Really Groovin'

Really Groovin'
Studio album by Willis Jackson
Released	1961
Recorded	January 10 & April 11, 1961
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Label	Prestige PRLP 7196
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Willis Jackson chronology
Together Again! (1959-60) Really Groovin' (1961) In My Solitude (1961)

Really Groovin' is an album by saxophonist Willis Jackson which was recorded in 1961 and released on the Prestige label.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "A fine, soulful jazz date, mostly slow blues and ballads, from one of the kings of honky-tonk saxophone. Jackson's smooth, Ben Webster-ish tenor playing is seldom surprising, but always satisfying".

Track listing

All compositions by Willis Jackson except where noted.

1. "Careless Love" (W. C. Handy, Spencer Williams) – 4:13
2. "Oatmeal" (Johnny Griffin) – 4:25
3. "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson) – 3:48
4. "A Twist of Blues" – 5:40
5. "Sweet Peter Charleston" (Griffin) – 6:51
6. "Again" (Lionel Newman, Dorcas Cochran) – 4:05
7. "He Said, She Said, I Said" – 3:52
8. "Girl Of My Dreams" (Sunny Clapp) – 6:40

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on January 10, 1961 (tracks 1–7), and April 11, 1961 (track 8)

Personnel

• Willis Jackson – tenor saxophone
• Jimmy Neeley (tracks 1–7), Richard Wyands (track 8) – piano
• Wendell Marshall (tracks 1–7), Peck Morrison (track 8) – bass
• Gus Johnson (tracks 1–7), Mickey Roker (track 8) – drums
• Juan Amalbert – congas (tracks 1–7)