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Willis Jackson

Willis Jackson has been played over 10 times on NTS, first on 1 November 2012. Willis Jackson's music has been featured on 11 episodes.

Willis "Gator" Jackson (April 25, 1932 – October 25, 1987) was an American jazz and rhythm & blues tenor saxophonist.

Born in Miami, Florida, Jackson joined Duke Ellington alumnus Cootie Williams's band in 1949 as a teenager, after being discovered by Eddie Vinson. During the 1950s Jackson participated in R&B and jazz recordings, primarily as a session musician. He also toured as leader of the backing band of singer Ruth Brown, whom he married. Jackson joined Prestige Records in 1959, making a…

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Nuther'n Like Thuther'n
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Prestige1964
Nuther'n Like Thuther'n
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Nuther'n Like Thuther'n
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Prestige2011
Nuther'n Like Thuther'n
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Jive Samba
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Prestige1964
Jive Samba
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Mama Inez
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Prestige1963
Mama Inez
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Cachita
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Prestige1963
Cachita
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Headed And Gutted
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Muse Records1974
Headed And Gutted
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Singing Bass
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Cotillion1976
Singing Bass
Willis JacksonCotillion1976
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