Together Again, Again Explained

Together Again, Again
Type:Studio
Artist:Willis Jackson and Brother Jack McDuff
Cover:Together Again, Again.jpg
Released:1966
Recorded:May 25 and November 9, 1959, February 26, 1960 and December 13, 1961
Studio:Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack and Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:Jazz
Label:Prestige
Producer:Esmond Edwards
Chronology:Willis Jackson
Prev Title:In My Solitude
Prev Year:1961
Next Title:Thunderbird
Next Year:1962

Together Again, Again is an album by saxophonist Willis Jackson with organist Brother Jack McDuff which was recorded in 1959, 1960 and 1961 and released on the Prestige label in 1966.[1]

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Tenor saxophonist Jackson and organist McDuff might be the spotlighted performers in the marketing, but actually it's a pretty integrated full-band, small-group sound. There's not much original material from Jackson, though (and no original tunes from McDuff), with a New Orleans-tinged version of Hank Williams' "Jambalaya" the most unexpected cover choice".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Willis Jackson except where noted.

  1. "Gil's Pills" (John Adriano Acea) – 4:10
  2. "Backtrack" – 2:05
  3. "Without a Song" (Vincent Youmans, Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu) – 3:0
  4. "Snake Crawl" – 2:40
  5. "Angel Eyes" (Matt Dennis, Earl Brent) – 4:40
  6. "Dancing on the Ceiling" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 4:12
  7. "Medley: September Song/Easy Living/Deep Purple" (Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson/Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin/Peter DeRose) – 7:39
  8. "Jambalaya" (Hank Williams) – 4:50

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7300-series/#pr-7364 Prestige Records discography
  2. Unterberger, R. AllMusic listing accessed February 18, 2013