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CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: A Hoot - Fred Jackson

Tenor sax man Fred Jackson released only one album as a leader, but it was a fine one. Jackson got his start playing in Little Richard's band in the early 1950s. Later, he toured with rhythm-and-blues vocalist Lloyd Price, who was most famous for the single "Stagger Lee," and he also recorded with B.B King. In 1961, Jackson appeared on Baby Face Willette's Face to Face for Blue Note Records. His inventive playing on this album - he uses the whole bag of sax tricks available to him - landed him h...

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CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: A Hoot - Fred Jackson

All About Jazz — Tenor sax man Fred Jackson released only one album as a leader, but it was a fine one. Jackson got his start playing in Little Richard's band in the early 1950s. Later, h... more info