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Released
  
1955

Milt Jackson Quartet (1955)
  
Concorde (1955)

Release date
  
1955

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
30:59

Artist
  
Milt Jackson

Label
  
Prestige Records

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Recorded
  
May 20, 1955 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ

Jazz albums
  
Ballads & Blues, Meet Milt Jackson, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis 4, The Big 3, Soul Meeting

Milt jackson quartet moonray


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.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "The music itself makes for an enjoyable straight-ahead set".

Track listing

All compositions by Milt Jackson except as indicated
  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 Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on May 20, 1955

    • Personnel

  • Milt Jackson – vibes
  • Horace Silver - piano
  • Percy Heath - bass
  • Connie Kay – drums

    • Songs

    1Wonder Why5:24
    2My Funny Valentine4:40
    3Moon Ray5:04

    References

    Milt Jackson Quartet Wikipedia
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