Milt Jackson Quartet

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Milt Jackson Quartet
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Studio album by
Released1955
RecordedMay 20, 1955
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Genre Jazz
Length30:59
Label Prestige
PR 7003
Milt Jackson chronology
Howard McGhee and Milt Jackson
(1955)
Milt Jackson Quartet
(1955)
Roll 'Em Bags
(1956)

Milt Jackson Quartet (also released as Soul Pioneers) is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Milt Jackson featuring performances recorded in 1955 and released on the Prestige label. [1]

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Reception

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AllMusic writer Scott Yanow stated: "The music itself makes for an enjoyable straight-ahead set". [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Milt Jackson, except where noted.

  1. "Wonder Why" (Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn) – 5:26
  2. "My Funny Valentine" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 4:41
  3. "Moonray" (Paul Madison, Arthur Quenzer, Artie Shaw) – 5:05
  4. "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) – 4:04
  5. "Stonewall" – 7:47
  6. "I Should Care" (Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn) – 4:20
  • Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on May 20, 1955

Personnel

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References

  1. Milt Jackson discography accessed January 16, 2012
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed January 16, 2012
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 754