The Ballad Artistry of Milt Jackson

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Released 1959 The Ballad Artistry of Milt Jackson(1959) Pyramid(1959) Release date 1959 Label Atlantic Records		Length 38:12 Artist Milt Jackson Producer Nesuhi Ertegun Genre Jazz

Recorded May 1 and September 9 & 10, 1959 Similar Milt Jackson albums, Jazz albums

The Ballad Artistry of Milt Jackson is an album by vibraphonist Milt Jackson featuring performances recorded in 1959 and released on the Atlantic label.

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing

All compositions are by Milt Jackson except as indicated:

"The Cylinder" - 2:45
"Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) - 3:02
"Alone Together" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 4:50
"Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) - 4:29
"Don't Worry 'Bout Me" (Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler) - 4:02
"Nuages" (Django Reinhardt) - 3:38
"Deep in a Dream" (Eddie DeLange, Jimmy van Heusen) - 3:39
"I'm a Fool to Want You" (Joel Herron, Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf) - 4:39
"The Midnight Sun Will Never Set" (Dorcas Cochran, Quincy Jones, Henri Salvador) - 3:48
"Tomorrow" - 3:22

Recorded in New York City on May 1, 1959 (tracks 6, 7, 9 & 10), September 9, 1959 (tracks 4, 5 & 8) and September 10, 1959 (tracks 1-3)

Personnel

Milt Jackson – vibes

Don Hammond - alto flute

Romeo Penque - reeds

Max Cahn, Alexander Cores, Paul Gershman, Julius Held, Leo Kahn, Harry Katzman, Harry Lookofsky, David Nadien, George Ockner, Gene Orloff, Leonard Posner, Sol Shapiro - violin

Al Brown, Harold Coletta, Burt Fisch, David Mankowitz - viola

Maurice Brown, Charles McCracken, Harvey Shapiro, George Ricci - cello

Gloria Agostini - harp

Jimmy Jones - piano, arranger

Barry Galbraith, Chuck Wayne - guitar

Bill Crow, Milt Hinton - bass

Connie Kay - drums

Quincy Jones - arranger, conductor