Prestige session · in the studio
February 26, 1960
The Willis Jackson Quintet
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
- This day's music is on 2 records: Blue Gator, Cool "Gator"
In the room
- Willis Jackson – tenor sax
- Bill Jennings – guitar
- Jack McDuff – organ
Milt Hinton – bass- Alvin Johnson – drums
- Buck Clark – conga drum
The takes
5 of these 7 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.
What the numbers mean
918 is a matrix number: Prestige gave every tune it recorded the next number in one running series. Most dates kept only the take that was issued, so there's seldom a take number beside it.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| 2035 | Where Are You | Not issued at the time · later on Prestige PRLP 7211 |
| 2036 | This Nearly Was Mine | PRLP 7183 |
| 2037 | Sportin' | Not issued at the time · later on Prestige PRLP 7211 |
| 2038 | Dancing On The Ceiling | Not issued at the time · later on Prestige PRST 7428 |
| 2039 | Keep On A' Blowin' | PRLP 7172 |
| 2040 | It Might As Well Be Spring | Not issued at the time · later on Prestige PR 7364 |
| 2041 | This'll Get To Ya' | Not issued at the time · later on Prestige 45-393 |
7 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
4 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 7162 | Please Mr. Jackson | Willis Jackson | 1959 | Willis Jackson, Bill Jennings, Jack McDuff, Alvin Johnson |
3 of them 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 7164 | Enough Said! | Bill Jennings | 1959 | Bill Jennings, Jack McDuff, Alvin Johnson |
 | PRLP 7174 | Brother Jack | Jack McDuff With Bill Jennings | 1960 | Bill Jennings, Jack McDuff, Alvin Johnson |
 | PRLP 7177 | Bill Jennings Quintet With Jack McDuff | Bill Jennings Quintet With Jack McDuff | 1960 | Bill Jennings, Jack McDuff, Alvin Johnson |
2 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 7187 | Betty Roche | Betty Roche | 1960 | Bill Jennings, Jack McDuff |