The Ballad Artistry of Milt Jackson is an album by vibraphonist Milt Jackson featuring performances recorded in 1959 and released on the Atlantic label.Milt Jackson discography accessed January 17, 2012
Reception The AllMusic review awarded the album 3 stars.Allmusic Review accessed January 17, 2012 DownBeat gave the album 4 stars. The review called Jackson "a master balladeer . . . "the most expressive in jazz".
Track listing All compositions are by Milt Jackson except as indicated: "The Cylinder" - 2:45 "Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) - 3:02 "Alone Together" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 4:50 "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) - 4:29 "Don't Worry 'Bout Me" (Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler) - 4:02 "Nuages" (Django Reinhardt) - 3:38 "Deep in a Dream" (Eddie DeLange, Jimmy van Heusen) - 3:39 "I'm a Fool to Want You" (Joel Herron, Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf) - 4:39 "The Midnight Sun Will Never Set" (Dorcas Cochran, Quincy Jones, Henri Salvador) - 3:48 "Tomorrow" - 3:22 Recorded in New York City on May 1, 1959 (tracks 6, 7, 9 & 10), September 9, 1959 (tracks 4, 5 & 8) and September 10, 1959 (tracks 1–3)
Personnel Milt Jackson – vibes Don Hammond – alto flute Romeo Penque – reeds Max Cahn, Alexander Cores, Paul Gershman, Julius Held, Leo Kahn, Harry Katzman, Harry Lookofsky, David Nadien, George Ockner, Gene Orloff, Leonard Posner, Sol Shapiro – violin Al Brown, Harold Coletta, Burt Fisch, David Mankowitz – viola Maurice Brown, Charles McCracken, Harvey Shapiro, George Ricci – cello Gloria Agostini – harp Jimmy Jones – piano, arranger Barry Galbraith, Chuck Wayne – guitar Bill Crow, Milt Hinton – bass Connie Kay – drums Quincy Jones – arranger, conductor
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