West Africa (album)

1974 studio album by Willis Jackson

West Africa

Studio album by

Willis Jackson

Released| 1974
Recorded| October 22, 1973
Genre| Jazz
Label| Muse
MR 5036
Willis Jackson chronology
| Keep On Blowin'
(1971)  | West Africa
(1974)  | Headed and Gutted
(1974)

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West Africa is an album by saxophonist Willis Jackson which was recorded in 1973 and first released on the Muse label.[1][2]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide| [4]

Allmusic rated the album with 3 stars.[3]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Willis Jackson except where noted.

1. "West Africa" – 6:52
2. "A House Is Not a Home" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 5:15
3. "Fungii Mama" 4:07
4. "Don't Misunderstand" – 5:31
5. "The Head Tune" – 9:22
6. "I Love You Yes I Do" (Sally Nix, Henry Glover) – 4:13

## Personnel

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* Willis Jackson – tenor saxophone
* Ted Dunbar – guitar
* Mickey Tucker – organ, electric piano
* Bob Cranshaw – electric bass
* Freddie Waits – drums
* Richard Landrum – congas, percussion
* Sonny Morgan – percussion

## References

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1. ^ Muse Records discography accessed September 18, 2013
2. ^ Willis Jackson discography, accessed September 18, 2013
3. ^ a b [ Yanow, Scott. Willis Jackson – The Gator Horn: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 111. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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Willis Jackson

Studio albums|

* Please Mr. Jackson (1959)
* Cool "Gator" (1959)
* Blue Gator (1959)
* Cookin' Sherry (1961)
* Really Groovin' (1961)
* In My Solitude (1961)
* Thunderbird (1962)
* Johnny "Hammond" Cooks with Gator Tail (1962)
* Bossa Nova Plus (1962)
* Neapolitan Nights (1962)
* Loose... (1963)
* Grease 'n' Gravy (1963)
* The Good Life (1963)
* More Gravy (1963)
* Boss Shoutin' (1964)
* 'Gator Tails (1964)
* Together Again! (1965)
* Smoking with Willis (1965)
* Together Again, Again (1966)
* Soul Grabber (1967)
* Star Bag (1968)
* Swivelhips (1968)
* Gator's Groove (1968)
* Gatorade (1971)
* West Africa (1973)
* In the Alley (1976)
* The Gator Horn (1977)
* Bar Wars (1977)
* Single Action (1978)
* Nothing Butt... (1983)

Live albums|

* Jackson's Action! (1964)
* Live! Action (1966)
* Soul Night/Live! (1966)
* Tell It... (1967)
* Headed and Gutted (1974)

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