Memphis Jackson
1970 studio album by Milt Jackson with the Ray Brown Big Band
Memphis Jackson | ||||
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Studio album by Milt Jackson with the Ray Brown Big Band | ||||
Released | 1970 | |||
Recorded | October 9–10, 1969 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 37:53 | |||
Label | Impulse! | |||
Producer | Ed Michel | |||
Milt Jackson chronology | ||||
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Memphis Jackson is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Milt Jackson featuring performances with the Ray Brown Big Band recorded in 1969 for the Impulse! label.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review awarded the album 4.5 stars.[2]
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Allmusic | [2] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Milt Jackson except as indicated
- "Uh-Huh" (Ray Brown) - 3:48
- "One Mint Julep (One Way)" (Rudy Toombs) - 2:33
- "Oh Happy Day" (Edwin Hawkins) - 3:30
- "Memphis Junction" - 2:49
- "Queen Mother Stomp" (Victor Feldman) - 6:30
- "Braddock Breakdown" (Ray Brown) - 3:40
- "A Sound for Sore Ears" (Jimmy Heath) - 3:02
- "Enchanted Lady" - 5:06
- "One Mint Julep (The Other Way)" (Toombs) - 2:44
- "Picking Up the Vibrations (Ray Brown) - 4:11
- Recorded at Annex Recording Studios, Hollywood, California on October 9 (tracks 1-3, 6, 7, 9 & 10) and October 10 (tracks 4, 5 & 8), 1969
Personnel
- Milt Jackson – vibes
- Al Aarons (tracks 4, 5 & 8), John Audino (tracks 1-3 & 9), Bud Brisbois (tracks 6, 7 & 10), Buddy Childers (tracks 1-3 & 9), Harry Edison (tracks 1-3, 6, 7, 9 & 10), Ollie Mitchell (tracks 6, 7 & 10) - trumpet
- Randy Aldcroft (tracks 1-3 & 9), Jimmy Cleveland (tracks 6, 7 & 10) - trombone
- Kenny Shroyer - bass trombone (tracks 6, 7 & 10)
- John T. Johnson - tuba (tracks 1-3 & 9)
- Ernie Watts - alto saxophone (tracks 1-3 & 9)
- Jim Horn - alto saxophone, flute, baritone saxophone (tracks 1-3, 6, 7, 9 & 10)
- Teddy Edwards - tenor saxophone (tracks 4-8 & 10)
- John Lowe - baritone saxophone (tracks 1-3 & 9)
- Mike Melvoin - piano, electric piano (tracks 1-3, 6, 7, 9 & 10)
- Joe Sample - electric piano (tracks 4, 5 & 8)
- Howard Roberts (tracks 4, 5 & 8), Fred Robinson (tracks 4-8 & 10) - guitar
- Ray Brown - bass, conductor
- Wilton Felder - electric bass
- Cubby O'Brien (tracks 6, 7 & 10), Paul Humphries (tracks 4, 5 8), Earl Palmer (tracks 1-3 & 9) - drums
- Victor Feldman - percussion (tracks 4, 5 & 8)
References
- ^ Impulse! Records discography accessed January 11, 2012
- ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed January 11, 2012
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- Howard McGhee and Milt Jackson (1948)
- Roll 'Em Bags (1949)
- Meet Milt Jackson (1949)
- Wizard of the Vibes (1952)
- Milt Jackson Quartet (1955)
- Opus de Jazz (1956)
- Ballads & Blues (1957)
- The Jazz Skyline (1956)
- Plenty, Plenty Soul (1957)
- Bags & Flutes (1957)
- Soul Brothers (1958)
- Bean Bags (1959)
- Bags' Opus (1959)
- Bags & Trane (1960)
- The Ballad Artistry of Milt Jackson (1960)
- Soul Meeting (1961)
- Vibrations (1961)
- Very Tall (1961)
- Statements (1961)
- Bags Meets Wes! (1961)
- Big Bags (1962)
- Invitation (1962)
- For Someone I Love (1962)
- Much in Common (1964)
- Jazz 'n' Samba (1964)
- In a New Setting (1964)
- Ray Brown / Milt Jackson (1965)
- Born Free (1966)
- Milt Jackson and the Hip String Quartet (1968)
- Memphis Jackson (1969)
- Reunion Blues (1971)
- Sunflower (1972)
- Goodbye (1973)
- Olinga (1974)
- The Big 3 (1975)
- Quadrant (1977)
- Ain't But a Few of Us Left (1981)
- Two of the Few (1983)
- Soul Route (1983)
- Milt Jackson Quintet Live at the Village Gate (1963)
- Milt Jackson at the Museum of Modern Art (1965)
- That's the Way It Is (1969)
- Just the Way It Had to Be (1969)
- The Milt Jackson Big 4 (1975)
- Quintet/Sextet (1956)
- Bags' Groove (1957)
- Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants (1959)
- Bags & Trane (1961)