Oliver Jackson
A very valuable drummer in the swing/mainstream/Dixieland scene, Oliver Jackson appeared on a countless number of sessions through the years. He was part of Detroit's very viable jazz scene in the late 1940s, playing with Thad Jones, Tommy Flanagan, Wardell Gray, and others. Jackson also often performed as half of a variety act with Eddie Locke called Bop & Locke. The drummer worked with Yusef Lateef (1954-1956), moved to New York, and then began freelancing. He was a regular at the Metropole (1957-1958), played with Teddy Wilson, was in the Charlie Shavers Quintet (1959-1961), and worked with Buck Clayton, Benny Goodman (1962), Lionel Hampton (1962-1964), Kenny Burrell, Earl Hines (off and on during 1964-1970), and the JPJ Quartet (a co-op band with Budd Johnson). In later years Jackson was with Sy Oliver's group (1975-1980), Oscar Peterson, George Wein's Newport All-Stars, and many short-term bands. He led sessions for Dalahay (in Switzerland in 1961) and for at least live albums for the Black & Blue label during 1977-1984.
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Discography
8 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Davis, Eddie Lockjaw: Jazz at the Widderbar
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Isla Eckinger, Gustav Csik, Oliver Jackson
Jazz - Released by Divox on 1 Jan 1995
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Summer 1978 (1978 Re-recording)
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Bill Doggett, Milt Hinton, Oliver Jackson
Jazz - Released by Disques Black & Blue on 31 Mar 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The JPJ Quartet
Buddy Johnson, Dill Jones, Bill Pemberton, Oliver Jackson
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Storyville Records on 20 Aug 1995
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Me and the Blues (1959-1960)
Ray Bryant, Tommy Bryant, Oliver Jackson
Jazz - Released by ISIS on 23 Sep 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Ray Bryant - The Selection
Ray Bryant, Tommy Bryant, Oliver Jackson
Jazz - Released by Vintage Jukebox on 11 Jun 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Broadway
Irvin Stockes, Oliver Jackson, Claude Blake, Ali Jackson
Jazz - Released by Disques Black & Blue on 17 Dec 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Last Great Concert - A Lovely Day
Jazz - Released by nagel heyer records on 25 Oct 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Last Great Concert (feat. Randy Sandke, Harry Allen, Danny Moss, Antti Sarpila) (Live in Hamburg, November 16, 1993)
Jazz - Released by Nagel heyer records on 12 Sep 2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo