The Ballad Artistry of Milt Jackson
1959 studio album by Milt Jackson
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Studio album by Milt Jackson | ||||
Released | 1959 | |||
Recorded | May 1, 1959; September 9–10, 1959 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 38:12 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Nesuhi Ertegun | |||
Milt Jackson chronology | ||||
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The Ballad Artistry of Milt Jackson is an album by vibraphonist Milt Jackson featuring performances recorded in 1959 and released on the Atlantic label.[1][2]
Reception
The AllMusic review awarded the album 3 stars.[3]
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Track listing
- All compositions are by Milt Jackson except as indicated:
- "The Cylinder" - 2:45
- "Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) - 3:02
- "Alone Together" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 4:50
- "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) - 4:29
- "Don't Worry 'Bout Me" (Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler) - 4:02
- "Nuages" (Django Reinhardt) - 3:38
- "Deep in a Dream" (Eddie DeLange, Jimmy van Heusen) - 3:39
- "I'm a Fool to Want You" (Joel Herron, Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf) - 4:39
- "The Midnight Sun Will Never Set" (Dorcas Cochran, Quincy Jones, Henri Salvador) - 3:48
- "Tomorrow" - 3:22
- Recorded in New York City on May 1, 1959 (tracks 6, 7, 9 & 10), September 9, 1959 (tracks 4, 5 & 8) and September 10, 1959 (tracks 1-3)
Personnel
- Milt Jackson – vibes
- Don Hammond - alto flute
- Romeo Penque - reeds
- Max Cahn, Alexander Cores, Paul Gershman, Julius Held, Leo Kahn, Harry Katzman, Harry Lookofsky, David Nadien, George Ockner, Gene Orloff, Leonard Posner, Sol Shapiro - violin
- Al Brown, Harold Coletta, Burt Fisch, David Mankowitz - viola
- Maurice Brown, Charles McCracken, Harvey Shapiro, George Ricci - cello
- Gloria Agostini - harp
- Jimmy Jones - piano, arranger
- Barry Galbraith, Chuck Wayne - guitar
- Bill Crow, Milt Hinton - bass
- Connie Kay - drums
- Quincy Jones - arranger, conductor
References
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- Howard McGhee and Milt Jackson (1948)
- Roll 'Em Bags (1949)
- Meet Milt Jackson (1949)
- Wizard of the Vibes (1952)
- Milt Jackson Quartet (1955)
- Opus de Jazz (1956)
- Ballads & Blues (1957)
- The Jazz Skyline (1956)
- Plenty, Plenty Soul (1957)
- Bags & Flutes (1957)
- Soul Brothers (1958)
- Bean Bags (1959)
- Bags' Opus (1959)
- Bags & Trane (1960)
- The Ballad Artistry of Milt Jackson (1960)
- Soul Meeting (1961)
- Vibrations (1961)
- Very Tall (1961)
- Statements (1961)
- Bags Meets Wes! (1961)
- Big Bags (1962)
- Invitation (1962)
- For Someone I Love (1962)
- Much in Common (1964)
- Jazz 'n' Samba (1964)
- In a New Setting (1964)
- Ray Brown / Milt Jackson (1965)
- Born Free (1966)
- Milt Jackson and the Hip String Quartet (1968)
- Memphis Jackson (1969)
- Reunion Blues (1971)
- Sunflower (1972)
- Goodbye (1973)
- Olinga (1974)
- The Big 3 (1975)
- Quadrant (1977)
- Ain't But a Few of Us Left (1981)
- Two of the Few (1983)
- Soul Route (1983)
- Milt Jackson Quintet Live at the Village Gate (1963)
- Milt Jackson at the Museum of Modern Art (1965)
- That's the Way It Is (1969)
- Just the Way It Had to Be (1969)
- The Milt Jackson Big 4 (1975)
- Quintet/Sextet (1956)
- Bags' Groove (1957)
- Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants (1959)
- Bags & Trane (1961)
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