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.Milt Jackson discography accessed January 16, 2012
Reception The Allmusic review by Jim Todd stated: "This collection is valuable for its three tracks from Jackson's January 1956 collaborations with Lucky Thompson.".Todd, J. Allmusic Review accessed January 16, 2012
Track listing All compositions by Milt Jackson except as indicated "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 6:39 "Soulful" – 7:31 "Flamingo" (Ted Grouya, Edmund Anderson) – 3:41 "Telefunken Blues" [Take 2] (Kenny Clarke, Ernie Wilkins) – 5:53 "I've Lost Your Love" – 3:25 "Hearing Bells" – 2:53 "Junior" – 2:34 "Bluesology" – 2:48 "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 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)
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