Milt Jackson Catalog
1945 (age 22)
Dinah Washington Sings The Blues Grand Award GA 33-318 1955
Karl George, trumpet; Jewel Grant, alto sax; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Gene Porter, baritone sax, clarinet; Milt Jackson, vibes; Wilbert Baranco, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Lee Young, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.
Los Angeles, CA, December 10, 1945
S1170-3 | Wise Woman Blues |
S1173 | Chewin' Woman Blues (as Chewin' Mama Blues) |
same personnel.
Los Angeles, CA, December 12, 1945
S1175-1 | Rich Man's Blues |
S1176 | Beggin' Woman Blues (as Beggin' Mama Blues) |
same personnel.
Los Angeles, CA, December 13, 1945
S1180 | Blues For A Day |
** also released on Grand Award GA 264-SD.
Dinah Washington - Mellow Mama Delmark DL-451 1992
same personnel.
Los Angeles, CA, December 10, 1945
S1171-2 | Walking Blues |
S1172-2 | No Voot - No Boot |
same personnel.
Los Angeles, CA, December 12, 1945
S1174-2 | My Lovin' Papa |
same personnel.
Los Angeles, CA, December 13, 1945
S1178 | Mellow Mama Blues |
S1179 | My Voot Is Really Vout |
** also released on Delmark DD-451 in 1992.
Charlie Parker - Yardbird In Lotus Land Spotlite (E) SPJ 123
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Al Haig, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Stan Levey, drums; Ernie "Bubbles" Whitman, announcer.
AFRS Jubilee, NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA, December 29, 1945
Dizzy Atmosphere | |
Shaw 'Nuff | |
Groovin' High |
1946
Charlie Parker - Rappin' With Bird Meexa Discox 1776
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Charlie Parker, alto sax, vocal; Luckey Tompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Al Haig, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Stan Levey, drums.
WEAF radio broadcast, Billy Berg's Supper Club, Hollywood, CA, January 24, 1946
Salt Peanuts |
Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Berman, Fats Navarro - Modern Jazz Trumpets Spotlite (E) SPJ 132
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax, vocal; Milt Jackson, vibes, vocal; Al Haig, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Stan Levey, drums.
Electro Broadcast Studios, Glendale, CA, February 7, 1946
D1001-E | Confirmation |
D1002-E | Diggin' For Diz |
D1003-A | Dynamo A (as Dynamo) |
D1003-B | Dynamo B (as Dynamo A) |
D1004-E | When I Grow Too Old To Dream |
D1005-A | 'Round About Midnight |
D1005-B | - |
Dizzy Gillespie And Modern Trumpets Dial LP 212 1952
same session.
Electro Broadcast Studios, Glendale, CA, February 7, 1946
D1004-B | When I Grow Too Old To Dream |
Dizzy Gillespie RCA Victor LPV-530 1966
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Don Byas, tenor sax #1,2; Milt Jackson, vibes; Al Haig, piano; Bill DeArango, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; J.C. Heard, drums.
NYC, February 22, 1946
1. D6VB1682-1 | 52nd Street Theme (take 1) |
2. D6VB1683-2 | Night In Tunisia (incomplete take) |
3. D6VB1685-2 | Anthropology (take 2) |
The Greatest Of Dizzy Gillespie RCA Victor LPM-2398 1961
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Don Byas, tenor sax #1-3; Milt Jackson, vibes; Al Haig, piano; Bill DeArango, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; J.C. Heard, drums.
NYC, February 22, 1946
1. D6VB1682-2 | 52nd Street Theme (take 2) |
2. D6VB1683-1 | Night In Tunisia (take 1) |
3. D6VB1684-1 | Ol' Man Rebop |
4. D6VB1685-1 | Anthropology (take 1) |
Dizzy Gillespie - In The Beginning Prestige P-24030 1973
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Al Haig, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Gil Fuller, Alice Roberts, vocal.
NYC, May 15, 1946
5497 | One Bass Hit Part 1 |
5499 | A Handfulla Gimme |
Dave Burns, Talib Daawud, Dizzy Gillespie, John Lynch, Ray Orr, trumpet; Leon Comegys, Charles Greenlea, Al Moore, trombone; John Brown, Howard Johnson, alto sax; Ray Abrams, Warren Lucky, tenor sax; Pee Wee Moore, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Alice Roberts, vocal.
NYC, June 10, 1946
5551 | Good Dues Blues |
Dave Burns, Talib Daawud, Kenny Dorham, Dizzy Gillespie, John Lynch, Elmon Wright, trumpet; Leon Comegys, Alton "Slim" Moore, Gordon Thomas, trombone; Howard Johnson, Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Ray Abrams, Warren Lucky, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Alice Roberts, vocal.
NYC, July 9, 1946
5612 | He Bepped When He Shoulda Bopped |
Dave Burns, Dizzy Gillespie, John Lynch, Matthew McKay, Elmon Wright, trumpet; Taswell Baird, Al Moore, Gordon Thomas, trombone; John Brown, Scoops Carey, alto sax; Bill Frazier, James Moody, tenor sax; Pee Wee Moore, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Joe Harris, drums; Kenny Hagood, vocal.
NYC, November 12, 1946
5788 | I Waited For You |
Groovin' High With Dizzy Gillespie Savoy MG 12020 1955
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Al Haig, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Gil Fuller, Alice Roberts, vocal.
NYC, May 15, 1946
5498 | Oop Bop Sha Bam |
5500 | That's Earl, Brother |
Dave Burns, Talib Daawud, Dizzy Gillespie, John Lynch, Ray Orr, trumpet; Leon Comegys, Charles Greenlea, Al Moore, trombone; John Brown, Howard Johnson, alto sax; Ray Abrams, Warren Lucky, tenor sax; Pee Wee Moore, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Alice Roberts, vocal.
NYC, June 10, 1946
5550 | Our Delight |
Dave Burns, Talib Daawud, Kenny Dorham, Dizzy Gillespie, John Lynch, Elmon Wright, trumpet; Leon Comegys, Alton "Slim" Moore, Gordon Thomas, trombone; Howard Johnson, Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Ray Abrams, Warren Lucky, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Alice Roberts, vocal.
NYC, July 9, 1946
5609 | One Bass Hit Part 2 |
5610 | Ray's Idea |
5611 | Things To Come |
Dave Burns, Dizzy Gillespie, John Lynch, Matthew McKay, Elmon Wright, trumpet; Taswell Baird, Al Moore, Gordon Thomas, trombone; John Brown, Scoops Carey, alto sax; Bill Frazier, James Moody, tenor sax; Pee Wee Moore, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Joe Harris, drums; Kenny Hagood, vocal.
NYC, November 12, 1946
5789 | Emanon |
Dizzy Gillespie '46 Live At The Spotlite Hi-Fly H 01
Dave Burns, Talib Dawud, Kenny Dorham, John Lynch, Elmon Wright, trumpet; Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Leon Comegys, Charles Greenlea, Alim Moore, trombone; Howard Johnson, Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Ray Abrams, Warren Luckey, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Thelonious Monk, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Spotlight Lounge, Washington, DC, May-June, 1946
'Round Midnight | |
Oo-Bup-Sh' Bam | |
The Man I Love | |
Things To Come |
The Dizzy Gillespie Story Savoy MG 12110 1957
Dave Burns, Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; John Brown, alto sax; James Moody, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Hank Jones, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Joe Harris, drums; Gil Fuller, arranger.
NYC, September 25, 1946
S3354-2 | For Hecklers Only |
S3355B | Smoky Hollow Jump |
S3356B | Boppin' The Blues (as Dizz-Moody) |
S3357B | Moody Speaks |
Coleman Hawkins - Bean And The Boys Prestige PRST 7824 1970
Fats Navarro, trumpet #1,2; J.J. Johnson, trombone #1,2; Porter Kilbert, alto sax #1,2; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Hank Jones, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, December, 1946
1. SR1858-1 | Bean And The Boys |
2. SR1858-2 | - |
3. SR1859 | You Go To My Head |
4. SR1860-1 | Cocktails For Two |
1947
Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra - Dizzier And Dizzier RCA Victor LJM-1009 1954
Dave Burns, Dizzy Gillespie, Matthew McKay, Ray Orr, Elmon Wright, trumpet; Taswell Baird, William Shepherd, trombone; John Brown, Howard Johnson, alto sax; Joe Gayles, James Moody, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; John Collins, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Joe Harris, drums.
NYC, August 22, 1947
D7VB1542-1 | Ow! |
D7VB1544-1 | Two Bass Hit |
Various Artists - The Be-Bop Era RCA Victor LPV-519 1965
Dave Burns, Matthew McKay, Ray Orr, Elmon Wright, trumpet; Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal #1, trumpet #2; Taswell Baird, William Shepherd, trombone; John Brown, Howard Johnson, alto sax; Joe Gayles, James Moody, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; John Collins, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Joe Harris, drums; Kenny Hagood, vocal #1.
NYC, August 22, 1947
1. D7VB1543-1 | Oop-Pop-A-Da |
2. D7VB1545-1 | Stay On It |
Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra Arco AL 8 1947
Dave Burns, Matthew McKay, Ray Ore, Elmon Wright, trumpet; Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Joe Taswell Baird, William Shepherd, trombone; John Brown, Howard Johnson, alto sax; Joe Gayles, James Moody, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano, arranger; Al McKibbon, bass; Joe Harris, drums; Chano Pozo, congas; Lorenzo Salan, bongos; Kenny "Pancho" Hagood, vocal; Tadd Dameron, Gil Fuller, George Russell, arranger.
Carnegie Hall, NYC, September 29, 1947
N1791-E | Festival In Cuba |
N1792-2E | Panic In Puerto Rico |
N1793-2E | Bop Salad |
N1794-E | A Serenade In Fifths |
N1795-B2 | To Be Sure |
Howard McGhee - Trumpet At Tempo Spotlite (E) SPJ 131
Howard McGhee, trumpet; James Moody, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Hank Jones, piano; Ray Brown, bass; J.C. Heard, drums.
NYC, December 3, 1947
D1121-A | Dorothy |
D1122-A | Night Mist |
D1122-B | - |
D1123-C | Coolie-Rini |
D1124-B | Night Music |
D1125-A | Turnip Blood |
D1125-B | - |
D1126-C | Surrender |
D1127-A | Sleep Walker Boogie |
D1128-A | Stop Time Blues |
D1129-A | You |
Various Artists - Night Music Dial LP 217
same session.
NYC, December 3, 1947
D1130-A | Night In Abyssinia |
1948
Howard McGhee And Milt Jackson Savoy MG 12026 1955
Howard McGhee, trumpet; Jimmy Heath, alto, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Will Davis as Vernon Diddle, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Joe Harris, drums.
Chicago, IL, February, 1948
Merry Lee | |
Short Life | |
Talk Of The Town | |
Bass C Jam | |
Down Home | |
Sweet & Lovely | |
Fiesta | |
I'm In The Mood For Love |
Howard McGhee - Maggie: The Savoy Sessions Savoy SJL 2219 1977
same session.
Chicago, IL, February, 1948
Bass C Jam (alternate take) |
Milt Jackson, Sonny Stitt - In The Beginning Galaxy LP 204 1964
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Alvin Jackson, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Chano Pozo, congas.
United Sound Systems, Detroit, MI, April, 1948
K5518 | 4001 | Bobbin' With Robin (as Baggy's Blues) |
K5519 | 4004 | Baggy Eyes |
K5520 | 4003 | Slits |
K5521 | 4002 | Autumn Breeze (as In A Beautiful Mood) |
Willie Wells, trumpet; Sonny Stitt as Lord Nelson, alto sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Will Davis, piano; Jimmy Glover, bass; Dave Heard, drums.
United Sound Systems, Detroit, MI, June, 1948
K5461 | 4017 | Stardust |
K5462 | 4020 | Ratio And Proportion |
K5508 | 4018 | Red Shoes |
K5512 | 4019 | Time To Dream (as Body And Soul) |
Russell Jacquet, trumpet; Sonny Stitt as Lord Nelson, alto sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Charles Thompson, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Max Roach, drums.
K5507 | 4022 | Be Bop Blues |
K5509 | 4021 | Royal Wedding |
K5510 | 4023 | Fine And Dandy |
K5511 | 4024 | Silver Slipper (as 3rd Song (Silver Slipper)) |
** also released on Galaxy LP 8204 in 1964; Original Jazz Classics OJC-1771 in 1991, OJCCD-1771-2 in 1991; America (F) 30 AM 6072 in 1969.
The Tadd Dameron Band Jazzland JLP 68 1962
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Allan Eager, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Tadd Dameron, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, summer and fall 1948
Symphonette |
** part of Fats Navarro Featured With The Tadd Dameron Band, Milestone M-47041 in 1977, MCD-47041-2 in 1991.
Thelonious Monk - The Complete Genius Blue Note BN-LA579-H2 1976
Milton Jackson, vibes; Thelonious Monk, piano; John Simmons, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums; Kenny 'Pancho' Hagood, vocal.
Apex Studios, NYC, July 2, 1948
BN326-3 | All The Things You Are |
BN327-1 | I Should Care (alternate take) |
** same as Genius Of Modern Music Volume One, Blue Note BLP 1510 in 1956 + Genius Of Modern Music Volume Two, BLP 1511 in 1956 + 8 bonus tracks.
The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk Mosaic MR4-101 1983
same session.
Apex Studios, NYC, July 2, 1948
BN327-2 | I Should Care |
Sahib Shihab, alto sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Thelonious Monk, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, July 23, 1951
BN393-1 | Criss-Cross (alternate take) |
** same as Genius Of Modern Music Volume One, Blue Note BLP 1510 in 1956 + Genius Of Modern Music Volume Two, BLP 1511 in 1956 + 25 bonus tracks.
Milt Jackson And The Thelonious Monk Quintet Blue Note BLP 1509 1956
Milton Jackson, vibes; Thelonious Monk, piano; John Simmons, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.
Apex Studios, NYC, July 2, 1948
BN328-0 | Evidence |
BN329-1 | Misterioso (alternate take) |
Sahib Shihab, alto sax #1-3; Milt Jackson, vibes; Thelonious Monk, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, July 23, 1951
1. BN392-2 | Four In One (alternate take) |
2. BN393-0 | Criss-Cross |
3. BN394-0 | Eronel |
4. BN397-0 | Willow Weep For Me |
Lou Donaldson, alto sax #1,4,6; Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, April 7, 1952
1. BN422-0 tk.1 | Tahiti |
2. BN423-1 tk.4 | Lillie |
3. BN423-2 tk.5 | Lillie (alternate take) |
4. BN424-2 tk.8 | Bags' Groove |
5. BN425-3 tk.12 | What's New |
6. BN427-0 tk.16 | On The Scene |
** also released on Blue Note BST 81509 (pseudo stereo).
Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music Volume One Blue Note BLP 1510 1956
Milton Jackson, vibes; Thelonious Monk, piano; John Simmons, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.
Apex Studios, NYC, July 2, 1948
BN329-0 | Misterioso (as Mysterioso) |
BN330-0 | Epistrophy |
BN331-1 | I Mean You |
** also released on Blue Note BST 81510 (pseudo stereo) in 1966.
** part of The Complete Genius, Blue Note BN-LA579-H2 in 1976. and of The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk, Mosaic MR4-101 in 1983.
The Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 2 Blue Note BLP 1532 1957
Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro, trumpet; Ernie Henry, alto sax; Milton Jackson, vibes, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Apex Studios, NYC, October 11, 1948
BN336-1 | The Skunk (alternate take) |
BN339-0 | Double Talk (alternate take) |
Howard McGhee All Stars/Howard McGhee Sextet Blue Note (J) K18P-9274 1983
same session.
Apex Studios, NYC, October 11, 1948
BN337-1 | Boperation |
BN336-3 | The Skunk |
** same as Howard McGhee's All Stars - The McGhee-Navarro Sextet, Blue Note BLP 5012 in 1952 + Howard McGhee Vol. 2, BLP 5024 in 1953.
The Complete Blue Note And Capitol Recordings Of Fats Navarro And Tadd Dameron Blue Note CDP 7243 8 33373 2 3 1995
same session.
Apex Studios, NYC, October 11, 1948
BN337-2 | Boperation (alternate take) |
The Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 1 Blue Note BLP 1531 1957
same session.
Apex Studios, NYC, October 11, 1948
BN338-0 | Double Talk |
1949
Roll Em Bags Savoy MG-12042 1956
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Julius Watkins, French horn; Billie Mitchell, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Joe Harris, timbales.
NYC, January 25, 1949
KC171C | Conglomeration |
KC172A | Bruz |
KC173C | You Go To My Head |
KC174B | Roll 'Em Bags |
KC175B | Faultless |
KC176B | Hey, Frenchy |
Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Wade Legge, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 5, 1956
69116 | Come Rain Or Come Shine |
69118 | Wild Man |
69120 | Fred's Mood |
Wini Brown With Milt Jackson - Miss Brown For You Savoy Jazz SJL 1163 1986
Wini Brown, vocal; with unknown, trumpet; unknown, alto sax; unknown, tenor sax; Charlie Fowlkes, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; unknown, piano; unknown, bass; possibly Kenny Clarke, drums.
NYC, February 21, 1949
NSC464-1 | My Brand Of Honey (take #1) |
NSC464-3 | My Brand Of Honey (take #3) |
NSC465-2 | He's Good Enough For Me |
NSC466-1 | If Love Is Trouble |
NSC467-1 | Grieving For You (take #1) |
NSC467-2 | Grieving For You (take #2) |
Milt Jackson, Kenny Clarke With Winni Brown - Bluesology Savoy SJL 1130 1980
same session.
NYC, February 21, 1949
NSC464-4 | My Brand Of Honey |
NSC465-3 | He's Good Enough For Me |
Bill Massey, trumpet; Julius Watkins, French horn; Billie Mitchell, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Walter Bishop, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Roy Haynes as Joe Hanes, drums.
NYC, February 23, 1949
Junior - 4 | |
Bluesology - 2 |
Wini Brown - He's Good Enough For Me / If Love Is Trouble National 9078
Wini Brown, vocal; with unknown, trumpet; unknown, alto sax; unknown, tenor sax; Charlie Fowlkes, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; unknown, piano; unknown, bass; possibly Kenny Clarke, drums.
NYC, February 21, 1949
NSC466-4 | If Love Is Trouble |
Wini Brown - Grieving For You / My Brand Of Honey National 9068
same session.
NYC, February 21, 1949
NSC467-3 | Grieving For You |
Meet Milt Jackson Savoy MG-12061 1956
Bill Massey, trumpet; Julius Watkins, French horn; Billie Mitchell, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Walter Bishop, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Roy Haynes as Joe Hanes, drums.
NYC, February 23, 1949
S36-110 | Hearing Bells |
S36-111 | Junior |
S36-112 | Bluesology |
S36-113 | Bubu |
Frank Morgan, alto sax; Walter Benton, tenor sax; Milt Jackson as "Bags", vibes; Gerald Wiggins, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Milt Jackson as "Bags", vocal.
Los Angeles, CA, November 1, 1954
SK4403 | I've Lost Your Love |
Henry Coker, trombone; Frank Wess, tenor sax, flute; Charlie Fowlkes, baritone sax; Milt Jackson as "Bags", piano; Eddie Jones, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Ernie Wilkins, arranger.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 7, 1955
SKC4669-2 | Telefunken Blues - take #2 |
Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Wade Legge, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 5, 1956
69117 | They Can't Take That Away From Me |
69119 | Soulful |
69121 | Flamingo |
Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost/The Savoy Years Volume Four Savoy ZDS 4414 1988
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; plus Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Dave Lambert, Buddy Stewart, vocal; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, February 26, 1949
Announcer | |
- | |
- | |
- | |
Deedle | |
Introductions By Dave Lambert & Buddy Stewart | |
What's This | |
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer |
same personnel.
radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, March 5, 1949
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer | |
Cheryl | |
Announcer | |
Anthropology | |
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer | |
Hurry Home | |
Deedle | |
Royal Roost Bop (All The Things You Are) | |
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer |
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; plus Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, March 12, 1949
Announcer | |
Introduction By Charlie Parker | |
Announcer | |
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid |
Charlie Parker - The 'Bird' Returns Savoy MG 12179 1962
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; plus Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Dave Lambert, Buddy Stewart, vocal; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, February 26, 1949
Half Nelson | |
Scrapple From The Apple |
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; plus Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, March 12, 1949
Cheryl | |
Chasin' The Bird |
Newly Discovered Sides By The Immortal Charlie Parker Savoy SAVOY 12186 1966
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; plus Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Dave Lambert, Buddy Stewart, vocal; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, February 26, 1949
Night In Tunisia |
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; plus Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, March 12, 1949
On A Slow Boat To China |
Charlie Parker - Bird On The Road Jazz Showcase JS 5003
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, NYC, March 5, 1949
Anthropology |
Nat King Cole-Erroll Garner - 20 Dynamic Fingers Alto AL 709 1970s
Milt Jackson, vibes; Nat King Cole, piano, vocal; Irving Ashby, guitar; Joe Comfort, bass; Jack Costanzo, bongos; June Christy, vocal; Machito And His Orhestra.
Bob City, NYC, May 7, 1949
Nat Meets June |
The Be Bop Boys Savoy SJL 2225 1978
Dave Burns, Mustapha Daleel, Bill Massey, Abdul Salaam, trumpet; Charlie Johnson, Haleen Rasheed, Clarence Ross, Rip Tarrant, trombone; Jimmy Heath, Sahib Shihab, alto sax; Pritchard Cheesman, Billy Mitchell, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, vibes, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Gil Fuller, arranger, conductor, vocal.
NYC, June 11, 1949
D172 | D268 | Mean To Me |
D173 | Blues For A Debutante |
D174 | D268 | The Scene Changes |
D175 | Tropicana |
1950
Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro - Trumpet Giants New Jazz NJLP 8296 1964
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Jimmy Heath, alto sax; Jimmy Oliver, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Joe Harris, drums.
NYC, September 16, 1950
108 | She's Gone Again |
109A | Nice Work If You Can Get It |
110A | Thinking Of You |
111 | Too Much Weight |
** initially scheduled on Prestige PR 16002.
1951
Dizzy Gillespie - Trane's First Ride 1951 Oberon 5100 1970s
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; John Coltrane, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Billy Taylor, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Joe Carroll, vocal.
Birdland, NYC, January 6, 1951
Congo Blues | |
Yesterdays | |
A Night In Tunisia |
same personnel.
Birdland, NYC, January 13, 1951
Good Bait |
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; J.J. Johnson, trombone; John Coltrane, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Billy Taylor, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Joe Carroll, vocal.
Birdland, NYC, February 3, 1951
Birks' Works | |
I Can't Get Started | |
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid |
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; J.J. Johnson, trombone; John Coltrane, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Carl "Kansas" Fields, drums; Joe Carroll, vocal.
Birdland, NYC, March 17, 1951
Birks' Works (air check 2) |
Dizzy Gillespie - Birks Works Duke (It) D-1019 1970s
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; John Coltrane, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Billy Taylor, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Joe Carroll, vocal.
Birdland, NYC, January 6, 1951
Ooh-Pa-Pa-Dah | |
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid (incomplete) |
same personnel.
Birdland, NYC, January 13, 1951
Birks' Works | |
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid (incomplete) |
Dizzy Gillespie - Trane's First Ride 1951 Vol. 2 Broadcast Tributes 0009 1970s
same session.
Birdland, NYC, January 13, 1951
Good Groove | |
Tin Tin Deo No. 1 |
same personnel.
Birdland, NYC, January 20, 1951
Groovin' High | |
A Night In Tunisia |
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; J.J. Johnson, trombone; John Coltrane, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Billy Taylor, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Joe Carroll, vocal.
Birdland, NYC, February 3, 1951
Good Bait |
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; J.J. Johnson, trombone; John Coltrane, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Carl "Kansas" Fields, drums; Joe Carroll, vocal.
Birdland, NYC, March 17, 1951
Tin Tin Deo No. 3 | |
The Champ | |
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid |
Dizzy Gillespie - The Champ Savoy MG 12047 1956
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; John Coltrane, alto, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, piano, vibes; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Percy Heath, bass; Kansas Fields, drums; The Calypso Boys, congas, maracas, claves; Freddy Strong, vocal.
Detroit, MI, March 1, 1951
4015-X | Tin Tin Deo |
2040-X | Birk's Works |
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Budd Johnson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, piano, vibes; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Joe Carroll, Melvin Moore, vocal.
NYC, April 16, 1951
5104/5105 | The Champ |
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Bill Graham, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Al Jones, drums; unknown, percussion; Joe Carroll, Melvin Moore, vocal.
NYC, August 16, 1951
1500 | Swing Low Sweet Cadillac |
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Bill Graham, baritone sax; Stuff Smith, violin; Milt Jackson, piano, vocal, organ; Percy Heath, bass; Al Jones, drums; unknown, percussion; Joe Carroll, vocal.
NYC, October 25, 1951
2300 | Caravan |
2302 | The Bluest Blues |
2303 | On The Sunny Side Of The Street |
2304 | Stardust |
2305 | Time On My Hands |
** part of Dee Gee Days: The Savoy Sessions, Savoy SJL 2209 in 1976.
Dizzy Gillespie-Milt Jackson-Joe Carroll - School Days Regent RMG-6043 1957
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; John Coltrane, alto, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, piano, vibes; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Percy Heath, bass; Kansas Fields, drums; The Calypso Boys, congas, maracas, claves; Freddy Strong, vocal.
Detroit, MI, March 1, 1951
4010 | We Love To Boogie |
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Budd Johnson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, piano, vibes; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Joe Carroll, Melvin Moore, vocal.
NYC, April 16, 1951
3636 | Lady Be Good |
4000 | Love Me Pretty Baby |
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Bill Graham, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Al Jones, drums; unknown, percussion; Joe Carroll, Melvin Moore, vocal.
NYC, August 16, 1951
1206 | I'm In A Mess |
9010 | School Days |
Bopsie's Blues | |
I Couldn't Beat The Rap |
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Bill Graham, baritone sax; Stuff Smith, violin; Milt Jackson, piano, vocal, organ; Percy Heath, bass; Al Jones, drums; unknown, percussion; Joe Carroll, vocal.
NYC, October 25, 1951
2301 | Nobody Knows |
** also released on Savoy MG 12204 in late 1960s.
** part of Dizzy Gillespie - Dee Gee Days: The Savoy Sessions, Savoy SJL 2209 in 1976.
Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music Volume Two Blue Note BLP 1511 1956
Sahib Shihab, alto sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Thelonious Monk, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, July 23, 1951
BN392-1 | Four In One |
BN395-0 | Straight No Chaser |
** also released on Blue Note BST 81511 (pseudo stereo) in 1969.
** part of The Complete Genius, Blue Note BN-LA579-H2 in 1976. and of The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk, Mosaic MR4-101 in 1983.
Dizzy Gillespie - Dee Gee Days: The Savoy Sessions Savoy SJL 2209 1976
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Bill Graham, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Al Jones, drums; unknown, percussion; Joe Carroll, Melvin Moore, vocal.
NYC, August 16, 1951
Bopsie's Blues |
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Bill Graham, baritone sax; Stuff Smith, violin; Milt Jackson, piano, vocal, organ; Percy Heath, bass; Al Jones, drums; unknown, percussion; Joe Carroll, vocal.
NYC, October 25, 1951
Caravan |
** same as The Champ, Savoy MG 12047 in 1956 + Dizzy Gillespie-Milt Jackson-Joe Carroll - School Days, Regent RMG-6043 in 1957 + 3 bonus tracks.
Milt Jackson, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke - The Quartet Savoy MG 12046 1956
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
NYC, August 24, 1951
3000 | Milt Meets Sid |
3001 | D & E |
3002 | Yesterdays |
3003 | Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea |
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Al Jones, drums.
NYC, September 18, 1951
Autumn Breeze | |
Moving Nicely | |
Bluesology | |
Round About Midnight |
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
NYC, April, 1952
HL321 | Softly As In A Morning Sunrise |
HL322 | Love Me Pretty Baby |
HL323 | Heart And Soul |
HL324 | True Blues |
** also released on Modern Jazz Quartet, Savoy MG 12046 (later) in late 1950s. and on Milt Jackson - The First Q: The Savoy Sessions, Savoy SJL 1106 in 1977.
1952
Dizzy Gillespie - Dizzy At Home And Abroad Atlantic LP 1257 1957
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Bill Graham, alto, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, vibes, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Al Jones, drums; Joe Carroll, vocal #1,4.
NYC, February 29, 1952
1. 805 | Groovin' The Nursery Rhymes |
2. 806 | This Is Happiness |
3. 807 | Dizz' Tune (as Mrs. Diz) |
4. 808 | Love Is Here To Stay |
Annie Ross, Dorothy Dunn, Shelby Davis - Singin' 'N Swingin' Regent RMG-6031 1956
Annie Ross, vocal; with Milt Jackson, vibes; Blossom Dearie, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
NYC, April 1, 1952
The Way You Look Tonight | |
I'm Beginning To Think You Care | |
Devil And The Deep Blue Sea | |
Everytime |
** also scheduled on Savoy MG-12060.
** also released on Savoy SAVOY MG-12217 in early 1970s.
Milt Jackson - All Star Bags Blue Note BN-LA590-H2 1976
Lou Donaldson, alto sax #2,3; Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, April 7, 1952
1. BN425-2 tk.11 | What's New (alternate take) |
2. BN426-0 tk.14 | Don't Get Around Much Anymore |
3. BN426-1 tk.15 | Don't Get Around Much Anymore (alternate take) |
Charlie Parker - Ballads And Birdland Klacto (E) MG 101
Charlie Parker, alto sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Birdland, NYC, November 1, 1952
How High The Moon | |
Embraceable You | |
52nd Street Theme |
Modern Jazz Quartet, Milt Jackson Quintet - MJQ Prestige PRLP 7059 1956
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
NYC, December 22, 1952
403 | All The Things You Are |
404 | La Ronde |
405 | Vendome |
406 | Rose Of The Rio Grande |
Henry Boozier, trumpet; Milt Jackson, vibes; Horace Silver, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 16, 1954
586 | Opus De Funk |
587 | I've Lost Your Love |
588 | Buhaina |
589 | Soma |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-125 in 1984, OJCCD-125-2 in 1989.
Slim Gaillard Cavorts Clef MGC-138 1953
Ben Webster, tenor sax; Cyril Hayes, piano; Slim Gaillard, guitar, vocal; Ray Brown, bass; Milt Jackson, drums.
NYC, December, 1952
1126-13 | Gomen-Nasai |
Chef Slim Gaillard - Smorgasbord...Help Yourself! Verve MGV-2013 1956
same session.
NYC, December, 1952
1127-3 | Potatoe Chips |
1953 (age 30)
John Lewis, Kenny Clarke, Ben Webster, Milt Jackson - Rare Broadcast Performances Ozone 22 1970s
Ben Webster, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Birdland, NYC, February 21, 1953
Confirmation | |
You Are Too Beautiful | |
Lady Be Good | |
The Nearness Of You | |
Poutin' |
same personnel.
Birdland, NYC, February 28, 1953
Danny Boy | |
Billie's Bounce | |
Cotton Tail |
MJQ - Django Prestige PRLP 7057 1956
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
NYC, June 25, 1953
499 | The Queen's Fancy |
500 | Delaunay's Dilemma |
501 | Autumn In New York |
502 | But Not For Me |
same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 23, 1954
673 | Django |
674 | One Bass Hit |
675 | Milano |
same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 9, 1955
686 | La Ronde Suite: Piano / Bass / Vibraharp (as Vibes) / Drums |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-057 in 1983, OJCCD-057-2 in 1987.
Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet, Art Blakey And Kenny Drew Prestige PRLP 7029 1956
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
NYC, October 7, 1953
509 | In A Sentimental Mood |
510 | The Stopper |
511 | Almost Like Being In Love |
512 | No Moe |
** also released on Sonny Rollins - Sonny & The Stars, Prestige PRLP 7269 in 1963, PRST 7269 in 1963. and on Sonny Rollins - First Recordings!, Prestige PRST 7856 in 1971. and on Original Jazz Classics OJC-011 in 1982, OJCCD-011-2 in 1988.
Hooray For Milt Jackson, John Lewis, Art Blakey, Kenny Dorham Session Disc 110 1970s
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Birdland, NYC, October 31, 1953
Vendome | |
Lily | |
The Queen's Fancy | |
Bags' Groove | |
All The Things You Are | |
La Ronde |
1954
Milt Jackson - Wizard Of The Vibes Swing (F) LDM 30050
J.J. Johnson, trombone; Al Cohn, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Henri Renaud, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Charlie Smith, drums.
NYC, March 7, 1954
I'll Remember April | |
Jerry's Old Man | |
Jay Jay Blues | |
There's No You |
J.J. Johnson, trombone; Al Cohn, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, piano, vocal; Percy Heath, bass; Charlie Smith, drums.
Indiana |
J.J. Johnson, trombone; Al Cohn, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Henri Renaud, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Charlie Smith, drums.
Out Of Nowhere | |
If I Had You |
** also released on Wizard Of The Vibes: The Many Faces Of Jazz Vol. 23, Mode (F) CMDINT 9834.
J.J. Johnson, Milt Jackson - A Date In New York Vol. 1: Jazz Legacy 30 Jazz Legacy (F) JL 80
J.J. Johnson, trombone; Al Cohn, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, piano, vocal; Percy Heath, bass; Charlie Smith, drums.
NYC, March 7, 1954
The More I See You |
Milt Jackson, vibes; Percy Heath, bass; Charlie Smith, drums.
Lullaby Of The Leaves |
J.J. Johnson, Al Cohn - A Date In New York Vol. 2: Jazz Legacy 46 Jazz Legacy (F) JL 96
J.J. Johnson, trombone; Al Cohn, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Henri Renaud, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Charlie Smith, drums.
NYC, March 7, 1954
If I Had You (alternate take) |
Kenny Clarke Savoy MG 12006 1955
Frank Morgan, alto sax; Walter Benton, tenor sax; Milt Jackson as "Bags", vibes; Gerald Wiggins, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, November 1, 1954
SK4400 | Sonor |
SK4401 | Strollin' |
SK4402 | Blue's Mood |
SK4404 | Skoot |
Henry Coker, trombone; Frank Wess, tenor sax, flute; Charlie Fowlkes, baritone sax; Milt Jackson as "Bags", piano; Eddie Jones, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Ernie Wilkins, arranger.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 7, 1955
SKC4666 | Klook's Nook |
SKC4667 | Inhibitions |
SKC4668 | Baggin' The Blues |
SKC4669 | Telefunken Blues |
** also released on Telefunken Blues Featuring Milt Jackson, Kenny Clarke, Percy Heath, Frank Morgan, Walter Benton, Savoy MG 12006 (later).
Miles Davis - Bags Groove Prestige LP 7109 1957
Miles Davis, trumpet; Milt Jackson, vibes; Thelonious Monk, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 24, 1954
676-1 | Bags' Groove (take 1) |
676-2 | Bags' Groove (take 2) |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-245 in 1986, OJCCD-245-2 in 1987.
** part of Miles Davis & The Modern Jazz Giants, Prestige PRES 16-3 in 1957.
Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz Giants Prestige PRLP 7150 1959
same session.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 24, 1954
677 | Bemsha Swing |
678 | Swing Spring |
679-1 | The Man I Love (take 1) |
679-2 | The Man I Love (take 2) |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-347 in 1989, OJCCD-347-2 in 1989.
** part of Miles Davis & The Modern Jazz Giants, Prestige PRES 16-3 in 1957.
1955
Modern Jazz Quartet - Classic Concepts Alto AL 716 1970s
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Birdland, NYC, January 20, 1955
What's New | |
I'll Remember April | |
Django (as Old Django) |
same personnel.
Birdland, NYC, January 23, 1955
Concorde | |
Yesterdays | |
One Bass Hit |
same personnel.
Birdland, NYC, January 30, 1955
Bags' Groove |
Hooray For Modern Jazz Quartet Session Disc 111 1970s
same session.
Birdland, NYC, January 30, 1955
What's New | |
One Bass Hit | |
Django | |
Concorde | |
Milt Meets Sid |
same personnel.
Birdland, NYC, February 6, 1955
D & E | |
Yesterdays | |
Bluesology |
Hooray For Modern Jazz Quartet & Maynard Ferguson Sextet Session Disc 112 1970s
same session.
Birdland, NYC, February 6, 1955
Autumn In New York | |
Autumn Nocturne | |
Milt Meets Sid | |
Summertime |
Maynard Ferguson, trumpet; Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums; and others.
Half Note, NYC, March, 1966
Two And Fro | |
Summertime |
Milt Jackson Prestige PRLP 7003 1955
Milt Jackson, vibes; Horace Silver, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 20, 1955
735 | I Wonder Why |
736 | I Should Care |
737 | My Funny Valentine |
738 | Stonewall |
739 | Moonray |
740 | The Nearness Of You |
** also released on The Milt Jackson Quartet Featuring Horace Silver - Soul Pioneers, Prestige PRLP 7224 in 1962. and on Original Jazz Classics OJC-001 in 1982, OJCCD-001-2 in 1987.
** part of Modern Jazz Quartet, Milt Jackson Quartet - Concorde, Prestige PRES 16-1 in 1957.
The Modern Jazz Quartet - Concorde Prestige PRLP 7005 1955
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 2, 1955
760-2 | Ralph's New Blues |
761 | All Of You |
762 | I'll Remember April |
763 | Gershwin Medley: Soon / For You, For Me, Forevermore / Love Walked In / Our Love Is Here To Stay |
764 | Concorde |
765 | Softly As In A Morning Sunrise |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-002 in 1982, OJCCD-002-2 in 1987.
** part of Modern Jazz Quartet, Milt Jackson Quartet - Concorde, Prestige PRES 16-1 in 1957.
Miles Davis And Milt Jackson Quintet/Sextet Prestige PRLP 7034 1956
Miles Davis, trumpet; Jackie McLean, alto sax #1,3; Milt Jackson, vibes; Ray Bryant, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 5, 1955
1. 781 | Dr. Jackle |
2. 782 | Bitty Ditty |
3. 783 | Minor March |
4. 784 | Changes |
** also released on Miles Davis - Odyssey!, Prestige PRST 7540 in 1968. and on Original Jazz Classics OJC-012 in 1982, OJCCD-012-2 in 1989.
Various Artists - Opus De Jazz For Flute, Vibes, Piano, Bass, Drums Savoy MG 12036 1956
Frank Wess, flute; Milt Jackson, vibes; Hank Jones, piano; Eddie Jones, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 28, 1955
69054 | Opus De Funk |
69055 | Opus Pocus |
69056 | You Leave Me Breathless |
69057 | Opus And Interlude |
** also released on Milt Jackson, Frank Wess, Kenny Clarke, Hank Jones, Eddie Jones - Opus De Jazz, Savoy MG 12036 (later). and on Milt Jackson - Opus De Jazz, Savoy SJL 1116 in 1978.
1956
Milt Jackson - Ballads & Blues Atlantic LP 1242 1956
Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibraharp; John Lewis, piano; Skeeter Best, guitar; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
NYC, January 17, 1956
1828 | Hello |
1829 | Bright Blues |
1830 | How High The Moon |
Milt Jackson, vibraharp; John Lewis, piano; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; and five woodwinds, Ralph Burns, arranger.
NYC, January 21, 1956
1839 | So In Love |
1841 | They Didn't Believe Me |
1842 | Solitude |
Milt Jackson, vibraharp; Barney Kessel, guitar; Percy Heath, bass; Lawrence Marable, drums.
NYC, February 14, 1956
2625 | The Song Is Ended |
2626 | Gerry's Blues |
2628 | These Foolish Things |
The Modern Jazz Quartet - Fontessa Atlantic LP 1231 1956
Milt Jackson, vibraharp; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
NYC, January 22, 1956
1843 | Woodyn You |
1844 | Willow Weep For Me |
1845 | Fontessa |
1846 | Versailles (Porte De Versailles) |
1847 | Angel Eyes |
1848 | Over The Rainbow |
same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 14, 1956
2630 | Bluesology |
** part of The Complete Atlantic Studio Recordings Of The Modern Jazz Quartet 1956-64, Mosaic MD7-249 in 2011.
The Modern Jazz Quartet - Fontessa Atlantic SD 1231 1958+
same personnel.
NYC, January 22, 1956
1843 | Woodyn You (stereo take) |
same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 14, 1956
2630 | Bluesology (stereo take) |
Milt Jackson - The Jazz Skyline Savoy MG-12070 1956
Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Hank Jones, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 23, 1956
69122 | Lover |
69123 | Can't Help Lovin' That Man |
69124 | The Lady Is A Tramp |
69125 | Angel Face |
69126 | Sometimes I'm Happy |
69127 | What's New |
** part of Second Nature: The Savoy Sessions, Savoy SJL 2204 in 1976.
Jackson's-ville Featuring Milt Jackson Savoy MG-12080 1957
same session.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 23, 1956
69128 | Now's The Time |
69129 | In A Sentimental Mood |
69130 | Mood Indigo |
69131 | Azure |
69132 | Minor Conception |
69133 | Soul In 3/4 |
** part of Second Nature: The Savoy Sessions, Savoy SJL 2204 in 1976.
The Modern Jazz Quartet Voice Of America J 100
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI, July 5, 1956
Django | |
How High The Moon | |
'Round Midnight | |
I'll Remember April | |
Versailles | |
Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West | |
Ralph's New Blues | |
England's Carol (God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen) | |
Willow Weep For Me |
The Modern Jazz Quartet At Music Inn - Guest Artist: Jimmy Giuffre Atlantic LP 1247 1956
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums; guest artist: Jimmy Giuffre, clarinet #2,4,5.
Music Inn, Lenox, MA, August 28, 1956
1. 2096 | Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess |
2. 2097 | A Fugue For Music Inn |
3. 2098 | Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West |
4. 2099 | Serenade |
5. 2100 | Fun |
6. 2101 | Sun Dance |
7. 2102 | The Man That Got Away |
8. 2103 | A Morning In Paris |
9. 2104 | Variation No. 1 On God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen |
** part of The Complete Atlantic Studio Recordings Of The Modern Jazz Quartet 1956-64, Mosaic MD7-249 in 2011.
The Modern Jazz Quartet At Music Inn Volume 1 - Guest Artist: Jimmy Giuffre Atlantic SD 1247 1958+
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
Music Inn, Lenox, MA, August 28, 1956
2101 | Sun Dance (stereo take) |
Quincy Jones - This Is How I Feel About Jazz ABC-Paramount ABC-149 1957
Art Farmer, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, trombone; Herbie Mann, flute, tenor sax; Gene Quill, alto sax; Zoot Sims, tenor sax #1; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax #2; Jack Nimitz, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Hank Jones, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Charlie Persip, drums; Father John Crawley, handclaps #2; Quincy Jones, arranger, conductor.
Beltone Studios, NYC, September 14, 1956
1. 5332 | Evening In Paris |
2. 5333 | Sermonette |
** also released on Impulse! GRD-115.
** part of The Dedication Series Vol. IV: The Quintessential Charts, Impulse! IA-9342/2 in 1978. and of The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions, Mosaic MD5-237 in 2007.
Lester Meets Miles, M.J.Q. & Jack Teagarden All Stars Unique Jazz (Israeli) UJ 14 late 1970s
Miles Davis, trumpet; Lester Young, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums; Kurt Edelhagen Big Band, #2.
Stadthalle, Sindelfingen, West Germany, November 12, 1956
1. | How High The Moon |
2. | Lester Leaps In |
Modern Jazz Quartet - Rare Broadcast Performances Ozone 16 1970s
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
Birdland, NYC, 1956
Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West | |
Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea | |
Angel Eyes | |
Bluesology | |
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen | |
Delaunay's Dilemma | |
Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess | |
Bags' Groove |
1957
Milt Jackson - Plenty, Plenty Soul Atlantic LP 1269 1957
Joe Newman, trumpet; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Horace Silver, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
NYC, January 5, 1957
2435 | Ignunt Oil |
2436 | Blues At Twilight |
2437 | Sermonette |
2438 | The Spirit-Feel |
Joe Newman, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, trombone; Cannonball Adderley as Ronnie Peters, alto sax; Frank Foster, tenor sax; Sahib Shihab, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Horace Silver, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Quincy Jones, arranger.
NYC, January 7, 1957
2439 | Plenty, Plenty Soul |
2440 | Boogity Boogity |
2441 | Heartstrings |
** also released on Atlantic SD 1269 in 1958+, SD 8811 in 1982.
Hank Mobley And His All Stars Blue Note BLP 1544 1957
Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Horace Silver, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 13, 1957
tk.2 | Reunion |
tk.3 | Lower Stratosphere |
tk.4 | Don't Walk |
tk.6 | Ultramarine |
tk.7 | Mobley's Musings |
** also released on Blue Note BST 81544 (pseudo stereo), CDP 7243 8 37668 2 6 in 1996.
** part of The Complete Blue Note Hank Mobley Fifties Sessions, Mosaic MQ10-181 in 1998, MD6-181 in 1998.
The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays One Never Knows: Original Film Score For No Sun In Venice By John Lewis Atlantic LP 1284 1958
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
NYC, April 4, 1957
2500 | Venice |
same personnel.
Music Inn, Lenox, MA, August 24, 1957
2715 | The Golden Striker |
2716 | Cortege |
2717 | One Never Knows |
2718 | Three Windows |
2719 | The Rose Truc |
** also released on Atlantic SD 1284 in 1958+.
** part of The Complete Atlantic Studio Recordings Of The Modern Jazz Quartet 1956-64, Mosaic MD7-249 in 2011.
The Modern Jazz Quartet Atlantic LP 1265 1957
same personnel.
NYC, April 5, 1957
2501 | Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea |
2502 | La Ronde: Drums |
2503 | A Night In Tunisia |
2504 | Yesterdays |
2505 | Bags' Groove |
2506 | Baden-Baden |
2507 | Ballad Medley: They Say It's Wonderful / How Deep Is The Ocean / (I Don't Stand) A Ghost Of A Chance With You / My Old Flame / Body And Soul |
** part of The Complete Atlantic Studio Recordings Of The Modern Jazz Quartet 1956-64, Mosaic MD7-249 in 2011.
Chris Connor Sings The George Gershwin Almanac Of Song Atlantic LP 2-601 1957
Milt Jackson, vibes; Stan Free, piano, arranger; Mundell Lowe, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums; Chris Connor, vocal.
NYC, May 1, 1957
2516 | How Long Has This Been Going On |
2517 | I Can't Be Bothered Now |
2518 | Love Walked In |
2519 | Somebody Loves Me |
2520 | Embraceable You |
Milt Jackson With Frank Wess & Bobby Jaspar - Bags & Flutes Atlantic LP 1294 1959
Bobby Jaspar, flute; Milt Jackson, vibes; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Percy Heath, bass; Art Taylor, drums.
NYC, May 21, 1957
2550 | Bags' New Groove |
2551 | Connie's Blues |
Frank Wess, flute; Milt Jackson, vibes; Hank Jones, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Percy Heath, bass; Art Taylor, drums.
NYC, June 10, 1957
2582 | Midget Rod |
2583 | I'm Afraid The Masquerade Is Over |
2584 | Sweet And Lovely |
same personnel.
NYC, June 17, 1957
2603 | Sandy |
2604 | Ghana |
** also released on Atlantic SD 1294 in 1959.
The Modern Jazz Quartet & Guests - Third Stream Music Atlantic LP 1345 1960
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums; and Jimmy Giuffre, clarinet; Jim Hall, guitar; Ralph Pena, bass.
Music Inn, Lenox, MA, August 24, 1957
2713 | Medley: Da Capo |
- | Medley: Fine |
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano, conductor; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums; with Alan Martin, Gerald Tarack, violin; Carl Eberl, viola; Joseph Tekula, cello; Gunther Schuller, conductor.
NYC, September 23, 1959
3781 | Sketch |
3782 | Conversation |
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums; with Paul Ingraham, French horn; Bob Di Domenica, flute; Manny Ziegler, bassoon; Bill McColl, clarinet; Joseph Tekula, cello; Betty Glamann, harp; Gunther Schuller, arranger, conductor.
Capitol Studios, NYC, January 15, 1960
4053 | Exposure |
** also released on Atlantic SD 1345 in 1960.
** part of The Complete Atlantic Studio Recordings Of The Modern Jazz Quartet 1956-64, Mosaic MD7-249 in 2011.
Milt Jackson & Ray Charles - Soul Brothers Atlantic LP 1279 1957
Ray Charles, alto sax, piano; Billy Mitchell, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes, piano, guitar; Skeeter Best, guitar #1,2,4,5; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
NYC, September 12, 1957
1. 2726 | How Long, How Long Blues |
2. 2727 | Cosmic Ray |
3. 2732 | 'Deed I Do |
4. 2733 | Blue Funk |
5. 2734 | Soul Brothers |
6. 2735 | Bags Guitar Blues |
** also released on Atlantic SD 1279 in 1958+.
Ray Charles, Milt Jackson - Soul Meeting Atlantic LP 1360 1961
Ray Charles, alto sax, piano; Billy Mitchell, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes, piano, guitar; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
NYC, September 12, 1957
2730 | Bags Of Blues |
Ray Charles, alto sax, piano, electric piano; Milt Jackson, vibes, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Percy Heath, bass; Art Taylor, drums.
NYC, April 10, 1958
3042 | Soul Meeting |
3043 | Hallelujah I Love Him So |
3044 | Blue Genius |
3045 | X-Ray Blues |
3046 | Love On My Mind |
** also released on Atlantic SD 1360 in 1961.
The Modern Jazz Quartet And The Oscar Peterson Trio At The Opera House Verve MGV-8269 1958
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
Opera House, Chicago, IL, October 19, 1957
D & E Blues | |
Now's The Time | |
'Round Midnight |
** also scheduled on Verve MGVS-6069.
** also released on Verve V-8482 in 1962.
Various Artists - The Historic Donaueschingen Jazz Conzert 1957 MPS (G) 0068.161
same personnel.
Donaueschingen, West Germany, October 27, 1957
Three Windows | |
The Golden Striker | |
Cortege | |
J.B. Blues |
** also released on Pausa PR 7081.
The Modern Jazz Quartet - Live At Donauschingen 1957 And Sanremo 1958 Ingo (It) Ingo-Twelve 1970s
same session.
Donaueschingen, West Germany, October 27, 1957
The Rose Truc |
same personnel.
San Remo, Italy, January 19, 1958
I'll Remember April | |
A Night In Tunisia | |
Django |
1958
Modern Jazz Quartet And Chico Hamilton - Sessions, Live Calliope CAL 3027 1976
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums; Bobby Troup, host.
KABC-TV, Stars Of Jazz #101. 1958-#23, June 9, 1958
The Golden Striker |
same session.
Midsommer |
The Modern Jazz Quartet At Music Inn Volume 2 - Guest Artist: Sonny Rollins Atlantic LP 1299 1958
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
Music Inn, Lenox, MA, August 3, 1958
3143 | Yardbird Suite |
3145 | Festival Sketch |
3146 | Midsommer |
3147 | Medley: Stardust / I Can't Get Started / Lover Man |
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums; guest artist: Sonny Rollins, tenor sax.
Music Inn, Lenox, MA, August 31, 1958
3937 | Bags' Groove |
3938 | Night In Tunisia |
** also released on Atlantic SD 1299 in 1958.
** part of The Complete Atlantic Studio Recordings Of The Modern Jazz Quartet 1956-64, Mosaic MD7-249 in 2011.
Milt Jackson, Coleman Hawkins - Bean Bags Atlantic LP 1316 1960
Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Eddie Jones, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
NYC, September 12, 1958
3135 | Close Your Eyes |
3136 | Stuffy |
3137 | Sandra's Blues |
3138 | Indian Blues |
3141 | Don't Take Your Love From Me |
3142 | Get Happy |
** also released on Atlantic SD 1316 in 1960.
Cannonball Adderley With Milt Jackson - Things Are Getting Better Riverside RLP 12-286 1959
Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley, alto sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Wynton Kelly, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 28, 1958
Blues Oriental | |
Things Are Getting Better | |
Serves Me Right (take 5) | |
Groovin' High | |
The Sidewalks Of New York (take 5) | |
Sounds For Sid | |
Just One Of Those Things |
** also released on Riverside RLP 1128 in 1959; Original Jazz Classics OJC-032 in 1982, OJCCD-032-2 in 1988, OJC-34602-02 in 2013.
** part of Cannonball Adderley - Cannonball And Eight Giants, Milestone MSP-47001 in 1973.
Cannonball Adderley With Milt Jackson - Things Are Getting Better Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-032-2 1988
same session.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 28, 1958
Serves Me Right (take 4) | |
The Sidewalks Of New York (take 4) |
** originally released on Riverside RLP 12-286 in 1959 + 2 bonus tracks.
Cannonball Adderley - Cannonball And Eight Giants Milestone MSP-47001 1973
same session.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 28, 1958
A Few Words |
** same as Cannonball Adderley With Milt Jackson - Things Are Getting Better, Riverside RLP 12-286 in 1959 + 8 bonus tracks.
Milt Jackson - Bags' Opus United Artists UAL 4022 1959
Art Farmer, trumpet; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, December 28 and 29, 1958
Ill Wind | |
Blues For Diahann | |
Afternoon In Paris | |
I Remember Clifford | |
Thinking Of You | |
Whisper Not |
** also released on United Artists UAS 5022 in 1959; Blue Note CDP 7 84458 2 in 1991.
Modern Jazz Quartet - I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 5 Curcio (It) GJ-5 1980
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums; Jazz Group De Paris.
Paris, France, 1958
Animal Dance | |
Django | |
Milano | |
Bluesology | |
Bags' Groove | |
Sketch 3 | |
Ambiquite | |
Odd's Against Tomorrow |
** also released on Europa Jazz, Europa Jazz (It) EJ-1005 in 1981.
1959
John Coltrane - The Coltrane Legacy Atlantic SD 1553 1970
John Coltrane, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Hank Jones, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
Atlantic Studios, NYC, January 15, 1959
3300 | Stairway To The Stars |
3306 | Blues Legacy |
3307 | Centerpiece |
** part of The Heavyweight Champion: The Complete Atlantic Recordings, Rhino R2 71984 in 1995.
Milt Jackson & John Coltrane - Bags & Trane Atlantic LP 1368 1961
same session.
Atlantic Studios, NYC, January 15, 1959
3301 | The Late Late Blues |
3302 | Bags & Trane |
3303 | Three Little Words |
3304 | The Night We Called It A Day |
3305 | Dizzy's Fingers (as Be-Bop) |
** also released on Atlantic SD 1368 in 1961.
** part of John Coltrane - The Heavyweight Champion: The Complete Atlantic Recordings, Rhino R2 71984 in 1995.
The Ballad Artistry Of Milt Jackson Atlantic LP 1342 1960
Don Hammond, alto flute; Julius Held, Harry Lookofsky, David Nadien, Leonard Posner, Sol Shapiro, violin; Harold Coletta, David Mankovitz, viola; George Ricci, cello; Milt Jackson, vibes; Jimmy Jones, piano, arranger; Chuck Wayne, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Connie Kay, drums; Quincy Jones, arranger, conductor.
NYC, May 1, 1959
3458 | Deep In A Dream |
3459 | Nuages |
3460 | Tomorrow |
3461 | The Midnight Sun Will Never Set |
Romeo Penque, reeds; Paul Gershman, Julius Held, Leo Kahn, Harry Katzman, Harry Lookofsky, David Nadien, Gene Orloff, Sol Shapiro, violin; Al Brown, David Mankovitz, viola; Maurice Brown, George Ricci, cello; Gloria Agostini, harp; Milt Jackson, vibes; Jimmy Jones, piano; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Connie Kay, drums; Quincy Jones, arranger, conductor.
NYC, September 9, 1959
3767 | Don't Worry 'Bout Me |
3768 | I'm A Fool To Want You |
3769 | Tenderly |
Don Hammond, alto flute; Max Cahn, Alexander Cores, Paul Gershman, Julius Held, Leo Kahn, Harry Katzman, Harry Lookofsky, David Nadien, George Ockner, Leonard Posner, violin; Al Brown, Harold Coletta, Burt Fisch, David Mankovitz, viola; Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Harvey Shapiro, cello; Gloria Agostini, harp; Milt Jackson, vibes; Jimmy Jones, piano; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Bill Crow, bass; Connie Kay, drums; Quincy Jones, arranger, conductor.
NYC, September 10, 1959
3770 | Alone Together |
3771 | The Cylinder |
3772 | Makin' Whoopee |
** also released on Atlantic SD 1342 in 1960.
John Lewis - Odds Against Tomorrow (Original Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack) United Artists UAL 4061 1959
Melvyn Broiles, Bernie Glow, John Ware, Joe Wilder, trumpet; John Clark, Tom McIntosh, trombone; Ray Alonge, Paul Ingraham, Al Richman, Gunther Schuller, French horn; Harvey Phillips, tuba; Robert DiDomenica, flute; Harvey Shapiro, Joseph Tekula, cello; Ruth Berman, harp; Milt Jackson, vibes; Bill Evans, piano; Jim Hall, guitar; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums; Richard Horowitz, tympani; Walter Rosenberger, percussion; John Lewis, composer.
NYC, July 16, 17 and 20, 1959
Prelude To Odds Against Tomorrow | |
A Cold Wind Is Blowing | |
Five Figure People Crossing Paths | |
How To Frame Pigeons | |
Morning Trip To Melton | |
Looking At The Caper | |
Johnny Ingram's Possessions | |
The Carousel Incident | |
Skating In Central Park | |
No Happiness For Slater | |
Main Theme: Odds Against Tomorrow | |
Games | |
Social Call | |
The Impractical Man | |
Advance On Melton | |
Waiting Around The River | |
Distractions | |
The Caper Failure | |
Postlude |
** also released on United Artists UAS 5061 in 1959.
The Modern Jazz Quartet - Pyramid Atlantic LP 1325 1960
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
Music Inn, Lenox, MA, August 22, 1959
3730 | Django (mono take) |
same personnel.
Music Inn, Lenox, MA, August 25, 1959
3731 | Romaine |
same personnel.
Capitol Studios, NYC, December 21, 1959
3978 | It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) |
3979 | Pyramid |
same personnel.
Capitol Studios, NYC, January 15, 1960
4054 | Vendome |
4055 | How High The Moon |
** part of The Complete Atlantic Studio Recordings Of The Modern Jazz Quartet 1956-64, Mosaic MD7-249 in 2011.
The Modern Jazz Quartet - Pyramid Atlantic SD 1325 1960
same personnel.
Music Inn, Lenox, MA, August 22, 1959
3730 | Django |
The Modern Jazz Quartet - Music From Odds Against Tomorrow United Artists UAL 4063 1959
same personnel.
Olmsted Sound Studios, NYC, October 9 and 10, 1959
A Social Call | |
Skating In Central Park | |
Cue #9 | |
No Happiness For Slater | |
A Cold Wind Is Blowing | |
Odds Against Tomorrow |
** also released on United Artists UAS 5063 in 1959. and on Patterns, United Artists UAL 4072 in 1960, UAS 5072 in 1960.
1960
Milt Jackson - Vibrations Atlantic LP 1417 1964
Henry Boozier, trumpet; Tom McIntosh, trombone; Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; Tate Houston, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Alvin Jackson, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
NYC, February 23, 1960
4262 | Blue Jubilee |
4263 | Mallets Towards None |
Henry Boozier, trumpet #1-3; Tom McIntosh, trombone #1-3; Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; Tate Houston, baritone sax #1-3; Milt Jackson, vibes; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Alvin Jackson, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
NYC, February 24, 1960
1. 4265 | Algo Bueno (aka Woody'n You) |
2. 4267 | Darben The Redd Foxx |
3. 4268 | Sweet Georgia Brown |
4. 4269 | Let Me Hear The Blues |
Milt Jackson, vibes; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; George Duvivier, bass; Connie Kay, drums; 5 vocals.
NYC, March 14, 1961
5408 | Vibrations |
5410 | Melancholy Blues |
** also released on Atlantic SD 1417 in 1964.
The Modern Jazz Quartet - European Concert Volume One Atlantic LP 1385 1962
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
live in Stockholm, Sweden, April 11, 1960
4788 | I Remember Clifford |
4789 | Festival Sketch |
same personnel.
live in Goteborg, Sweden, 1st concert, April 12, 1960
4816 | Django |
4817 | Bluesology |
4818 | I Should Care |
4819 | La Ronde |
4824 | Odds Against Tomorrow |
same personnel.
live in Stockholm, Sweden, April 13, 1960
4808 | Vendome |
** also released on Atlantic SD 1385 in 1962.
The Modern Jazz Quartet - European Concert Volume Two Atlantic LP 1386 1962
same personnel.
live in Stockholm, Sweden, April 11, 1960
4793 | The Cylinder |
4794 | Pyramid |
4798 | Bags' Groove |
4800 | I'll Remember April |
same personnel.
live in Goteborg, Sweden, 1st concert, April 12, 1960
4828 | Skating In Central Park |
same personnel.
live in Stockholm, Sweden, April 13, 1960
4812 | It Don't Mean A Thing |
4815 | 'Round Midnight |
** also released on Atlantic SD 1386 in 1962.
The Modern Jazz Quartet & Orchestra Atlantic LP 1359 1961
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums; unidentified large symphony orchestra, Werner Heider, Gunther Schuller, conductor.
Stuttgart, West Germany, June 3, 1960
4619 | England's Carol (God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen) |
4620 | Divertimento |
same personnel.
Stuttgart, West Germany, June 4, 1960
4621 | Around The Blues |
4622 | Concertino For Jazz Quartet And Orchestra: First Movement |
4623 | Concertino For Jazz Quartet And Orchestra: Third Movement |
4624 | Concertino For Jazz Quartet And Orchestra: Second Movement - Passacaglia |
** also released on Atlantic SD 1359 in 1961.
** part of The Complete Atlantic Studio Recordings Of The Modern Jazz Quartet 1956-64, Mosaic MD7-249 in 2011.
The Modern Jazz Quartet - England's Carol Parts 1 & 2 Atlantic 45-2085
same personnel.
Stuttgart, West Germany, June 3, 1960
5165 | England's Carol Part 1 |
5166 | England's Carol Part 2 |
The Modern Jazz Quartet - The Comedy Atlantic LP 1390 1962
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums; Diahann Carroll, vocal.
NYC, October 20, 1960
5117 | La Cantatrice (mono take) |
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
NYC, January 22, 1962
5900 | Spanish Steps |
5901 | Columbine |
5902 | Pulcinella |
same personnel.
NYC, January 23, 1962
5903 | Pierrot |
5904 | Harlequin (mono take) |
same personnel.
NYC, January 24, 1962
5908 | Piazza Navona |
** part of The Complete Atlantic Studio Recordings Of The Modern Jazz Quartet 1956-64, Mosaic MD7-249 in 2011.
The Modern Jazz Quartet - The Comedy Atlantic SD 1390 1962
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums; Diahann Carroll, vocal.
NYC, October 20, 1960
5117 | La Cantatrice |
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
NYC, January 23, 1962
5904 | Harlequin |
1961
Oscar Peterson Trio With Milt Jackson - Very Tall Verve V/V6-8429 1962
Milt Jackson, vibes; Oscar Peterson, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums.
NYC, September 15, 1961
61VK344 | On Green Dolphin Street |
61VK345 | Reunion Blues |
same personnel.
NYC, September 18, 1961
61VK347 | Heartstrings |
61VK348 | The Work Song |
61VK349 | John Brown's Body |
61VK350 | A Wonderful Guy |
Milt Jackson Quartet - Statements Impulse! A-14 1962
Milt Jackson, vibraharp; Hank Jones, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 14, 1961
10656 | A Thrill From The Blues |
10657 | A Beautiful Romance |
10658 | Statement |
same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 15, 1961
10659 | Theme: The Bad And The Beautiful |
10660 | Put Off |
10661 | Slowly |
10662 | Sonnymoon For Two |
10663 | Paris Blues |
** also released on Impulse! AS-14 in 1962. and on Statements, Impulse! GRD-130 in 1993.
Milt Jackson And Wes Montgomery - Bags Meets Wes! Riverside RLP 407 1962
Milt Jackson, vibes; Wynton Kelly, piano; Wes Montgomery, guitar; Sam Jones, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, December 18 and 19, 1961
"S.K.J." | |
Stablemates (take 4) | |
Stairway To The Stars (take 3) | |
Blue Roz | |
Sam Sack | |
Jingles (take 9) | |
Delilah (take 4) |
** also released on Riverside RLP 9407 in 1962; Original Jazz Classics OJC-234 in 1986, OJCCD-234-2 in 1987; Riverside RCD-30502 in 2008.
** part of Wes Montgomery, Milt Jackson, George Shearing - Wes And Friends, Milestone M-47013 in 1973.
Milt Jackson And Wes Montgomery - Bags Meets Wes! Riverside RCD-30502 2008
same session.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, December 18 and 19, 1961
Stablemates (take 2) |
** originally released on Riverside RLP 407 in 1962 + 4 bonus tracks.
The Alternative Wes Montgomery Milestone M-47065 1982
same session.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, December 18 and 19, 1961
Stairway To The Stars (take 2) | |
Jingles (take 8) |
** also released on Milestone MCD-47065-2 in 1989.
Wes Montgomery, Milt Jackson, George Shearing - Wes And Friends Milestone M-47013 1973
same session.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, December 18 and 19, 1961
Delilah (take 3) | |
Blue Roz (take 3) |
** same as Milt Jackson And Wes Montgomery - Bags Meets Wes!, Riverside RLP 407 in 1962 + George Shearing And The Montgomery Brothers, Jazzland JLP 55 in 1962 + 2 bonus tracks.
1962
The Modern Jazz Quartet - Lonely Woman Atlantic LP 1381 1962
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
NYC, January 24, 1962
5909 | Trieste |
same personnel.
NYC, January 25, 1962
5910 | Lonely Woman |
same personnel.
NYC, January 29, 1962
5921 | New York 19 |
5922 | Animal Dance |
same personnel.
NYC, February 2, 1962
5939 | Lamb, Leopard |
5940 | Fugato |
5941 | Why Are You Blue |
5942 | Belkis |
** also released on Atlantic SD 1381 in 1962.
** part of The Complete Atlantic Studio Recordings Of The Modern Jazz Quartet 1956-64, Mosaic MD7-249 in 2011.
Milt Jackson Orchestra - Big Bags Riverside RLP 429 1962
Milt Jackson, vibraharp; with Nat Adderley, Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, Paul Faulise, Melba Liston, trombone; George Dorsey, Jerome Richardson, alto sax; Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; James Moody, tenor sax, flute; Arthur Clarke, baritone sax; Hank Jones, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums; Ernie Wilkins, arranger, conductor.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, June 19, 20, and July 5, 1962
Old Devil Moon | |
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To | |
Later Than You Think |
Milt Jackson, vibraharp; with Dave Burns, Doc Severinsen as Doc Severenson, Clark Terry, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, Melba Liston, trombone; Willie Ruff, French horn; George Dorsey, James Moody, alto sax, flute; Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; Jerome Richardson, tenor sax, flute; Tate Houston, baritone sax; Hank Jones, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Connie Kay, drums; Tadd Dameron, arranger, conductor.
'Round Midnight (take 2) | |
The Dream Is You | |
If You Could See Me Now |
Milt Jackson, vibraharp; with Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Snooky Young, trumpet; Melba Liston, Tom McIntosh, trombone; Willie Ruff, French horn; James Moody, Earl Warren, alto sax, flute; Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; Jerome Richardson, tenor sax, flute; Tate Houston, baritone sax; Hank Jones, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Connie Kay, drums; Tadd Dameron, arranger, conductor #1,4; Ernie Wilkins, arranger, conductor #2,3.
1. | Echoes |
2. | Star Eyes (take 5) |
3. | Namesake |
4. | If I Should Lose You |
** also released on Riverside RLP 9429 in 1962; Original Jazz Classics OJC-366 in 1989, OJCCD-366-2 in 1989.
** part of Big Band Bags, Milestone MSP-47006 in 1973.
Milt Jackson Orchestra - Big Bags Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-366-2 1989
Milt Jackson, vibraharp; with Dave Burns, Doc Severinsen as Doc Severenson, Clark Terry, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, Melba Liston, trombone; Willie Ruff, French horn; George Dorsey, James Moody, alto sax, flute; Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; Jerome Richardson, tenor sax, flute; Tate Houston, baritone sax; Hank Jones, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Connie Kay, drums; Tadd Dameron, arranger, conductor.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, June 19, 20, and July 5, 1962
'Round Midnight (take 1) |
Milt Jackson, vibraharp; with Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Snooky Young, trumpet; Melba Liston, Tom McIntosh, trombone; Willie Ruff, French horn; James Moody, Earl Warren, alto sax, flute; Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; Jerome Richardson, tenor sax, flute; Tate Houston, baritone sax; Hank Jones, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Connie Kay, drums; Ernie Wilkins, arranger, conductor.
Star Eyes (take 4) |
** originally released on Riverside RLP 429 in 1962 + 2 bonus tracks.
Milt Jackson Sextet - Invitation Riverside RM 446 1963
Kenny Dorham, trumpet #1-5,7,8; Virgil Jones, trumpet #2,5; Jimmy Heath, tenor sax #1,3,4,6-8; Milt Jackson, vibraharp; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, August 30, October 31, and November 7, 1962
1. | Invitation |
2. | Too Close For Comfort |
3. | Ruby My Dear (take 6) |
4. | The Sealer |
5. | Poom-a-Loom |
6. | Stella By Starlight |
7. | Ruby |
8. | None Shall Wander (take 8) |
** also released on Riverside RS 9446 in 1963; Original Jazz Classics OJC-260 in 1986, OJCCD-260-2 in 1988.
Milt Jackson Sextet - Invitation Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-260-2 1988
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibraharp; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, August 30, October 31, and November 7, 1962
Ruby My Dear (take 5) | |
None Shall Wander (take 6) |
** originally released on Riverside RM 446 in 1963 + 2 bonus tracks.
1963 (age 40)
Milt Jackson And Big Brass - For Someone I Love Riverside RM 478 1966
Milt Jackson, vibraharp; Dave Burns, Clark Terry, Snooky Young, trumpet; Bill Berry, Elmon Wright, trumpet #1-3,7,8; Thad Jones, trumpet #4-6,9; Jimmy Cleveland, Quentin Jackson, trombone; Tom McIntosh, trombone #1-3,7,8; John Rains, trombone #4-6,9; Ray Alonge, Julius Watkins, French horn; Paul Ingraham, Willie Ruff, French horn #1-3,7,8; Robert Northern, French horn #4-6,9; Major Holley, tuba; Jimmy Jones, piano #1-3,7,8; Hank Jones, piano #4-6,9; Richard Davis, bass; Connie Kay, drums #1-3,7,8; Charlie Persip, drums #4-6,9; Melba Liston, arranger, conductor.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, March 18, and August 5, 1963
1. | Days Of Wine And Roses |
2. | For Someone I Love |
3. | (What's The Story) Morning Glory |
4. | Save Your Love For Me |
5. | Extraordinary Blues |
6. | Flamingo |
7. | Chelsea Bridge |
8. | Just Waiting |
9. | Bossa Bags |
** also released on Riverside RS 9478 in 1966; Original Jazz Classics OJC-404 in 1989, OJCCD-404-2 in 1989. and on Bags & Brass, Riverside R-3021 in 1968, RS-3021 in 1968.
** part of Big Band Bags, Milestone MSP-47006 in 1973.
The Modern Jazz Quartet - The Sheriff Atlantic LP 1414 1964
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
NYC, May 16, 1963
7003 | Bachianas Brasileiras |
7004 | Mean To Me |
7005 | Natural Affection |
7006 | Donnie's Theme |
7469 | Carnival |
same personnel.
NYC, May 17, 1963
7022 | The Sheriff |
same personnel.
NYC, December 20, 1963
7493 | In A Crowd |
** also released on Atlantic SD 1414 in 1964.
** part of The Complete Atlantic Studio Recordings Of The Modern Jazz Quartet 1956-64, Mosaic MD7-249 in 2011.
The Modern Jazz Quartet, Quartetto Di Milano, The Hungarian Gypsy Quartet - A Quartet Is A Quartet Is A Quartet Atlantic LP 1420 1964
same personnel.
NYC, May 17, 1963
7019 | Concorde |
7021 | Winter Tale |
7023 | Reunion Blues |
7024 | Yesterdays |
** also released on Atlantic SD 1420 in 1964.
Milt Jackson Quintet 'Live' At The Village Gate Riverside RM 495 1967
Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Hank Jones, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Al Heath, drums.
Village Gate, Greenwich Village, NY, December, 1963
Bags Of Blue | |
Little Girl Blue | |
Gemini | |
Gerri's Blues | |
Time After Time | |
Ignunt Oil |
** also released on Riverside RS 9495 in 1967; Original Jazz Classics OJC-309 in 1987, OJCCD-309-2 in 1987.
Milt Jackson Quintet 'Live' At The Village Gate Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-309-2 1987
same session.
Village Gate, Greenwich Village, NY, December, 1963
Willow Weep For Me | |
All Members |
** originally released on Riverside RM 495 in 1967 + 2 bonus tracks.
1964
Ray Brown/Milt Jackson - Much In Common Verve V/V6-8580 1964
Milt Jackson, vibes; Wild Bill Davis, organ; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Albert "Tootie" Heath, drums; Marion Williams, vocal.
A&R Studios, NYC, January 13, 1964
64VK207 | Give Me That Old Time Religion |
64VK208 | Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child |
64VK209 | Swing Low, Sweet Chariot |
64VK210 | When The Saints Go Marching In |
64VK211 | I've Got To Live The Life I Sing About |
Milt Jackson, vibes; Hank Jones, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Albert "Tootie" Heath, drums.
A&R Studios, NYC, January 14, 1964
64VK212 | Much In Common |
64VK213 | What Kind Of Fool Am I |
64VK214 | Gravy Blues |
64VK215 | Nancy |
64VK216 | Just For A Thrill |
The Modern Jazz Quartet With Laurindo Almeida - Collaboration Atlantic LP 1429 1964
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums; with Laurindo Almeida, guitar.
RCA Webster Hall, NYC, July 21, 1964
8026 | Concierto De Aranjuez |
8027 | One Note Samba |
8028 | Fugue In A Minor (J.S. Bach) |
8029 | Trieste |
8030 | Valeria |
8031 | Silver |
8032 | Foi A Saudade |
** also released on Atlantic SD 1429 in 1964.
** part of The Complete Atlantic Studio Recordings Of The Modern Jazz Quartet 1956-64, Mosaic MD7-249 in 2011.
The Modern Jazz Quartet, Laurindo Almeida - One Note Samba Parts 1 & 2 Atlantic 45-5043
same session.
RCA Webster Hall, NYC, July 21, 1964
8521 | One Note Samba Part 1 |
8522 | One Note Samba Part 2 |
The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays George Gershwin's Porgy And Bess Atlantic LP 1440 1965
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
NYC, July 23 and 24, 1964
8033 | I Loves You, Porgy |
8034 | My Man's Gone Now |
8035 | There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York |
8040 | Summertime |
same personnel.
Webster Hall, NYC, April 26, 1965
8837 | Bess, You Is My Woman Now |
8838 | It Ain't Necessarily So |
8839 | Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess |
** also released on Atlantic SD 1440 in 1965.
** part of The Complete Atlantic Studio Recordings Of The Modern Jazz Quartet 1956-64, Mosaic MD7-249 in 2011.
The Modern Jazz Quartet - I Loves You, Porgy / Summertime Atlantic 45-5054
same personnel.
NYC, July 23 and 24, 1964
9261 | Summertime (edited version) |
Milt Jackson - Jazz 'N' Samba Impulse! A-70 1964
Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 6, 1964
90148 | Blues For Juanita |
90149 | Big George |
90150 | I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good |
90151 | Gingerbread Boy |
Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Howard Collins, Barry Galbraith, guitar; Richard Davis, bass; Connie Kay, drums; Lillian Clark, vocal #1,2; Joe E. Ross, vocal #3.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 7, 1964
1. 90153 | Jazz 'N' Samba |
2. 90154 | Kiss And Run |
3. 90155 | The Oo-Oo Bossa Noova |
4. 90156 | Jazz Bossa Nova |
5. 90157 | I Love You |
** also released on Impulse! AS-70 in 1964.
Various Artists - I/We Had A Ball Limelight LM-82002 1965
Jimmy Heath, flute, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; McCoy Tyner, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
NYC, December 9, 1964
34143 | The Other Half Of Me |
Nat Adderley, Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard, Jimmy Maxwell, Joe Newman, Jimmy Nottingham, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, J.J. Johnson, Melba Liston, Kai Winding, trombone; Jerry Dodgion, Phil Woods, alto sax; Roland Kirk, Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; James Moody, tenor, alto sax, flute; Benny Golson, tenor sax, arranger #2,3; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Bobby Scott, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Quincy Jones, conductor; Billy Byers, arranger #1.
NYC, December 20, 1964
1. 34247 | I Had A Ball |
2. 34248 | Almost |
3. 34249 | Addie's At It Again |
** also released on Limelight LS-86002 in 1965.
Milt Jackson - In A New Setting Limelight LM-82006 1965
Jimmy Heath, flute, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; McCoy Tyner, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
NYC, December 9, 1964
34144 | Project "S" |
same personnel.
NYC, December 14, 1964
34214 | Clay's Blues |
34215 | Lazy Melody |
34216 | That's In |
Jimmy Heath, flute, tenor sax #2-6; Milt Jackson, vibes; McCoy Tyner, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
NYC, December 28, 1964
1. 34752 | I'm Gonna Laugh You |
2. 34753 | Ineffable |
3. 34754 | No Moon At All |
4. 34755 | Sonny's Blues |
5. 34775 | Slow Death |
6. 34776 | Spanish Fly |
7. 34777 | Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye |
** also released on Limelight LS-86006 in 1965, (J) PHCE-6015 in 2000.
Milt Jackson - Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye / Project "S" Limelight L-3057 1964
Jimmy Heath, flute, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; McCoy Tyner, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
NYC, December 9, 1964
35134 | Project "S" (45 rpm edit) |
1965
Ray Brown/Milt Jackson Verve V/V6-8615 1965
Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Snooky Young, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Tom McIntosh, Tony Studd, trombone; Ray Alonge, French horn; Bob Ashton, Danny Bank, Jimmy Heath, Romeo Penque, Jerome Richardson, Phil Woods, reeds; Milt Jackson, vibes; Hank Jones, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Grady Tate, drums; Oliver Nelson, arranger.
NYC, January 4, 1965
65VK200 | Lazy Theme |
65VK201 | Lined With A Groove |
65VK202 | In A Crowd |
65VK203 | Now Hear Me Moaning |
Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Snooky Young, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Tom McIntosh, Tony Studd, trombone; Ray Alonge, French horn; Bob Ashton, Danny Bank, Romeo Penque, Jerome Richardson, Phil Woods, reeds; Milt Jackson, vibes; Hank Jones, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Grady Tate, drums; Oliver Nelson, arranger #3; Jimmy Heath, arranger, reeds #1,2,4, reeds #3.
NYC, January 5, 1965
1. 65VK204 | Just Can't Fool Myself |
2. 65VK205 | For Someone In Love |
3. 65VK206 | Dew And Mud |
4. 65VK207 | Monterey Mist |
The Modern Jazz Quartet And The All-Star Jazz Band - Jazz Dialogue Atlantic LP 1449 1966
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums; and Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Snooky Young, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, Tony Studd, Kai Winding, trombone; Charlie Mariano, Phil Woods, alto sax; Richie Kamuca, Seldon Powell, tenor sax; Wally Kane, baritone sax; Howard Collins, guitar.
NYC, May 27, 1965
8988 | Intima |
8989 | The Golden Striker |
8990 | Ralph's New Blues |
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums; and Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Snooky Young, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, Tony Studd, Kai Winding, trombone; Charlie Mariano, Phil Woods, alto sax; Richie Kamuca, Seldon Powell, tenor sax; Wally Kane, baritone sax; Howard Collins, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, Fender bass #1.
NYC, June 25, 1965
1. 9062 | Home |
2. 9063 | Django |
3. 9064 | One Never Knows |
4. 9065 | Animal Dance |
** also released on Atlantic SD 1449 in 1966.
The Modern Jazz Quartet - Intima / no info Atlantic 45-5068
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums; and Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Snooky Young, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, Tony Studd, Kai Winding, trombone; Charlie Mariano, Phil Woods, alto sax; Richie Kamuca, Seldon Powell, tenor sax; Wally Kane, baritone sax; Howard Collins, guitar.
NYC, May 27, 1965
10149 | Intima (edited version) |
Milt Jackson - At The Museum Of Modern Art Limelight LM-82024 1965
James Moody, flute, vocal; Milt Jackson, vibes; Cedar Walton, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Otis "Candy" Finch, drums.
The Museum Of Modern Art, NYC, August 12, 1965
36799 | The Quota |
36800 | Novama |
36801 | Enigma |
36802 | Turquoise |
36803 | Chyrise |
36804 | Montelei |
36805 | Simplicity And Beauty |
36806 | Flying Saucer |
36807 | Name Sake |
** also released on Limelight LS-86024 in 1965.
Milt Jackson - Turquoise / Name Sake Limelight L-3069 1965
same session.
The Museum Of Modern Art, NYC, August 12, 1965
37120 | Turquoise (45 rpm edit) |
37121 | Name Sake (45 rpm edit) |
Various Artists - Jazzovy Festival Praha 1965 Supraphon (Czech) DV 10196 1965
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
Lucerna Hall, Prague, Czechoslovakia, October 13-16, 1965
Cerny Orfeus (Orfeo Negro) |
Sonny Rollins Quintet In Europe Unique Jazz (Israeli) UJ 29 late 1970s
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Kenny Drew, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
broadcast, Berlin Jazz Festival, Berlin, West Germany, October 30, 1965
Oleo | |
Sonny's Blues |
1966
The Modern Jazz Quartet - Concert In Japan Vol. 1 Atlantic (J) P-4517A 1975
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
Koseinenkin Kaikan, Tokyo, Japan, March 14, 1966
Really True Blues | |
The Cylinder | |
Midsommer | |
Summertime | |
Animal Dance | |
For Someone I Love | |
The Golden Striker | |
There's Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York |
** part of Concert In Japan '66, Atlantic (J) P-5536/7A in 1976, (J) P-4559/60A in 1979.
The Modern Jazz Quartet - Concert In Japan '66 Atlantic (J) P-5536/7A 1976
same session.
Koseinenkin Kaikan, Tokyo, Japan, March 14, 1966
Monterey Mist | |
It Ain't Necessarily So |
same session.
My Man's Gone Now | |
Django |
** same as Concert In Japan Vol. 1, Atlantic (J) P-4517A in 1975 + Concert In Japan Vol. 2, (J) P-4518A in 1975 + 4 bonus tracks.
The Modern Jazz Quartet - Concert In Japan Vol. 2 Atlantic (J) P-4518A 1975
same session.
Koseinenkin Kaikan, Tokyo, Japan, March 14, 1966
Ralph's New Blues | |
Winter Tale | |
I Love You Porgy | |
Pyramid | |
Home | |
Blues Milanese | |
Bags Groove |
** part of Concert In Japan '66, Atlantic (J) P-5536/7A in 1976, (J) P-4559/60A in 1979.
The Modern Jazz Quartet - Blues At Carnegie Hall Atlantic LP 1468 1966
same personnel.
Carnegie Hall, NYC, April 27, 1966
10193 | Pyramid |
10194 | The Cylinder |
10195 | Really True Blues |
10196 | Ralph's New Blues |
10197 | Monterey Mist |
10198 | Blues Milanese |
10199 | Bag's Groove |
10203 | Home |
** also released on Atlantic SD 1468 in 1966.
The Swingle Singers With Modern Jazz Quartet Philips (US) PHM-200-225
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums; Jeanette Baucomont, Jean Cussac, Claude Germain, Jose Germain, Alice Herald, Christiane Legrand, Claudine Meunier, Ward Swingle, vocal.
Paris, France, September, 1966
2-39616 | Little David's Fugue |
2-39617 | L'aria De La Suite En Re (Air For G String) |
2-39618 | Vendome |
2-39619 | Ricercare A Six |
2-39620 | Dido's Lament |
2-39621 | Alexander's Fugue |
2-39622 | Three Windows |
** also released on Philips (US) PHS-600-225.
Milt Jackson - Born Free Limelight LM-82045 1967
Jimmy Owens, trumpet #1-5,9,10; Jimmy Heath, tenor sax #1-5,9,10; Milt Jackson, vibes; Cedar Walton, piano; Walter Booker, bass; Mickey Baker or Otis "Candy" Finch, drums.
NYC, December 15, 1966
1. 39209 | A Time And A Place |
2. 39210 | We Dwell In Our Heart |
3. 39211 | Bring It Home |
4. 39212 | Whalepool |
5. 39213 | One Step Down |
6. 39215 | So What |
7. 39216 | Born Free |
8. 39217 | Tears Of Joy |
9. 39219 | Some Kinda Waltz |
10. 39220 | The Shadow Of Your Smile |
** also released on Limelight LS-86045 in 1967.
1967
MJQ - Live At The Lighthouse Atlantic LP 1486 1967
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, CA, March 16 and 17, 1967
11944 | The Shadow Of Your Smile |
11945 | Novamo |
11949 | For Someone In Love |
11959 | What's New |
11960 | Intima |
11962 | Baseball |
11963 | The Spiritual |
** also released on Atlantic SD 1486 in 1967.
The Modern Jazz Quartet - Under The Jasmin Tree Apple STAO 3353
same personnel.
NYC, December 12, 1967
The Blue Necklace | |
Three Little Feelings 1-3 | |
Exposure | |
The Jasmin Tree |
1968
Milt Jackson And The Hip String Quartet Verve V6-8761 1968
Hubert Laws, flute; Milt Jackson, vibes; Cedar Walton, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Mickey Roker, drums; and Sanford Allen, violin; Alfred Brown, viola; Ronald Lipscomb, Kermit Moore, cello; Tom McIntosh, arranger, conductor.
A&R Studios, NYC, May 9, 1968
105066 | New Rhumba |
Hubert Laws, flute; Milt Jackson, vibes; Cedar Walton, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Grady Tate, drums; and Sanford Allen, violin; Alfred Brown, viola; Ronald Lipscomb, Kermit Moore, cello; Tom McIntosh, arranger, conductor.
A&R Studios, NYC, June 3, 1968
105172 | A Walkin' Thing |
105173 | Bags And Strings |
James Moody, flute; James Moody, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Cedar Walton, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Mickey Roker, drums; and Sanford Allen, violin; Alfred Brown, viola; Sidney Edwards, Ronald Lipscomb, cello; Tom McIntosh, arranger, conductor.
A&R Studios, NYC, June 17, 1968
105278 | A Little Too Much |
105279 | The Morning After |
105280 | In Walked Bud |
105281 | You Got To Pay When The Deal Goes Down |
105282 | For All We Know |
** also released on Verve (J) POCJ-2645 in 1998.
1969
Milt Jackson Quintet Featuring Ray Brown - Just The Way It Had To Be Impulse! AS-9230 1973
Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Monty Alexander, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Dick Berk, drums.
Shelly's Manne-Hole, Los Angeles, CA, 2nd set, August 1, 1969
91072 | Listen, Hear |
91073 | The Very Thought Of You |
same personnel.
Shelly's Manne-Hole, Los Angeles, CA, 3rd set, August 1, 1969
91082 | If I Were A Bell |
91083 | Who Can I Turn To |
91085 | SKJ |
same personnel.
Shelly's Manne-Hole, Los Angeles, CA, August 2, 1969
Bags' Groove |
Milt Jackson Quintet Featuring Ray Brown - That's The Way It Is Impulse! AS-9189 1970
same personnel.
Shelly's Manne-Hole, Los Angeles, CA, 2nd set, August 1, 1969
91074 | Frankie And Johnny |
91075 | That's The Way It Is |
same personnel.
Shelly's Manne-Hole, Los Angeles, CA, 3rd set, August 1, 1969
91079 | Here's That Rainy Day |
91080 | Blues In The Bassment |
91086 | Wheelin' And Dealin' |
91088 | Tenderly |
Milt Jackson With The Ray Brown Big Band - Memphis Jackson Impulse! AS-9193 1970
Milt Jackson, vibes; Ray Brown, conductor, bass; Bud Brisbois, Ollie Mitchell, trumpet; Harry Edison, trumpet, flugelhorn; Jimmy Cleveland, trombone; Kenny Shroyer, bass trombone; Jim Horn, alto sax, flute; Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; John Lowe, baritone sax; Mike Melvoin, electric piano; Fred Robinson, guitar; Wilton Felder, Fender bass; Carl (Cubby) O'Brien, drums.
Annex Studios, Los Angeles, CA, October 9, 1969
91121 | Picking Up The Vibrations |
91122 | A Sound For Sore Ears |
91123 | Braddock Breakdown |
Milt Jackson, vibes; Ray Brown, conductor, bass; John Audino, Buddy Childers, trumpet; Harry Edison, trumpet, flugelhorn; Randy Aldcroft, trombone; John T. Johnson, tuba; Ernie Watts, alto sax; Harold Land, tenor sax; Jim Horn, baritone sax; Mike Melvoin, piano, electric piano; Fred Robinson, guitar; Wilton Felder, Fender bass; Earl Palmer, drums.
91124 | Oh Happy Day |
91125 | One Mint Julep (One Way) |
91126 | One Mint Julep (The Other Way) |
91127 | Uh-Huh |
Milt Jackson, vibes; Ray Brown, conductor, bass; Al Aarons, trumpet; Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Joe Sample, electric piano; Howard Roberts, Fred Robinson, guitar; Wilton Felder, Fender bass; Paul Humphries, drums; Victor Feldman, percussion.
Annex Studios, Los Angeles, CA, October 10, 1969
91128 | Queen Mother Stomp |
91129 | Enchanted Lady |
91130 | Memphis Junction |
The Modern Jazz Quartet - Space Apple STAO 3360
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
NYC, 1969
Visitor From Venus | |
Visitor From Mars | |
Here's That Rainy Day | |
Dilemma | |
Adajio From Concierto De Aranjuez |
1970
Quincy Jones - Gula Matari A&M SP-3030 1970
Freddie Hubbard, Danny Moore, Ernie Royal, Marvin Stamm, Gene Young, trumpet, flugelhorn; Wayne Andre, Al Grey, Benny Powell, Tony Studd, trombone; Hubert Laws, flute; Jerome Richardson, soprano sax; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Danny Bank, bass, baritone sax; Seymour Barab, Kermit Moore, Lucien Schmit, Alan Shulman, cello; Milt Jackson, vibes; Herbie Hancock, Bob James, Bobby Scott, keyboards; Eric Gale, guitar; Toots Thielemans, guitar, whistle; Ray Brown, bass; Ron Carter, Richard Davis, bass #2; Major Holley, bass, voice; Grady Tate, drums; Jimmy Johnson, Warren Smith, percussion; Don Elliott, percussion #1,3,4, bass marimba #2; Hilda Harris, Marilyn Jackson, Barbara Massey, Valerie Simpson, Maretha Stewart, vocal; Quincy Jones, arranger, conductor.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 25, 26, and May 12, 1970
1. | Bridge Over Troubled Water |
2. | Gula Matari |
3. | Walkin' |
4. | Hummin' |
** also released on A&M SP-9-3030 in 1983.
1971
The Modern Jazz Quartet - Plastic Dreams Atlantic SD 1589 1971
Joe Newman, Snooky Young, trumpet #1,2,7; Garnett Brown, trombone #1,2,7; Jim Buffington, French horn #1,2,7; Don Butterfield, tuba #1,2,7; Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
NYC, May 24, 1971
1. 22196 | Variations On A Christmas Theme |
2. 22197 | Piazza Navona |
3. 22200 | Dancing |
4. 22201 | Plastic Dreams |
5. 22202 | Walkin' Stomp |
6. 22203 | England's Carol |
7. 22205 | Trav'lin' |
Oscar Peterson, Milt Jackson - Reunion Blues MPS/BASF (G) 21 20908-3
Milt Jackson, vibes; Oscar Peterson, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Louis Hayes, drums.
Private Studio Of Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer, Villingen, West Germany, July, 1971
Satisfaction | |
Dream Of You | |
Someday My Prince Will Come | |
A Time For Love | |
Reunion Blues | |
When I Fall In Love | |
Red Top |
The Only Recorded Performance Of Paul Desmond With The Modern Jazz Quartet Finesse FW 37487
Paul Desmond, alto sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
Town Hall, NYC, December 25, 1971
Greensleeves | |
You Go To My Head | |
Blue Dove | |
Jesus Christ Superstar | |
Here's That Rainy Day | |
East Of The Sun | |
Bags' New Groove |
1972
Stanley Turrentine With Milt Jackson - Cherry CTI CTI 6017 1972
Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Bob James, piano, electric piano; Cornell Dupree, guitar; Ron Carter, bass; Bill Cobham, drums; Weldon Irvine Jr., arranger #4,6.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May, 1972
1. | Speedball |
2. | I Remember You |
3. | The Revs |
4. | Sister Sanctified |
5. | Cherry |
6. | Introspective |
** also released on CTI CTI 8010 in 1979; CBS Associated ZK 40936 in 1988.
Stanley Turrentine With Milt Jackson - Cherry CBS Associated ZK 40936 1988
Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Bob James, piano, electric piano; Cornell Dupree, guitar; Ron Carter, bass; Bill Cobham, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May, 1972
The More I See You |
** originally released on CTI CTI 6017 in 1972 + 1 bonus track.
The Modern Jazz Quartet - The Legendary Profile Atlantic SD 1623 1972
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano, electric piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
NYC, June 1, 1972
24682 | Misty Roses |
24683 | The Legendary Profile |
24684 | The Martyr |
24685 | Valeria |
24686 | Romance |
24687 | What Now, My Love (Et Maintenant) |
Various Artists - Newport In New York '72 - The Jam Sessions Vols. 1 & 2 Cobblestone CST 9025-2
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Bennie Green, trombone; Stan Getz, tenor sax; John Blair, violin; Milt Jackson, vibes; Mary Lou Williams, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Percy Heath, bass; Max Roach, drums; Big Black, congas.
Radio City Music Hall, NYC, July 3, 1972
25536 | Bags' Groove |
25537 | A Night In Tunisia |
** part of Newport In New York '72, Cobblestone CST 9032-6.
CTI All-Stars - CTI Summer Jazz At The Hollywood Bowl, Live One CTI CTI 7076 1977
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Hubert Laws, flute; Hank Crawford, Joe Farrell, Stanley Turrentine, Grover Washington Jr., sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Deodato, Johnny Hammond, Bob James, keyboards; George Benson, guitar; Ron Carter, bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums; Airto, percussion; Leonard Feather, Rick Holmes, MC.
Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, July 30, 1972
Grits Bowl | |
Inner City Blues / What's Going On | |
California Dreaming | |
First Light |
CTI All-Stars - CTI Summer Jazz At The Hollywood Bowl, Live Two CTI CTI 7077 1977
same session.
Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, July 30, 1972
Blues Force | |
Rock Steady | |
Theme From Love Story / Pavane / Fire And Rain | |
People Make The World Go Round |
CTI All-Stars - CTI Summer Jazz At The Hollywood Bowl, Live Three CTI CTI 7078 1977
same session.
Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, July 30, 1972
Funkfathers | |
Cherry |
add Esther Phillips, vocal.
Bowl Full O'Blues | |
Cherry Red | |
God Bless The Child |
Milt Jackson - Sunflower CTI CTI 6024 1973
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet, flugelhorn; Phil Bodner, flute, alto flute, piccolo, English horn; Romeo Penque, alto flute, English horn, oboe; George Marge, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto flute, English horn; Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Charles Libove, Joe Malin, David Nadien, Gene Orloff, Elliot Rosoff, Irving Spice, violin; Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Alan Shulman, cello; Margaret Ross, harp; Milt Jackson, vibes; Herbie Hancock, piano; Jay Berliner, guitar; Ron Carter, bass; Billy Cobham, drums; Ralph MacDonald, percussion; Don Sebesky, arranger, conductor.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 12 and 13, 1972
For Someone I Love | |
What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life | |
People Make The World Go Round | |
Sunflower |
** also released on CTI CTI 8004 in 1979.
Milt Jackson With Hubert Laws - Goodbye CTI CTI 6038 1974
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Hubert Laws, flute; Milt Jackson, vibes; Herbie Hancock, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Billy Cobham, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December, 1972
SKJ |
Hubert Laws, flute; Milt Jackson, vibes; Cedar Walton, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Steve Gadd, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December, 1973
Detour Ahead | |
Goodbye | |
Old Devil Moon | |
Opus De Funk |
1973 (age 50)
Don Sebesky - Giant Box CTI CTX 6031/32 1973
Paul Desmond, alto sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Bob James, piano; Ron Carter, bass, electric bass, piccolo bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums; Dave Friedman, Phil Kraus, percussion; + Horns and Woodwinds: Randy Brecker, Alan Rubin, Joe Shepley, trumpet, flugelhorn; Garnett Brown, trombone; Wayne Andre, Warren Covington, trombone, baritone horn; Paul Faulise, Alan Raph, bass trombone, baritone horn; Jim Buffington, Earl Chapin, French horn; Tony Price, tuba; Jerry Dodgion, flute, piccolo, clarinet, soprano sax; Romeo Penque, flute, piccolo, clarinet, soprano sax, oboe, English horn; Phil Bodner, flute, piccolo, clarinet, soprano, tenor sax, oboe, English horn; George Marge, flute, clarinet, soprano, baritone sax, oboe, English horn; Walt Levinsky, clarinet, tenor sax; + Strings: Al Brown, Harry Cykman, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Harry Glickman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Charles Libove, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, David Nadien, Gene Orloff, Elliot Rosoff, Irving Spice, violin; Seymour Barab, Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Alan Shulman, cello; Homer Mensch, concert string bass; Margaret Ross, harp; + Vocal Background: Carl Carldwell, Lani Groves, Tasha Thomas, background vocal; Don Sebesky, arranger, conductor.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April and May, 1973
Vocalise |
The Modern Jazz Quartet - In Memoriam Little David LD 3001 1974
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums; unidentified orchestra, Maurice Peress, conductor.
CBS Studios, NYC, November 5, 1973
27875 | Jazz Ostinato |
27876 | Adagio From Concierto De Aranjuez |
same personnel.
CBS Studios, NYC, November 6, 1973
27873 | In Memoriam, 1st Movement |
27874 | In Memoriam, 2nd Movement |
The Modern Jazz Quartet - Blues On Bach Atlantic SD 1652 1974
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano, harpsichord; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
NYC, November 26, 1973
28157 | Regret |
28158 | Rise Up In The Morning |
28159 | Don't Stop This Train |
28160 | Tears From The Children |
28161 | Precious Joy |
same personnel.
NYC, November 27, 1973
28162 | Blues In B Flat |
28163 | Blues In A Minor |
28164 | Blues In C Minor |
28165 | Blues In H(B) |
1974
Milt Jackson - Olinga CTI CTI 6046 S1 1974
Jimmy Heath, soprano, tenor sax; Arnold Black, Harry Cykman, Max Ellen, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, David Nadien, Irving Spice, violin #1,5; Jesse Levy, Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Alan Shulman, cello #1,5; Milt Jackson, vibes; Cedar Walton, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Mickey Roker, drums; Bob James, arranger #1,5; Cedar Walton, arranger #6.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January, 1974
1. | Olinga |
2. | Rerev |
3. | The Metal Melter |
4. | The Steel Bender |
5. | Lost April |
6. | I'm Not So Sure |
The Modern Jazz Quartet - The Last Concert Atlantic SD 2-909 1974
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC, November 25, 1974
30053 | 30409 | Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise |
30054 | 30410 | The Cylinder |
30055 | 30411 | Summertime |
30057 | 30422 | What's New |
30058 | 30413 | Blues In A Minor |
30059 | 30416 | Confirmation |
30060 | 30417 | 'Round Midnight |
30061 | 30418 | A Night In Tunisia |
30065 | 30419 | The Golden Striker |
30066 | 30414 | One Never Knows |
30067 | 30412 | Trav'lin' |
30068 | 30420 | Skating In Central Park |
30421 | Django |
30415 | Bags' Groove |
** part of The Complete Last Concert, Atlantic 81976-2.
The Modern Jazz Quartet - More From The Last Concert Atlantic (Eu) ATL 50407
same session.
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC, November 25, 1974
30056 | Really True Blues |
30062 | Tears From The Children |
30063 | Blues In B (as Blues In H) |
30064 | England's Carol |
30070 | The Jasmine Tree |
30071 | In Memoriam |
** also released on Atlantic SD 8806 in 1981.
** part of The Complete Last Concert, Atlantic 81976-2.
The Modern Jazz Quartet - The Complete Last Concert Atlantic 81976-2
same session.
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC, November 25, 1974
The Legendary Profile | |
30069 | Concierto De Aranjuez |
** same as The Last Concert, Atlantic SD 2-909 in 1974 + More From The Last Concert, (Eu) ATL 50407 + 2 bonus tracks.
1975
Peterson 6 Pablo 2310-747 1975
Toots Thielemans, harmonica; Milt Jackson, vibes; Oscar Peterson, piano; Joe Pass, guitar; Niels Pedersen, bass; Louis Bellson, drums.
Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland, July 16, 1975
Au Privave | |
Here's That Rainy Day | |
Poor Butterfly | |
Reunion Blues |
** also released on The Oscar Peterson Big 6 At Montreux, Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-931-2 in 1997.
Various Artists - The Montreux Collection Pablo 2625-707 1975
same session.
Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland, July 16, 1975
Woody'n You |
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Johnny Griffin, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Niels Pedersen, bass; Mickey Roker, drums.
I'll Remember April |
Milt Jackson, vibes; Oscar Peterson, piano; Niels Pedersen, bass; Mickey Roker, drums.
Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland, July 17, 1975
Slow Death | |
Cubano Chant |
Roy Eldridge, trumpet; Johnny Griffin, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Count Basie, piano; Niels Pedersen, bass; Louis Bellson, drums.
Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland, July 19, 1975
Collection Blues |
Dizzy Pablo 2310-749 1975
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Johnny Griffin, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Niels Pedersen, bass; Mickey Roker, drums.
Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland, July 16, 1975
Lover Come Back To Me | |
What's New | |
Cherokee |
** also released on The Dizzy Gillespie Big 7 At The Montreux Jazz Festival 1975, Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-739-2 in 1992.
Jackson Pablo 2310-753 1975
Milt Jackson, vibes; Oscar Peterson, piano; Niels Pedersen, bass; Mickey Roker, drums.
Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland, July 17, 1975
Funji Mama | |
Everything Must Change | |
Speed Ball | |
Nature Boy | |
Stella By Starlight | |
Like Someone In Love | |
Night Mist Blues | |
Mack The Knife |
** also released on The Milt Jackson Big 4 At The Montreux Jazz Festival 1975, Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-884-2 in 1996.
Basie Jam Pablo 2310-750 1975
Roy Eldridge, trumpet; Johnny Griffin, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Count Basie, piano; Niels Pedersen, bass; Louis Bellson, drums.
Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland, July 19, 1975
Billie's Bounce | |
Festival Blues | |
Lester Leaps In |
** also released on Count Basie Jam Session At The Montreux Jazz Festival 1975, Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-933-2 in 1997.
Roy Eldridge - Decidedly Pablo PACD-5314-2 2002
Roy Eldridge, trumpet; Johnny Griffin, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Ray Bryant, piano; Joe Pass, guitar; Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, bass; Louis Bellson, drums.
live in Antibes, France, July 20, 1975
Bee's Bloos | |
Lover Man | |
Undecided | |
Hackensack |
Milt Jackson, Joe Pass, Ray Brown - The Big 3 Pablo 2310-757 1976
Milt Jackson, vibes; Joe Pass, guitar; Ray Brown, bass.
Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 25, 1975
The Pink Panther | |
Nuages | |
Blue Bossa | |
Come Sunday | |
Wave | |
Moonglow | |
You Stepped Out Of A Dream | |
Blues For Sammy |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-805-2 in 1994.
Joe Turner With Milt Jackson, Roy Eldridge - Nobody In Mind Pablo 2310-760 1976
Roy Eldridge, trumpet; Milt Jackson, vibes; J.D. Nicholson, piano; Pee Wee Crayton, guitar; William Walker, bass; Charles Randall, drums; Joe Turner, vocal.
Los Angeles, CA, August 27, 1975
I Want A Little Girl | |
Nobody In Mind | |
The Chicken And The Hawk | |
I Just Didn't Have The Price | |
How Long, How Long Blues | |
Crawdad Hole | |
Juke Joint Blues | |
Red Sails In The Sunset |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-729-2 in 1992.
1976
Roy Eldridge - What It's All About Pablo 2310-766 1976
Roy Eldridge, trumpet; Norris Turney, alto sax; Budd Johnson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Norman Simmons, piano; Ted Sturgis, bass; Eddie Locke, drums.
RCA Studios, NYC, January 16, 1976
Recado Bossa Nova | |
Melange |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-853-2 in 1995.
Benny Carter - The King Pablo 2310-768 1976
Benny Carter, alto sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Joe Pass, guitar; John B. Williams, bass; Jake Hanna, drums.
RCA Studios, Los Angeles, CA, February 11, 1976
A Walkin' Thing | |
My Kind Of Trouble Is You | |
Easy Money | |
Blue Star | |
I Still Love Him So | |
Green Wine | |
Malibu | |
Blues In D Flat |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-883-2 in 1996.
Milt Jackson At The Kosei Nenkin Pablo Live 2620-103 1977
Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Cedar Walton, piano, electric piano; Ray Brown, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
Koseinenkin Kaikan, Tokyo, Japan, March 22 and 23, 1976
Killer Joe | |
Get Happy | |
All Blues | |
St. Thomas | |
The Prophet Speaks | |
Bolivia | |
Birks' Works | |
Stolen Moments | |
Bye Bye Blackbird |
Milt Jackson At The Kosei Nenkin Vol. 2 - Centerpiece Pablo Live PACD-2620-120-2 2002
same session.
Koseinenkin Kaikan, Tokyo, Japan, March 22 and 23, 1976
Centerpiece | |
Holy Land | |
Smile | |
Cherry | |
Little Girl Blue | |
Someday My Prince Will Come | |
Speed Ball | |
Blue Bossa | |
Watch What Happens | |
Organ Grinder's Swing |
Milt Jackson And Strings - Feelings Pablo 2310-774 1976
Hubert Laws, flute; Jerome Richardson, flute, alto flute; Arnold Belnick, Herman Clebanoff, Marcia Van Dyke, Dave Frisina, Jennifer Geller, Al Harshman, Karen Jones, Jacob Krachmalnick, Bernard Kundell, Erno Neufeld, Stanley Plummer, Ralph Schaeffer, Charles Veal, Jerry Vinci, violin; Rollice Dale, David Schwartz, viola; Ronald Cooper, Ray Kramer, cello; Catherine Gotthoffer, harp; Milt Jackson, vibes; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Dennis Budimir, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Jimmie Smith, drums; Paulinho Da Costa, percussion.
RCA Studios, Los Angeles, CA, April 12, 13 and 14, 1976
Feelings | |
Come To Me | |
Trouble Is A Man | |
Moody Blue | |
The Day It Rained | |
My Kind Of Trouble Is You | |
If You Went Away | |
Tears | |
Blues For Edith | |
You Don't Know What Love Is |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-448 in 1990, OJCCD-448-2 in 1990.
1977
Count Basie - Kansas City 5 Pablo Today 2312-126 1981
Milt Jackson, vibes; Count Basie, piano; Joe Pass, guitar; John Heard, bass; Louis Bellson, drums.
Kendun Recorders, Burbank, CA, January 26, 1977
Jive At Five | |
One O'Clock Jump | |
(We Ain't Got) No Special Thing | |
Memories Of You | |
Frog's Blues | |
Rabbit | |
Perdido | |
Timekeeper | |
Mean To Me | |
Blues For Joe Turner |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-888-2.
Joe Pass, Milt Jackson, Ray Brown, Mickey Roker - Quadrant Pablo 2310-837 1979
Milt Jackson, vibes; Joe Pass, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Mickey Roker, drums.
Sunwest Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA, February 4, 1977
Concorde | |
Joe's Tune | |
Oh, Lady Be Good | |
Ray's Tune | |
Grooveyard | |
The Man I Love (Belongs To Somebody Else) | |
Blues For The Stone |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-498 in 1990, OJCCD-498-2 in 1990.
Milt Jackson And The Monty Alexander Trio - Soul Fusion Pablo 2310-804 1978
Milt Jackson, vibes; Monty Alexander, piano; John Clayton, bass; Jeff Hamilton, drums.
Group IV Studios, Los Angeles, CA, June 1 and 2, 1977
Parking Lot Blues | |
3000 Miles Ago | |
Isn't She Lovely | |
Soul Fusion | |
Compassion | |
Once I Loved | |
Yano | |
Bossa Nova Do Marilla |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-731-2 in 1992.
Milt Jackson Ray Brown Jam - Montreux '77 Pablo Live 2308-205 1977
Clark Terry, trumpet; Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Monty Alexander, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Jimmie Smith, drums.
Montreux Jazz Festival, Mountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland, July 13, 1977
Slippery | |
A Beautiful Friendship | |
Mean To Me | |
You Are My Sunshine | |
C.M.J. |
** also released on Milt Jackson/Ray Brown Jam - Montreux '77, Original Jazz Classics OJC-375 in 1989, OJCCD-375-2 in 1989.
Various Artists - The Jam Sessions - Montreux '77 Pablo Live 2620-105 1977
same session.
Montreux Jazz Festival, Mountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland, July 13, 1977
That's The Way It Is | |
Red Top |
Jon Faddis, Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Milt Jackson, vibes; Monty Alexander, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Jimmie Smith, drums.
Montreux Jazz Festival, Mountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland, July 14, 1977
Here 'Tis |
Clark Terry, trumpet, flugelhorn; Ronnie Scott, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Oscar Peterson, piano; Joe Pass, guitar; Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, bass; Bobby Durham, drums.
Montreux Jazz Festival, Mountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland, July 15, 1977
Sweethearts On Parade | |
Donna Lee |
The Pablo All Stars Jam - Montreux '77 Pablo Live 2308-210 1977
same personnel.
Montreux Jazz Festival, Mountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland, July 14, 1977
Cote D'Azur | |
Pennies From Heaven | |
Samba De Orfeu | |
God Bless The Child |
** also released on The Pablo All-Stars Jam - Montreux '77, Original Jazz Classics OJC-380 in 1989, OJCCD-380-2 in 1989.
Dizzy Gillespie Jam - Montreux '77 Pablo Live 2308-211 1977
Jon Faddis, Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Milt Jackson, vibes; Monty Alexander, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Jimmie Smith, drums.
Montreux Jazz Festival, Mountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland, July 14, 1977
Girl Of My Dreams | |
Get Happy | |
Medley: Once In A While / But Beautiful / Here's That Rainy Day | |
The Champ |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-381 in 1989, OJCCD-381-2 in 1989.
Milt Jackson And His Colleagues - Bags' Bag Pablo 2310-842 1980
Milt Jackson, vibes; Cedar Walton, piano; John Collins, guitar #2; Vaughn Andre, guitar #7; Ray Brown, bass; Billy Higgins, drums #1,3,6-8; Frank Severino, drums #2.
Kendun Recording, Burbank, CA, December 12, 1977;
Filmways/Heider Recording, Los Angeles, CA, January 20, 1978;
Group IV Studios, Los Angeles, CA, January 21, 1980
1. | Blues For Roberta |
2. | Groovin' |
3. | How Are You |
4. | Slow Boat To China |
5. | I Cover The Waterfront |
6. | The Rev |
7. | Tour Angel |
8. | Blues For Tomi-Oka |
** also released on Pablo PACD-2310-842-2 in 1988. and on Milt Jackson, Ray Brown, Cedar Walton - Bags' Bag, Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-935-2 in 1997.
1978
Milt Jackson + Count Basie + The Big Band Vol. 1 Pablo 2310-822 1978
Lyn Biviano, Sonny Cohn, Pete Minger, Wayman Reed, trumpet; Bill Hughes, Mel Wanzo, Fred Wesley, Dennis Wilson, trombone; Eric Dixon, Charlie Fowlkes, Kenny Hing, Bobby Plater, Danny Turner, sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Count Basie, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; John Clayton, bass; Butch Miles, drums.
Group IV Studios, Los Angeles, CA, January 18, 1978
The Comeback | |
Basie | |
Corner Pocket | |
Lady In Lace | |
Blues For Joe Turner | |
Good Time Blues | |
Lil' Darlin' | |
Big Stuff | |
Blue And Sentimental |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-740-2 in 1992.
Milt Jackson + Count Basie + The Big Band Vol. 1 Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-740-2 1992
same session.
Group IV Studios, Los Angeles, CA, January 18, 1978
Corner Pocket (alternate take) |
** originally released on Pablo 2310-822 in 1978 + 1 bonus track.
Milt Jackson + Count Basie + The Big Band Vol. 2 Pablo 2310-823 1978
same session.
Group IV Studios, Los Angeles, CA, January 18, 1978
9:20 Special | |
Moonlight Becomes You | |
Shiny Stockings | |
Blues For Me | |
Every Tub | |
Easy Does It | |
Lena And Lenny | |
Sunny Side Of The Street | |
Back To The Apple | |
I'll Always Be In Love With You |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-741-2 in 1992.
Milt Jackson Sings And Plays - Soul Believer Pablo 2310-832 1979
Plas Johnson, tenor sax #3; Cedar Walton, piano; Michael Lang, Ian Underwood, synthesizer #2,7,9; Dennis Budimer, guitar #1-3,8,10; John Collins, guitar #4-7,9; Ray Brown, bass; Billy Higgins, drums #1-3,8,10; Frank Severino, drums #4-7,9; Milt Jackson, leader, vocal, vibes.
Filmways/Heider Recording, Los Angeles, CA, January 20, and September 18, 19, 1978
1. | Ain't Misbehaving |
2. | Don't Worry 'Bout Me |
3. | I've Got The Blues |
4. | Heartstrings |
5. | Roll 'Em Pete |
6. | Yes Sir, That's My Baby |
7. | I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face |
8. | I've Got It Bad And That Ain't Good |
9. | Someone I Love |
10. | Parking Lot Blues |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-686-2 in 1992.
1979
Oscar Peterson - Original Score From The Silent Partner Pablo Today 2312-103 1979
Clark Terry, trumpet; Benny Carter, alto sax; Zoot Sims, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Oscar Peterson, piano; John Heard, bass; Grady Tate, drums.
RCA Studios, NYC, March 14, 1979
Theme For Celine | |
The Happy Hour | |
Party Time U.S.A. | |
First Reprise On Theme For Celine | |
Elliot (The Silent Partner) | |
Theme For Susannah | |
Blues For Chris (The Fox) | |
Second Reprise On Theme For Celine |
Milt Jackson, Sonny Stitt - Loose Walk Palcoscenico (It) PAL 15009
Sonny Stitt, alto, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Gerald Price, piano; Don Moses, bass, electric bass; Bobby Durham, drums.
CIAK, Milan, Italy, November 11, 1979
Loose Walk | |
Parking Lot Blues | |
S.K.J. | |
Scrapple From The Apple | |
Lover Man | |
Star Eyes |
1980
Milt Jackson, Ray Brown, Mickey Roker, Joe Pass - Quadrant Toasts Duke Ellington "All Too Soon" Pablo Today 2312-117 1980
Milt Jackson, vibes; Joe Pass, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Mickey Roker, drums.
Group IV Studios, Los Angeles, CA, January 21, 1980
Caravan | |
Sophisticated Lady | |
All Too Soon | |
I'm Beginning To See The Light | |
Mood Indigo | |
Solitude | |
Take The "A" Train | |
Main Stem | |
In A Sentimental Mood | |
Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin' | |
Rocks In My Bed |
** also released on The Ellington Album "All Too Soon", Original Jazz Classics OJC-450 in 1990, OJCCD-450-2 in 1990.
Milt Jackson - Night Mist Pablo Today 2312-124 1981
Harry Edison, trumpet; Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, alto sax; Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Art Hillery, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Lawrence Marable, drums.
Spectrum Studios, Venice, CA, April 14, 1980
Blues In My Heart | |
Double B | |
Blues For Clyde | |
A Matter Of Adjustment | |
Night Mist Blues | |
Other Bag Blues | |
D.B. Blues |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-827-2.
Milt Jackson - Big Mouth Pablo 2310-867 1981
Milt Jackson, vibes; Don Grusin, keyboards; Ron Eschete, guitar; Carlos Vega, drums; Roger Bethelmy, Paulinho Da Costa, percussion.
Sage & Sound, Los Angeles, CA, April 18, 1980
Bags' Groove | |
Days Of Wine And Roses |
Milt Jackson, vibes; Oscar Castro-Neves, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Nick Ceroli, drums.
Group IV Studios, Los Angeles, CA, February 26 and 27, 1981
The Look Of Love | |
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | |
I Owes Ya |
Milt Jackson, vibes; Mike Lang, keyboards; Dennis Budimir, guitar; Abraham Laboriel, electric bass; John Guerin, drums; Larry Bunker, Joe Porcaro, percussion; Linda Harmon, Edie Lehmann, Marti McCall, Jackie Ward, vocal.
Big Mouth | |
I Love You | |
Yusef |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-865-2 in 1995.
Milt Jackson - High Fly Live At e.j.'s (Portuguese) JLR 103.602 1996
Milt Jackson, vibes; Johnny O'Neal, piano; Steve Novosel, bass; Vinnie Johnson, drums.
e.j.'s, Atlanta, GA, July 4, 1980
Close Your Eyes | |
Here's That Rainy Day | |
Star Eyes | |
Blues For Edith | |
Chicago | |
Time For Love | |
Shiny Stockings |
same session.
Goodbye | |
Bye, Bye, Blackbird | |
Scrapple From The Apple | |
I Thought About You | |
High Fly | |
If You Never Come To Me | |
Lil' Darlin' | |
Good Bait |
1981
Dizzy Gillespie - Musician, Composer, Raconteur Plays And Raps In His Greatest Concert Pablo Live 2620-116 1982
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; James Moody, tenor, alto sax, flute; Milt Jackson, vibes; Ed Cherry, guitar; Michael Howell, bass; George Hughes, drums.
Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland, July 17, 1981
Introduction Of The Band By Claude Nobs | |
Manteca | |
Dizzy Rapping With The Audience | |
Con Alma | |
Introduction Of Milt Jackson By Dizzy | |
S.K.J. | |
Dizzy Rapping With The Audience | |
A Night In Tunisia | |
Introduction Of The Band By Dizzy | |
Brother King | |
Body And Soul | |
Tanga | |
Olinga |
** also released on Pablo Live 2PACD-2620-116-2 in 1997.
Aurex Jazz Festival '81 - Allstar Jam Session Eastworld (J) EWJ-80208 1981
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Bob Brookmeyer, valve trombone; Stan Getz, tenor sax; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Roland Hanna, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Aurex Jazz Festival, Osaka Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan, September 2, 1981
Crisis | |
What Am I Here For | |
The Girl From Ipanema |
same personnel.
Aurex Jazz Festival, Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, September 3, 1981
Bernie's Tune | |
Take The "A" Train / Caravan / Things Ain't What They Used To Be | |
A Night In Tunisia | |
Bag's Groove |
same personnel.
Aurex Jazz Festival, Yokohama Stadium, Yokohama, Japan, September 6, 1981
Song For Strayhorn | |
Time For The Dancers |
** also released on Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-8016 in 1998.
Aurex Jazz Festival '81 - Live Special Eastworld (J) EWJ-80254 1983
same personnel.
Aurex Jazz Festival, Japan, September, 1981
Walkin' Shoes | |
Woody'n You |
The Modern Jazz Quartet - Reunion At Budokan 1981 Pablo Live 2308-243 1985
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, October 19 and 20, 1981
Introduction | |
Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise | |
The Cylinder | |
Really True Blues | |
The Golden Striker | |
Odd's Against Tomorrow | |
Jasmin Tree | |
Bags' Groove | |
Django |
Milt Jackson - Ain't But A Few Of Us Left Pablo 2310-873 1982
Milt Jackson, vibes; Oscar Peterson, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Grady Tate, drums.
Atlantic Studios, NYC, November 30, 1981
Ain't But A Few Of Us Left | |
Stuffy | |
A Time For Love | |
Body And Soul | |
If I Should Lose You | |
What Am I Here For |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-785-2 in 1993.
1982
Milt Jackson - A London Bridge Pablo 2310-932 1988
Milt Jackson, vibes; Monty Alexander, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Mickey Roker, drums.
Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, London, England, April 23 and 24, 1982
Impressions | |
Flamingo | |
Eleuthera | |
Good Bait | |
F.S.R. | |
Medley: Reggae / Later | |
Close Enough For Love | |
Captain Bill |
Milt Jackson - Mostly Duke Pablo PACD-2310-944-2 1991
same session.
Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, London, England, April 23 and 24, 1982
Three Little Words | |
Used To Be Jackson | |
The Summer Knows | |
Main Stem | |
Caravan | |
Take The "A" Train | |
Things Ain't What They Used To Be | |
Come Sunday | |
Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-968-2 in 1998.
Milt Jackson In London - Memories Of Thelonious Sphere Monk Pablo Live 2308-235 1982
same personnel.
Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, London, England, April 28, 1982
Straight, No Chaser | |
Blue Monk | |
'Round Midnight | |
In Walked Bud | |
Django | |
Think Positive | |
Blues For Groundhog |
** also released on Memories Of Thelonious Sphere Monk, Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-851-2 in 1995.
Modern Jazz Quartet - Together Again: Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival '82 Pablo Live 2308-244 1985
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland, July 25, 1982
Django | |
The Cylinder | |
The Martyr | |
Really True Blues | |
Odds Against Tomorrow | |
The Jasmine Tree | |
Monterey Mist | |
Bags' New Groove | |
Woody'n You |
** also released on Pablo Live PACD-2308-244-2 in 1987.
1983 (age 60)
Oscar Peterson, Milt Jackson - Two Of The Few Pablo 2310-881 1983
Milt Jackson, vibes; Oscar Peterson, piano.
RCA Studios, NYC, January 20, 1983
Oh, Lady Be Good | |
If I Had You | |
Limehouse Blues | |
Mister Basie | |
Reunion Blues | |
More Than You Know | |
Just You, Just Me | |
Here's Two Of The Few |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-689-2 in 1992.
Jackson, Johnson, Brown, & Company Pablo 2310-897 1983
J.J. Johnson, trombone; Milt Jackson, vibes; Tom Ranier, piano; John Collins, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Roy McCurdy, drums.
Group IV Studios, Los Angeles, CA, May 25 and 26, 1983
Jaybone | |
Lament | |
Our Delight | |
Bags' Groove | |
Watch What Happens | |
My One And Only Love | |
The Jumpin' Blues |
** also released on Jackson, Johnson, Brown & Company, Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-907-2 in 1996.
The Milt Jackson Quartet - Soul Route Pablo 2310-900 1984
Milt Jackson, vibes; Gene Harris, piano, electric keyboards; Ray Brown, bass; Mickey Roker, drums.
RCA Studios, NYC, November 30, and December 1, 1983
Sittin' In The Sandtrap | |
Blues For Gene | |
How Long Has This Been Going On | |
Dejection Blues | |
Soul Route | |
Ne-Afterglow | |
In A Mellow Tone | |
My Romance | |
Chloe |
** also released on Pablo PACD-2310-900-2 in 1987; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1059-2 in 2001.
1984
The Modern Jazz Quartet - Together Again - "Echoes" Pablo Today 2312-142 1984
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
NYC, March 6, 1984
That Slavic Smile | |
Echoes | |
The Watergate Blues | |
The Hornpipe | |
Connie's Blues | |
Sacha's March |
** also released on Pablo Today PACD-2312-142-2 in 1987.
Milt Jackson Ray Brown Quartet - It Don't Mean A Thing If You Can't Tap Your Foot To It Pablo 2310-909 1984
Milt Jackson, vibes; Cedar Walton, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Mickey Roker, drums.
RCA Studios, NYC, July, 1984
Midnight Waltz | |
Ain't That Nothin' | |
Stress And Trauma | |
Used To Be Jackson | |
It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | |
If I Were A Bell | |
Close Enough For Love |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-601 in 1990, OJCCD-601-2 in 1990.
1985
Milt Jackson And His Gold Medal Winners - Brother Jim Pablo 2310-916 1986
Jimmy Heath, Harold Vick, soprano, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Cedar Walton, piano; Joe Pass, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Mickey Roker, drums.
RCA Studios, NYC, May 17, 1985
Brother Jim | |
Ill Wind | |
Rhythm-a-ning | |
Sudden Death | |
How High The Moon | |
Back To Bologna | |
Sleeves | |
Lullaby Of The Leaves | |
The Weasel |
** also released on Pablo PACD-2310-916-2 in 1987.
The Modern Jazz Quartet - "Topsy" This One's For Basie Pablo 2310-917 1985
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
RCA Studios, NYC, June 3 and 4, 1985
Reunion Blues | |
Nature Boy | |
Topsy | |
D And E | |
Valeria | |
Milano | |
Le Cannet |
** also released on Pablo PACD-2310-917-2 in 1987; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1073-2 in 2002.
The Modern Jazz Quartet - "Topsy" This One's For Basie Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1073-2 2002
same session.
RCA Studios, NYC, June 3 and 4, 1985
D And E (alternate take) |
** originally released on Pablo 2310-917 in 1985 + 1 bonus track.
1987
The Modern Jazz Quartet - Three Windows Atlantic 81761-2
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums, percussion; The New York Chamber Symphony.
NYC, March 16-20, 1987
Three Windows | |
Kansas City Breaks | |
Encounter In Cagnes | |
Dejango | |
A Day In Dubrovnki: First Movement - Afternoon / Second Movement - Night / Third Movement - Morning |
1988
The Modern Jazz Quartet For Ellington East-West 90926-2
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums, percussion.
NYC, February 1-3, 1988
For Ellington | |
Jack The Dear | |
Prelude To A Kiss | |
It Don't Mean A Thing | |
Ko-Ko | |
Maestro E.K.E. | |
Sepia Panorama | |
Rockin' In Rhythm | |
Come Sunday |
1989
The Paris All Stars - Homage To Charlie Parker A&M 75021 5300-2
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Jackie McLean, Phil Woods, alto sax; Stan Getz, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Hank Jones, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Max Roach, drums.
La Grande Halle, La Villette, Paris, France, June 15, 1989
Steeplechase (Birks' Works) | |
Warm Valley | |
Drummers' Sweet: The Third Eye / Billy The Kid / The Drum Also Waltzes | |
Old Folks | |
Yardbird Suite | |
Con Alma | |
A Night In Tunisia | |
Oo-Pa-Pa-Da |
1995 (age 72)
Milt Jackson - Burnin' In The Woodhouse Qwest 9 45918-2 1995
Nicholas Payton, trumpet #1,5,8; Jesse Davis, alto sax #1,5,8; Joshua Redman, tenor sax #1,5,8; Milt Jackson, vibes; Benny Green, piano; Christian McBride, bass; Kenny Washington, drums.
The Power Station, NYC, 1995
1. | Bop Ag'in |
2. | The Masquerade Is Over |
3. | They Can't Take That Away From Me |
4. | Brother K |
5. | A Bell For Bags |
6. | It Only Happens Once |
7. | In The Woodhouse |
8. | Soulmates |
1996
A Tribute To Oscar Peterson - Live At The Town Hall Telarc CD-83401
Milt Jackson, vibes; Oscar Peterson, piano; Herb Ellis, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Lewis Nash, drums.
Town Hall, NYC, October 1, 1996
Bag's Groove | |
Willow Weep For Me |
1997
Milt Jackson - Sa Va Bella (For Lady Legends) Qwest 9 46607-2 1997
Milt Jackson, vibes; Michael LeDonne, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Mickey Roker, drums; Etta Jones, vocal #1,4,6.
NYC, 1997
1. | Oh, Lady Be Good |
2. | Don't Go To Strangers |
3. | Blues For Queen "D" |
4. | You've Changed |
5. | What A Diff'rence A Day Made |
6. | This Bitter Earth |
7. | A-Tisket, A-Tasket |
8. | Good Morning, Heartache |
9. | Send In The Clowns |
10. | Sa Va Bella (For Lady Legends) |
1998
Milt Jackson Meets The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra - Explosive! Qwest 9 47286-2 1999
Oscar Brashear, Clay Jenkins, Bobby Rodriguez, Byron Stripling, Eugene "Snooky" Young, trumpet; George Bohanon, Ira Nepus, Isaac Smith, trombone; Maurice Spears, bass trombone; Jeff Clayton, Keith Fiddmont, alto sax, flute, clarinet; Charles Owens, Ricky Woodard, tenor sax, clarinet; Lee Callet, baritone sax, bass clarinet; Milt Jackson, vibes; Bill Cunliffe, piano; Jim Hershman, guitar; Christoph Luty, bass; John Clayton Jr., bass, arranger, conductor; Jeff Hamilton, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, June 9 and 10, 1998
Bags' Groove | |
Since I Fell For You | |
Evidence | |
Back Home Again In Indiana | |
Deed I Do | |
The Nearness Of You | |
Major Deagan (Blues For Dan) | |
Emily | |
Along Came Betty | |
Revibal Meeting | |
Recovery |
Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Milt Jackson - The Very Tall Band Telarc CD-83443 1999
Milt Jackson, vibes; Oscar Peterson, piano; Ray Brown, bass; with Karriem Riggins, drums.
Blue Note, NYC, November 24-26, 1998
Ja-da | |
SKJ | |
I Remember Clifford | |
When Summer Comes | |
Blues For JR | |
Nature Boy | |
Sometimes I'm Happy | |
Bass Solo Medley: Full Moon And Empty Arms / The Very Thought Of You / The Work Song | |
Caravan |
Others
Milt Jackson Memorial Album - To Bags...With Love Pablo PACD-2310-967-2 2000
Milt Jackson with Cannonball Adderley, Monty Alexander, Count Basie, Benny Carter, Miles Davis, Roy Eldridge, Wes Montgomery, Oscar Peterson, the Modern Jazz Quartet, and others.
released 2000;
recorded between 1954 and 1983
Mister Basie | |
Ralph's New Blues | |
Blues For Edith | |
Recado Bossa Nova | |
S.K.J. | |
If You Could See Me Now | |
Bags' Groove (take 1) | |
Easy Money | |
Things Are Getting Better | |
Yano | |
Corner Pocket |