The Good Life (Willis Jackson album) explained

The Good Life
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Willis Jackson
Cover:	The Good Life (Willis Jackson album).jpg
Released:	1963
Recorded:	May 23–24, 1963
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Prestige PRLP 7285
Producer:	Ozzie Cadena
Chronology:	Willis Jackson
Prev Title:	Grease 'n' Gravy
Prev Year:	1963
Next Title:	More Gravy
Next Year:	1963

The Good Life is an album by saxophonist Willis Jackson which was recorded in 1963 and released on the Prestige label.^[1]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 2½ stars stating "IIt's pleasing, if unsurprising, early-'60s organ soul-jazz with a good balance between brass, organ, and guitar, perhaps more useful as club groove music than home listening".^[2]

Track listing

1. "The Good Life" (Sacha Distel, Jack Reardon) – 5:06
2. "Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) – 4:05
3. "As Long as She Needs Me" (Lionel Bart) – 3:44
4. "Fly Me to the Moon" (Bart Howard) – 2:57
5. "Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) – 4:16
6. "Troubled Times" (Willis Jackson, Wade Marcus, William "Mickey" Stevenson) – 4:54
7. "Walk Right In" (Gus Cannon, Hosea Woods) – 6:05

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on May 23 (tracks 1-5), & May 24 (tracks 6 & 7), 1963

Personnel

• Willis Jackson – tenor saxophone
• Frank Robinson – trumpet
• Carl Wilson – organ
• Pat Martino – guitar
• Leonard Gaskin – bass (tracks 6 & 7)
• Joe Hadrick – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7200-series/#prlp-7296 Prestige Records discography
2. Unterberger, R. Allmusic listing accessed February 25, 2013