Please Mr. Jackson

{{Infobox album

| name = Please Mr. Jackson

| type = Studio

| artist = Willis Jackson

| cover = Please Mr Jackson.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1959

| recorded = May 25, 1959

| venue =

| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

| genre = Jazz

| length = 34:02

| label = Prestige
PR 7162{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vBVjDwAAQBAJ&q=Please+Mr.+Jackson+1959&pg=PA6058|title=Goldmine Record Album Price Guide|first=Martin|last=Popoff|date=September 8, 2009|publisher=Penguin|isbn=9781440229169|via=Google Books}}

| producer = Esmond Edwards

| chronology = Willis Jackson

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Cool "Gator"

| next_year = 1959-60

}}

Please Mr. Jackson is the debut album by saxophonist Willis Jackson.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hGUdm42xte0C&q=Please+Mr.+Jackson+1959&pg=PA110|title=Masters of Jazz Saxophone|first1=Tony|last1=Bacon|first2=Dave|last2=Gelly|date=May 16, 2000|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=9780879306229|via=Google Books}} It featured organist Jack McDuff and guitarist Bill Jennings, and was recorded and released 1959 on the Prestige label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7100-series/#prlp-7162 Prestige Records discography] accessed February 15, 2013

Reception

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}

|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=757}}

}}

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated: "In 1959, starting with this Prestige set Jackson made his mark on soul-jazz."Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/please-mr-jackson-mw0000267655 Allmusic Review] accessed February 15, 2013

Track listing

All compositions by Willis Jackson, Bill Jennings and Jack McDuff' except where indicated.

"Cool Grits" – 8:32
"Come Back to Sorrento" (Ernesto De Curtis) – 4:30
"Dinky's Mood" (Jackson, McDuff) – 3:55
"Please Mr. Jackson" – 5:44
"633 Knock" (Jennings) – 5:18
"Memories of You" (Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf) – 6:03

Personnel

References

Category:1959 debut albums

Category:Willis Jackson (saxophonist) albums

Category:Prestige Records albums

Category:Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio

Category:Albums produced by Esmond Edwards

Category:Albums recorded in a home studio