Born in Miami, Florida, 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 the B-side.
Jackson toured as leader of the backing band for singer Ruth Brown - Publicly they were married, but privately they never married but lived together from 1950 to 1955 - Jackson joined Prestige Records in 1959, making a string of albums.
Jackson died in New York City one week after heart surgery, in October 1987, at the age of 55.
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Nacido en Miami, Florida, Jackson se unió a la banda de Cootie Williams en 1948 cuando era adolescente, y formó parte de ella de forma intermitente hasta 1955.
Bajo su propio nombre (Willis Jackson and His Orchestra) grabó varios temas instrumentales de rhythm and blues para Atlantic Records. Su disco más famoso para Atlantic es «Gator's Groove» (1952), con «Estrellita» como cara B.
Jackson realizó una gira como líder de la banda que acompañaba a la cantante Ruth Brown. Públicamente estaban casados, pero en privado nunca se casaron, aunque vivieron juntos desde 1950 hasta 1955. Jackson se unió a Prestige Records en 1959, donde grabó una serie de álbumes.
Jackson murió en Nueva York una semana después de someterse a una operación de corazón, en octubre de 1987, a la edad de 55 años.
01 - Later for the gator
02 - The call of the gators
03 - On my own
04 - Dance of the lady bug
05 - More blues at midnight
06 - Good gliding
07 - Wine-o-wine
08 - Street scene (sentimental rhapsody)
09 - Harlem nocurne
10 - Back door
11 - Howling at midnight
12 - We'll be together again
13 - The cracker jack
14 - Try a little tenderness
15 - Later 'gator
16 - Estrellita
Released in 1991
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