Milt Jackson and the Hip String Quartet is an album by vibraphonist Milt Jackson accompanied by a string quartet arranged and conducted by Tom McIntosh that was recorded in 1968 and released on the Verve label.Milt Jackson discography accessed February 1, 2012
Reception The Allmusic review awarded the album three out of five stars.Allmusic Review accessed February 1, 2012
Track listing "You Got to Pay When the Deal Goes Down" (Tom McIntosh) - 3:28 "The Morning After" (Bernard Ebbinghouse) - 3:30 "For All We Know" (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) - 3:29 "A Walkin' Thing" (Benny Carter) - 5:33 "In Walked Bud" (Thelonious Monk) - 3:37 "A Little Too Much" (Mike Appel, Don Henny) - 3:46 "Bags and Strings" (Milt Jackson) - 3:30 "New Rhumba" (Ahmad Jamal) - 4:13 Recorded on May 9, 1968 (track eight), June 3, 1968 (tracks four and seven) and June 17, 1968 (tracks one to three, five and six)
Personnel Milt Jackson – vibes Tom McIntosh – arranger, conductor Hubert Laws – flute (tracks 4, 7–8) James Moody – tenor saxophone, flute (tracks 1–3, 5–6) Sanford Allen – violin Alfred Brown – viola Sidney Edwards (tracks 1–3, 5–6), Ronald Lipscomb, Kermit Moore (tracks 4, 7–8) – cello Cedar Walton – piano Ron Carter (tracks 4, 7–8), Bob Cranshaw (tracks 1–3, 5–6) – bass Mickey Roker (tracks 1–3, 5–6, 8), Grady Tate (tracks 4, 7) – drums
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