{"product_id":"milt-jackson-ballads-blues-lp-vinyl","title":"Milt Jackson – Ballads \u0026 Blues","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"relix-editorial\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBag Malone's vibraphone could sing the blues like few instruments in jazz history, and these 1956 sessions capture him at his most unbuttoned. Free from the cool classicism that defined the MJQ's sound, Jackson leans deep into gospel-soaked phrasing and late-night balladry, revealing just how much of his roots-drenched sensibility had been simmering beneath the surface of that celebrated quartet all along.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhenever Milt Jackson could free himself from the 'bondage' of the Modern Jazz Quartet and it's 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.The themes were soon found: the musical composers Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and Jerome Kern, as well as a work from The Duke Ellington Songbook, formed a basis upon which all the musicians could perform with confidence. Three compositions by Milt Jackson himself proved that he too was full of imagination. Recording: January 1956 in New York City by Tom Dowd and February 1956 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey, by Rudy Van Gelder Production: Nesuhi Ertegun\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003c!-- TRACKLIST_START --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide A\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. So In Love (3:11)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. These Foolish Things (4:26)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3. Solitude (4:39)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4. The Song Is Ended (4:39)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e5. They Didn't Believe Me (3:44)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide B\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. How High The Moon (6:12)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. Gerry's Blues (5:00)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3. Hello (3:44)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4. Bright Blues (6:11)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- TRACKLIST_END --\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4260019715777\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Speakers Corner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.4.26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e LP Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- discogs-import --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"discogs-import\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Atlantic (ATLANTIC 1242, 1242)  ·  \u003cstrong\u003eReleased:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1956  ·  \u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e US\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA1 So In Love – 3:11\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA2 These Foolish Things – 4:26\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA3 Solitude – 4:39\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA4 The Song Is Ended – 4:39\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA5 They Didn't Believe Me – 3:44\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB1 How High The Moon – 6:12\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB2 Gerry's Blues – 5:00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB3 Hello – 3:44\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB4 Bright Blues – 6:11\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eCredits\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOscar Pettiford – Bass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePercy Heath – Bass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBurt Goldblatt – Cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKenny Clarke – Drums\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLawrence Marable – Drums\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBob Doherty – Engineer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn Kraus – Engineer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTom Dowd – Engineer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarney Kessel – Guitar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarry Galbraith – Guitar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSkeeter Best – Guitar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn S. 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