Willis Jackson & Pat Martino Gravy

Here's the bad news: A lot of worthwhile soul-jazz albums that were recorded for small, obscure labels in the '60s are likely to remain out of print. If the rare organ/tenor date that you're longing to hear came out on a tiny label that someone was operating out of his/her two-bedroom rowhouse in South Philadelphia, you had best do a lot of searching at your favorite vinyl gathering. Now, here's the good news: A lot of great soul-jazz was recorded for Prestige in the '60s, and Fantasy (which owns the Prestige catalog) is quite good about reissuing Prestige titles. In 2002, Fantasy reissued two more Willis "Gator" Jackson titles (1963's More Gravy and 1964's Boss Shoutin') back to back on the 67-minute CD Nuther'n Like Thuther'n. Neither album is unique or revolutionary, but both are excellent, highly rewarding examples of the type of groove-oriented soul-jazz/hard bop that Jackson was recording for Prestige in the early '60s…