| Just the Way It Had to Be | ||||
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| Released | 1970 | |||
| Recorded | August 1–2, 1969 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:54 | |||
| Label | Impulse! | |||
| Producer | Ed Michel | |||
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Just the Way It Had to Be is a live album by American jazz vibraphonist Milt Jackson featuring performances recorded at Shelly's Manne-Hole in 1969 for the Impulse! label. [1]
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "the music is quite likable, melodic and swinging (particularly for 1969)". [2]
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