Cool "Gator" (also released as Keep on a Blowin') is the second album led by saxophonist Willis Jackson featuring organist Jack McDuff and guitarist Bill Jennings which was recorded in 1959 and 1960 and released on the Prestige label.Prestige Records discography accessed February 15, 2013
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars calling it "Enjoyable and accessible music that swings and contains its share of soul".Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 15, 2013
Track listing "Keep on a' Blowin'" (Willis Jackson, Jack McDuff) – 10:24 "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) – 4:04 "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 3:30 "Blue Strollin'" (Jackson) – 7:45 "The Man I Love" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 7:13 "A Smooth One" (Benny Goodman) – 5:24
Personnel Willis Jackson – tenor saxophone Jack McDuff – organ Bill Jennings – guitar Milt Hinton (track 1), Wendell Marshall (tracks 3 & 4), Tommy Potter (tracks 2, 5 & 6) – bass Alvin Johnson – drums Buck Clarke – congas (track 1)
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