''Really Groovin is an album by saxophonist
Willis Jackson which was recorded in 1961 and released on the
Prestige
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Prestige Records discography
accessed February 19, 2013
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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".[Roberts, J]
Allmusic listing
accessed February 19, 2013
Track listing
All compositions by Willis Jackson except where noted.
# "Careless Love
"Careless Love" is a traditional song, with several popular blues versions. It has been called a "nineteenth-century ballad and Dixieland standard".
The death referenced in an old version was the son of a Kentucky governor. Although published ac ...
" (W. C. Handy
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, Spencer Williams
Spencer Williams (October 14, 1889 – July 14, 1965) was an American jazz and popular music composer, pianist, and singer. He is best known for his hit songs " Basin Street Blues", " I Ain't Got Nobody", " Royal Garden Blues", " I've Found a Ne ...
) – 4:13
# "Oatmeal" (Johnny Griffin
John Arnold Griffin III (April 24, 1928 – July 25, 2008) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Nicknamed "the Little Giant" for his short stature and forceful playing, Griffin's career began in the mid-1940s and continued until the month of ...
) – 4:25
# " I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson
Benny Golson (born January 25, 1929) is an American bebop/ hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He came to prominence with the big bands of Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie, more as a writer than a performer, before launc ...
) – 3:48
# "A Twist of Blues" – 5:40
# "Sweet Peter Charleston" (Griffin) – 6:51
# "Again
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" (Lionel Newman
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, Dorcas Cochran
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) – 4:05
# "He Said, She Said, I Said" – 3:52
# "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
The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...
*Jimmy Neeley (tracks 1–7), Richard Wyands
Richard Francis Wyands (July 2, 1928 – September 25, 2019) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, best known for his work as a side-man.
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Wyands was born in Oakland, California, on July 2, 1928 and grew up in Berkeley. ...
(track 8) – piano
The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a musica ...
*Wendell Marshall
Wendell Marshall (October 24, 1920 – February 6, 2002) was an American jazz double-bassist.
Marshall was Jimmy Blanton's cousin. He studied at Lincoln University, then served in the Army during World War II. Following his discharge, he p ...
(tracks 1–7), Peck Morrison
John A. "Peck" Morrison (September 11, 1919 – February 25, 1988) was an American jazz bassist.
Morrison was classically trained, and was competent on trumpet and percussion in addition to bass. He played in military bands in Italy during World ...
(track 8) – bass
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* Gus Johnson (tracks 1–7), Mickey Roker
Granville William "Mickey" Roker (September 3, 1932 – May 22, 2017) was an American jazz drummer.
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Roker was born into extreme poverty in Miami to Granville (Sr.) and Willie Mae Roker. After his mother died (his father never lived w ...
(track 8) – drums
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*Juan Amalbert – congas (tracks 1–7)
References
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Willis Jackson (saxophonist) albums
1961 albums
Prestige Records albums
Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio
Albums produced by Esmond Edwards