The Good Life (Willis Jackson album)
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| Studio album by Willis Jackson | ||||
| Released | 1963 | |||
| Recorded |
May 23 & 24, 1963 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label |
Prestige PRLP 7285 | |||
| Producer | Ozzie Cadena | |||
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The Good Life is an album by saxophonist Willis Jackson which was recorded in 1963 and released on the Prestige label.[1]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
Allmusic awarded the album 2½ stars stating "IIt's pleasing, if unsurprising, early-'60s organ soul-jazz with a good balance between brass, organ, and guitar, perhaps more useful as club groove music than home listening".[2]
Track listing
- "The Good Life" (Sacha Distel, Jack Reardon) - 5:06
- "Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) - 4:05
- "As Long as She Needs Me" (Lionel Bart) - 3:44
- "Fly Me to the Moon" (Bart Howard) - 2:57
- "Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) - 4:16
- "Troubled Times" (Willis Jackson, Wade Marcus, William "Mickey" Stevenson) - 4:54
- "Walk Right In" (Gus Cannon, Hosea Woods) - 6:05
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on May 23 (tracks 1-5), & May 24 (tracks 6 & 7), 1963
Personnel
- Willis Jackson - tenor saxophone
- Frank Robinson - trumpet
- Carl Wilson - organ
- Pat Martino - guitar
- Leonard Gaskin - bass (tracks 6 & 7)
- Joe Hadrick - drums
References
- ↑ Prestige Records discography accessed February 25, 2013
- 1 2 Unterberger, R. Allmusic listing accessed February 25, 2013
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