Is this really Willis "Gator" Jackson??? If so, I can't tell you how bizarre this album is...Freeze frame a moment: Willis "Gator" Jackson: one of the heaviest, bluesiest, grooviest, hard wailing tenors or the 60's, best known for his heavy kicking organ combo cuts that debuted a young Pat Martino...now jump ahead... Its the roll'o'boogie 70's - - and Willis Jackson is BOOGYING all right, on the COTILLION label... playing the greatest hits of the 70's horns, strings and all. Of course, everyone at that time was doing stuff like this... Some quite well: Stanley Turrentine, Houston Person - - even Groove Holmes, Jack McDuff and Reuben Wilson were funkin' out (and quite well!) - - catch is, this album - - I don't know how to describe it.... the overall recording is... strange. Tracks are bumping at times, but most the time there's something a bit "lethargic". Sort of like a K-Tel copy of a copy of Salsoul. Orchestra is not bad (actually Seldon Powell is sitting in) but there's this strange feeling... kind of like the musicians are thinking, "ughghghghghg... why do we have to play this sh't?" - - Hence in the end, the album is best described as "potentially good" but in the end lackluster.All in all... even if you like disco/funk (which I do), I wouldn't call this "must have", however, if you do have Jazz buff friends who are familiar with Gator, the novelty value of the album is worth it. You know what I mean.. play it with that, "You'll never guess who this is!" challenge. No, they won't guess... then you'll say "Man it's Gator!" Woe... "Gator playing FIRE and PICK UP THE PIECES... get outta here ! ! !"o.k. Next...