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Milt Jackson

Friday 4 January 2008 22:30-23:30 (Radio 3)

Alyn Shipton celebrates what would have been vibraphonist Milt Jackson's 85th birthday with a selection of the best recordings from his considerable discography.

Duration:

1 hour

Playlist

DISC 1
Title MIlt Meets Sid
Artist Milt Jackson Quartet
Composer D and E
Album Bags of Soul
Label Proper
Number Box 126 CD 1 Track 6

Personnel: Milt Jackson vib; John Lewis, p; Ray Brown, b; Kenny Clarke D; 18 August 1951.

DISC 2
Title Red Shoes
Artist Milt Jackson / Sonny Stitt Sextet
Composer Stitt
Album Bags of Soul
Label Proper
Number Box 126 CD 1 Track 2

Personnel: Russell Jacquet, t; Sonny Stitt, as; Milt Jackson, vib; Sir Charles Thompson, p; Ray Brown, b; Dave Heard, d. Detroit, June 1948.

DISC 3
Title Dizzy Atmosphere
Artist Dizzy Gillespie
Composer Gillespie
Album The Dizzy Gillespie Story
Label Proper
Number Properbox 30 CD 2 Track 3

Personnel: Dizzy Gillespie., t; Charlie Parker, as; Milt Jackson, vib; Al Haig p; Ray Brown, b; Stan Levey, drums. Hollywood, Dec 1945.

DISC 4
Title Spain
Artist Woody Herman and His Orchestra
Composer Jones / Kahn
Album Complete 1948-50 Capitol Sessions
Label Definitive
Number 11195 CD 2 Track 10

Personnel: Conte Candoli, Bernie Glow, Paul Cohen Don Ferrara, Neal Hefti, t; Eddie Bert, Bill Harris, Eddie Dorn, tb; Wpody Herman, Al Cohn, Buddy Wise, Bob Graf, Marty Flax, reeds; Dave McKenna, p; Red Mitchell, b; Sonny Igoe, d; Milt Jackson, vib. 5 May 1950.

DISC 5
Title The Champ
Artist Dizzy Gillespie
Composer Gillespie
Album Groovin High
Label Living Era
Number 5565 Track 24

Personnel: DG, t; Budd Johnson, ts; J J Johnson, tb; Milt Jackson, vib, p; Percy Heath, b; Art Blakey d. 16 April 1951.

DISC 6
Title Bags Groove
Artist Milt Jackson
Composer Jackson
Album Milt Jackson, Wizard of the Vibes
Label Blue Note
Number 32140 Track 3

Personnel: Lou Donaldson, as; MJ, vib; John Lewis, p; Percy Heath, b; Kenny Clarke, d. 7 April 1952.

DISC 7
Title I Mean You
Artist Thelonious Monk
Composer Monk
Album Milt Jackson, Wizard of the Vibes
Label Blue Note
Number 32140 Track 13

Personnel: Milt Jackson, vib; Thelonious Monk, p; John Simmons, b; Shadow Wilson, d. 2 July 1948.

DISC 8
Title Softly as in a Morning Sunrise
Artist Milt Jackson Quartet
Composer Hammerstein, Romberg
Album Bags of Soul
Label Proper
Number Properbox 126 CD 1 Track 14

Personnel: Milt Jackson, vib; John Lewis, p; Percy Heath, b; Kenny Clarke, d. April 1952.

DISC 9
Title Can't Help Lovin That Man
Artist Milt Jackson Quartet
Composer Hammerstein, Kern
Album Bags of Soul
Label Proper
Number Properbox 126 CD 3 Track 10

Personnel: MJ, vib; Hank Jones, p; Wendell Marshall b; Kenny Clarke, d. 23 Jan 1956.

DISC 10
Title Three Little Words
Artist MIlt Jackson and John Coltrane
Composer Ruby / Kalmar
Album Bags and Trane
Label Atlantic / Rhino
Number 1368 Track 6

Personnel: MJ, vib; John Coltrane ts; Hank Jones, p; Paul Chambers, b; Connie Kay, d. 15 Jan 1959.

DISC 11
Title Sam Sack
Artist Milt Jackson
Composer Jackson
Album The Best of Milt Jackson
Label Riverside
Number RCD 5707-2 Track 4

Personnel: Wes Montgomery. g; Milt Jackson, vibes; Wynton Kelly p; Sam Jones, b; Philly Joe Jones, d. 19 Dec 1961.

DISC 12
Title Namesake
Artist Milt Jackson
Composer Jackson
Album The Best of Milt Jackson
Label Riverside
Number RCD 5707-2 Track 8

Personnel: Tom McIntosh, Melba Liston, tb; Clark Terry, Ernie Royal, Snooky Young t; Willie Ruff, frh; James Moody, Earle Warren, Jerome Richardson, Jimmy Heath, Tate Houston, reeds; Hank Jones, p; Ron Carter b; Connie Kay d. 5 July 1962.

DISC 13
Title Caravan
Artist Milt Jackson, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown
Composer Ellington, Tizol
Album Very Tall Band
Label Telarc
Number CD 83443 Track 9

Personnel: MJ, vib; Oscar Peterson, p; Ray Brown, b; Karreim Riggins, d. 24-26 Nov 1998.

Read Alyn Shipton's MIlt Jackson profile
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/jazz/profiles/milt_jackson.shtml

email the programme - jazzlibrary@bbc.co.uk




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