Meet Milt Jackson

1956 studio album by Milt Jackson

Meet Milt Jackson

Studio album by

Milt Jackson

Released| 1956
Recorded| February 23, 1949, November 1, 1954, February 7, 1955 and January 5, 1956
Genre| Jazz
Length| 37:26
Label| Savoy
Milt Jackson chronology
| Roll 'Em Bags
(1956)  | Meet Milt Jackson
(1956)  | Django (album)
(1956)

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Meet Milt Jackson is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Milt Jackson featuring performances recorded between 1949 and 1956 and released on the Savoy label.[1]

## Reception

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The Allmusic review by Jim Todd stated: "This collection is valuable for its three tracks from Jackson's January 1956 collaborations with Lucky Thompson.".[2]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [2]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Milt Jackson except as indicated

1. "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 6:39
2. "Soulful" – 7:31
3. "Flamingo" (Ted Grouya, Edmund Anderson) – 3:41
4. "Telefunken Blues" [Take 2] (Kenny Clarke, Ernie Wilkins) – 5:53
5. "I've Lost Your Love" – 3:25
6. "Hearing Bells" – 2:53
7. "Junior" – 2:34
8. "Bluesology" – 2:48
9. "Bubu" – 2:32

* Recorded in New York City on February 23, 1949 (tracks 6–9), in Los Angeles, California on November 1, 1954 (track 5) and in New York City on February 7, 1955 (track 4) and January 5, 1956 (tracks 1–3)

## Personnel

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* Milt Jackson – vibes, piano, vocals
* Bill Massey – trumpet (tracks 6–9)
* Julius Watkins – French horn (tracks 6–9)
* Frank Morgan – alto saxophone (track 5)
* Walter Benton (track 5), Billy Mitchell (tracks 6–9), Lucky Thompson (tracks 1–3) – tenor saxophone
* Frank Wess – tenor saxophone, flute (track 4)
* Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone (track 4)
* Walter Bishop Jr. (tracks 6–9), Wade Legge (tracks 1–3) – piano
* Nelson Boyd (tracks 6–9), Percy Heath (track 5), Eddie Jones (track 4), Wendell Marshall (tracks 1–3) – bass
* Kenny Clarke (tracks 1–5), Roy Haynes (tracks 6–9) – drums
* Ernie Wilkins – arranger (track 4)

## References

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1. ^ Milt Jackson discography accessed January 16, 2012
2. ^ a b Todd, J. Allmusic Review accessed January 16, 2012

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Milt Jackson

Studio albums|

* 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)

Live albums|

* 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)

With others|

* Quintet/Sextet (1956)
* Bags' Groove (1957)
* Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants (1959)
* Bags & Trane (1961)

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