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Released
  
1961

Artist
  
Willis Jackson

Producer
  
Esmond Edwards

Genre
  
Jazz

Really Groovin'(1961)
  
In My Solitude(1961)

Release date
  
1961

Label
  
Prestige Records

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Recorded
  
January 10 & April 11, 1961Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Similar
  
Willis Jackson albums, Jazz albums

Really Groovin' is an album by saxophonist Willis Jackson which was recorded in 1961 and released on the Prestige label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "A fine, soulful jazz date, mostly slow blues and ballads, from one of the kings of honky-tonk saxophone. Jackson's smooth, Ben Webster-ish tenor playing is seldom surprising, but always satisfying".

Track listing

All compositions by Willis Jackson except as indicated

  1. "Careless Love" (W. C. Handy, Spencer Williams) - 4:13
  2. "Oatmeal" (Johnny Griffin) - 4:25
  3. "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson) - 3:48
  4. "A Twist of Blues" - 5:40
  5. "Sweet Peter Charleston" (Griffin) - 6:51
  6. "Again" (Lionel Newman, Dorcas Cochran) - 4:05
  7. "He Said, She Said, I Said" - 3:52
  8. "Girl Of My Dreams" (Sunny Clapp) - 6:40
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on January 10, 1961 (tracks 1-7), and April 11, 1961 (track 8)

    • Personnel

  • Willis Jackson - tenor saxophone
  • Jimmy Neeley (tracks 1-7), Richard Wyands (track 8) - piano
  • Wendell Marshall (tracks 1-7), Peck Morrison (track 8) - bass
  • Gus Johnson (tracks 1-7), Mickey Roker (track 8) - drums
  • Juan Amalbert - congas (tracks 1-7)

    • Songs

    1Careless Love
    2Oatmeal
    3I Remember Clifford

    References

    Really Groovin' Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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