A great range of tunes, some
standards and two of his own, Willis is in fine form backed by an unidentified
Orchestra that is beautiful arranged and conducted by Robert Banks or Claus
Ogerman. His tone is vibrant and powerful, and some of the other players set up
some wonderful solos. If you are Willis fan like me you’ll want to hear this,
enjoy!
Verve Records, V6-8589, 1964
Recorded 18th March
(#A4,B4) & 23rd June (#A1-A3,B1-B3) 1964
At A&R Studios, New York
City
Personnel:
Willis Jackson - Tenor Saxophone
Unidentified Orchestra
Robert Banks or Claus Ogerman
- Arranger, Conductor
Tracks:
A1. I Almost Lost My Mind
{Ivory Joe Hunter} (2:50)
A2. The Crocodile {Robert
Banks, Willis Jackson} (4:03)
A3. On Broadway {Barry Mann,
Cynthia Weil, Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller} (2:30)
A4. Swimmin' Home, Baby
[Fruit Cake] {Ben Tucker} (2:19)
A5. The Skillet {Claus
Ogerman} (2:54)
B1. Frankie And Johnny
{Traditional} (4:26)
B2. Someone To Watch Over Me
{George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin} (4:17)
B3. Lonesome Road {Nathaniel
Shilkret, Gene Austin} (3:27)
B4. Early One Morning (Part
2) {Willis Jackson} (5:52)
Credits:
Producer - Creed Taylor
Recording Engineer - Phil
Ramone
Director of Engineering - Val
Valentin
Cover Photo - Chuck Stewart
Cover Design - Acy R. Lehman