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Willis Jackson

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Artiest informatie

Geboren in:Miami, Florida,
Verenigde Staten
Geboortejaar:1928
Sterfjaar:1987

Biografie

(bron: wikipedia)

Willis "Gator" Jackson (April 25, 1928 – October 25, 1987) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.
Born in Miami, Florida, and educated at the University of Miami, Jackson joined Cootie Williams's band in 1948 as a teenager, and was part of it on and off until 1955.
Under his own name (Willis Jackson and His Orchestra) he recorded various rhythm-and-blues instrumentals for Atlantic Records. His most famous record for Atlantic is "Gator's Groove" (1952), with "Estrellita" as... meer

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