitlin Circuit (the ...
Willis Jackson: Bar Wars
by Robert Spencer
The late great Gator is back in this reissue by Joel Dorn's 32 Jazz of Willis “Gator" Jackson's 1978 Muse release, Bar Wars. The title is apt: W. A. Brower states it straightforwardly in his liner notes: “His music is my idea of popular music (not to be confused with pop musics which are a wholly ...
