Cool "Gator" (also released as Keep on a Blowin') is the second album led by saxophonist Willis Jackson featuring organist Jack McDuff and guitarist Bill Jennings which was recorded in 1959 and 1960 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars calling it "Enjoyable and accessible music that swings and contains its share of soul".[2]

Track listing

  1. "Keep on a' Blowin'" (Willis Jackson, Jack McDuff) – 10:24
  2. "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) – 4:04
  3. "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 3:30
  4. "Blue Strollin'" (Jackson) – 7:45
  5. "The Man I Love" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 7:13
  6. "A Smooth One" (Benny Goodman) – 5:24

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed February 15, 2013
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 15, 2013
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 110. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_%22Gator%22
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