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WILLIS "GATOR TAIL" JACKSON
LATER FOR THE GATOR |  |
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Although Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson never enjoyed a chart hit under his own name, his honking saxophone graced many hits in the '40s and '50s. Jackson earned his nickname when a member of The Cootie Williams Orchestra heard his hard blowing solos on Williams's Jukebox hit "Gator Tail." He formed his own group while still playing with Williams and his screaming saxophone became a big attraction on jukeboxes and live appearances during the early '50s. He married R&B singer Ruth Brown and naturally worked with her both live and in the studio, examples of which round out this overview of the early years of one of the all time great tenor saxophonists. |
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 'Gator Tail (Part 1)
'Gator Tail (Part 2)
Let 'Em Roll
Doin' the Gator tail
On My Own
Chuck's Chuckles
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
Dance Of The Lady Bug
Gonna Hoot And Holler staruday Night
Cool Mama
Blow Jackson Blow
More Blues At Midnight
Later For The 'Gator
The Call Of The 'Gators
Steam Roller Blues
Beauty Parlor Gossip
'Gators Groove
Harlem Nocturne
Rock Rock Rock
Wine-O-Wine
Good Gliding (aka 'Gators Got to Go)
Street Scene (aka Sentimental Rhapsody)
Estrellita
R B Blues
Daddy Daddy
The Tears Keep Tumbling Down |
With Cootie Williams Orch., Eddie Mack with Bobby Smith, Ruth Brown |
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