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'Gator Tails

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Released
  
1964

Release date
  
1964

Label
  
Rarity Music

Artist
  
Willis Jackson

Producer
  
Creed Taylor

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
March 18 & June 23, 1964 New York City

'Gator Tails (1964)
  
Smoking with Willis (1965)

Similar
  
Willis Jackson albums, Jazz albums

'Gator Tails (also released as Willis Jackson) is an album by saxophonist Willis Jackson with orchestra which was recorded in 1964 and released on the Verve label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Willis Jackson except as indicated

  1. "I Almost Lost My Mind" (Ivory Joe Hunter) - 2:45
  2. "The Crocodile" - 4:00
  3. "On Broadway" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) - 2:23
  4. "Swimmin' Home, Baby (Fruit Cake)" (Ben Tucker) - 2:15
  5. "The Skillet" (Claus Ogerman) - 2:52
  6. "Frankie and Johnny" (Traditional) - 4:18
  7. "Someone to Watch Over Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:10
  8. "Lonesome Road" (Nathaniel Shilkret, Gene Austin) - 3:24
  9. "Early One Morning (Part 2)" - 5:50
  • Recorded in New York City on March 18, 1964 (tracks 4 & 9) and June 23, 1964 (tracks 1-3 & 5-8)

    • Personnel

  • Willis Jackson - tenor saxophone
  • Robert Banks, Claus Ogerman - arranger, conductor
  • Unidentified Orchestra

    • Songs

    1I Almost Lost My Mind3:48
    2Crocodile3:57
    3On Broadway2:27

    References

    'Gator Tails Wikipedia
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