Ballads & Blues (Milt Jackson album)
Ballads & Blues is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Milt Jackson featuring performances recorded in 1956 and released on the Atlantic label.[1][2]
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| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded | January 17 & 21, 1956 and February 14, 1956 | |||
| Studio | New York City and Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliff, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:02 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Nesuhi Ertegun | |||
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Reception
The AllMusic review awarded the album 4½ stars.[3]
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| Source | Rating |
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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)
- Barry Galbraith (tracks 1, 3 & 5) or Barney Kessel (tracks 2, 4 & 7) or Skeeter Best (tracks 6, 8 & 9 – guitar
- Oscar Pettiford (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 9) or Percy Heath (tracks 2, 4 & 7) - bass
- Kenny Clarke (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 9) or Lawrence Marable (tracks 2, 4 & 7) – drums
- Ralph Burns - Arranger (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
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References
- Milt Jackson discography accessed January 16, 2012
- Inc, Nielsen Business Media (October 20, 1956). "Reviews and Ratings of New Jazz Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
- Allmusic Review accessed January 16, 2012
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