Ballads & Blues (Milt Jackson album)
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| Studio album by Milt Jackson | ||||
| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded | January 17 & 21, 1956 and February 14, 1956 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:02 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Nesuhi Ertegun | |||
| Milt Jackson chronology | ||||
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Ballads & Blues is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Milt Jackson featuring performances recorded in 1956 and released on the Atlantic label.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review awarded the album 4½ stars.[2]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Milt Jackson except as indicated
- "So in Love" (Cole Porter) - 3:14
- "These Foolish Things" (Eric Maschwitz, Jack Strachey, Harry Link) - 4:25
- "Solitude" (Duke Ellington) - 4:43
- "The Song is Ended" (Irving Berlin) - 4:40
- "They Didn't Believe Me" (Jerome Kern, Herbert Reynolds) - 3:45
- "How High the Moon" (Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis) - 6:13
- "Gerry's Blues" - 5:02
- "Hello" - 3:47
- "Bright Blues" - 6:13
- Recorded in New York City on January 17 (tracks 6, 8 & 9) and January 21 (tracks 1, 3 & 5) and at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on February 14 (tracks 2, 4 & 7), 1956
Personnel
- Milt Jackson – vibes
- Lucky Thompson - tenor saxophone (tracks 6, 8 & 9)
- John Lewis - piano (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 9)
- Skeeter Best (tracks 6, 8 & 9), Barry Galbraith (tracks 1, 3 & 5), Barney Kessel (tracks 2, 4 & 7) – guitar
- Percy Heath (tracks 2, 4 & 7), Oscar Pettiford (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 9) - bass
- Kenny Clarke (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 9), Lawrence Marable (tracks 2, 4 & 7) – drums
References
- ↑ Milt Jackson discography accessed January 16, 2012
- 1 2 Allmusic Review accessed January 16, 2012
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