Reception

In his review on Allmusic, Scott Yanow states "This is a particularly exciting release... The chord changes might be fairly basic but Willis Jackson plays with such enthusiasm and exuberance that it almost sounds as if he had discovered the joy of playing music".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Willis Jackson except where noted.

1. "Later" (Sil Austin, Tiny Bradshaw, Henry Glover) – 5:51
2. "Blue and Sentimental" (Count Basie, Mack David, Jerry Livingston) – 2:59
3. "Bar Wars" – 6:57
4. "The Breeze and I" (Tutti Camarata, Ernesto Lecuona, Al Stillman) – 5:00
5. "The Goose Is Loose" – 5:02
6. "It's All Right With Me" (Cole Porter) – 7:15
7. "The Breeze and I" (Camarata, Lecuona, Stillman) – 5:10
8. "It's All Right With Me" (Porter) – 7:03

Personnel

• Willis Jackson – tenor saxophone
• Charles Earland – organ
• Pat Martino – guitar
• Idris Muhammad – drums
• Buddy Caldwell – congas, percussion

References