In My Solitude (Willis Jackson album)

In My Solitude
Studio album by Willis Jackson
Released	1961
Recorded	January 10 & April 11, 1961 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Label	Moodsville MVLP 17
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Willis Jackson chronology
Really Groovin' (1961) In My Solitude (1961) Together Again, Again (1959-61)

In My Solitude is an album by saxophonist Willis Jackson which was recorded in 1961 and released on the Moodsville label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" (Traditional) - 4:13
2. "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" (Traditional) - 3:44
3. "(In My) Solitude" (Eddie DeLange, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 5:03
4. "Estrellita" (Manuel Ponce) - 4:10
5. "It Never Entered My Mind" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 4:02
6. "They Didn't Believe Me" (Jerome Kern, Michael E. Rourke) - 3:38
7. "Home" (Harry Clarkson, Geoffrey Clarkson, Peter van Steeden) - 5:10
8. "Nancy (With The Laughing Face)" (Jimmy van Heusen/Phil Silvers) - 5:26

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on January 10, 1961 (track 4), and April 11, 1961 (tracks 1-3 & 5-7)

Personnel

• Willis Jackson - tenor saxophone
• Jimmy Neeley (track 4), Richard Wyands (tracks 1-3 & 5-8) - piano
• Wendell Marshall (track 4), Peck Morrison (tracks 1-3 & 5-8) - bass
• Gus Johnson (track 4), Mickey Roker (tracks 1-3 & 5-8) - drums
• Juan Amalbert - congas (track 4)

References

1. Moodsville Records discography accessed February 19, 2013
2. Allmusic listing accessed February 19, 2013