Milt Jackson - Ballads And Blues Vinyl LP ATLANTIC1242
Whenever Milt Jackson could free himself from the 'bondage' of the Modern Jazz Quartet and its assertive leader John Lewis, he dedicated himself to his two great passions: ballads and the blues. That was precisely the case when he entered the famous Rudy van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey, USA in 1956. He was free to choose his sidemen, and money was no object, which is why various formations gathered in the studio for the three recording sessions. With Lucky Thompson on the tenor sax (unfortunately for only three numbers), Barry Galbraith, Barney Kessel or Skeeter Best on the guitar, Oscar Pettiford or Percy Heath on the bass, together with Kenny Clarke or Lawrence Marable on the drums, he set off on a journey through the history of jazz. John Lewis stayed unobtrusively in the background and offered 'Bags' (as Milt was known) plenty of opportunities to glory in soloistic freedom.
This Speakers Corner LP was remastered using pure analogue components from the master tapes through to the cutting head.
Tracklist
A1 So In Love
A2 These Foolish Things
A3 Solitude
A4 The Song Is Ended
A5 They Didn't Believe Me
B1 How High The Moon
B2 Gerry's Blues
B3 Hello
B4 Bright Blues
