Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson, On My Own (1986) r. 1950-1954

Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson, On My Own (1986) r. 1950-1954

Wednesday's lunch record is by saxophone honker Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson. This 1986 reissue album is on the Wine, Women, And...label of Mr. R&B records of Sweden. The 16 songs were recorded in New York between 1950-1954. The aggressive jump R&B featured plenty of honkin' and screechin' tenor saxophone backed by a small rockin' jump jazz band. Dongs are; "Later For The Gator", "The Call Of The Gator", "On My Own", "More Blues At Midnight", "Good Gliding", "The Cracker Jack", and others. The YouTube sample song is "Later For The Gator" (1952) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-joBISjtQ3M . . bucko