Please Mr. Jackson is the debut album by saxophonist Willis Jackson.[2] It featured organist Jack McDuff and guitarist Bill Jennings, and was recorded and released 1959 on the Prestige label.[3]

Please Mr. Jackson
Studio album by
Released1959
RecordedMay 25, 1959
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length34:02
LabelPrestige
PR 7162[1]
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Willis Jackson chronology
Please Mr. Jackson
(1959)
Cool "Gator"
(1959-60)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [5]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated: "In 1959, starting with this Prestige set Jackson made his mark on soul-jazz."[4]

Track listing

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All compositions by Willis Jackson, Bill Jennings and Jack McDuff' except where indicated.

  1. "Cool Grits" – 8:32
  2. "Come Back to Sorrento" (Ernesto De Curtis) – 4:30
  3. "Dinky's Mood" (Jackson, McDuff) – 3:55
  4. "Please Mr. Jackson" – 5:44
  5. "633 Knock" (Jennings) – 5:18
  6. "Memories of You" (Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf) – 6:03

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Bacon, Tony; Gelly, Dave (May 16, 2000). Masters of Jazz Saxophone. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306229 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed February 15, 2013
  4. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 15, 2013
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 757. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.