Really Groovin'

Really Groovin' is an album by saxophonist Willis Jackson which was recorded in 1961 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Really Groovin'
Studio album by
Released1961
RecordedJanuary 10 & April 11, 1961
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7196
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Willis Jackson chronology
Together Again!
(1959-60)
Really Groovin'
(1961)
In My Solitude
(1961)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

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".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Willis Jackson except where noted.

  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

References

  1. Prestige Records discography accessed February 19, 2013
  2. Roberts, J. Allmusic listing accessed February 19, 2013
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