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Milt Jackson
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
The vibraphonist Milt Jackson, from Detroit, was brought to New York by Dizzy Gillespie in 1945 and played in his band and sextet. He made the vibraphone a bebop instrument. By slowing down the rotating discs in the resonator tubes, he gave his vibraphone a warm, singing vibrato. His nickname was 'Bags'. From 1952 to 1974, and again from 1981, he played in the Modern Jazz Quartet. There he brought blues and swing to counter John Lewis's strict forms. He also made many records with others, such as Bags' Groove with Miles Davis and Bags & Trane with John Coltrane.
Listening
Listening tip. Notice the vibrato of the vibraphone: warm and singing.
Bags' Groove · Miles Davis, 1954
Bags & Trane · Milt Jackson, 1959
Opus de Funk · Milt Jackson, 1955
Discography
Studio albums
- 1952Wizard of the Vibes
- 1955Miles Davis and Milt Jackson Quintet / Sextet
- 1955Milt Jackson Quartet
- 1955Milt Jackson Quartet
- 1955Opus de Jazz
- 1956Ballads & Blues
- 1956Roll 'Em Bags
- 1956The Jazz Skyline
- 1957Plenty, Plenty Soul
- 1957School Days
- 1958Soul Brothers
- 1958Things Are Getting Better
- 1959Bags & Flutes
- 1959Bags' Opus
- 1959Bean Bags
- 1960The Ballad Artistry of Milt Jackson
- 1961Bags & Trane
- 1961Soul Meeting
- 1962Bags Meets Wes!
- 1962Big Bags
- 1962Statements
- 1962Very Tall
- 1964In a New Setting
- 1964In the Beginning
- 1964Jazz 'N' Samba
- 1964Vibrations
- 1965Ray Brown / Milt Jackson
- 1968Born Free
- 1968Milt Jackson and the Hip String Quartet
- 1969Memphis Jackson
- 1971Reunion Blues
- 1973Sunflower
- 1974Goodbye
- 1974Olinga
- 1976Feelings
- 1976The Big 3
- 1977Quadrant
- 1978Soul Fusion
- 1979A Date in New York
- 1979Soul Believer
- 1980All Too Soon: The Ellington Album
- 1980Loose Walk
- 1981Night Mist
- 1982Ain't but a Few of Us Left
- 1983Jackson, Johnson, Brown & Company
- 1983Two of the Few
- 1984It Don't Mean a Thing If You Can't Tap Your Foot to It
- 1988A London Bridge
- 1988Bebop
- 1988Cherry
- 1989Soul Brothers
- 1990A Celebration of Duke
- 1990Second Nature
- 1991Mostly Duke
- 1991The Harem
- 1992+ The Big Band - Vol.1
- 1992Howard McGhee & Milt Jackson
- 1992Jackson's Ville
- 1992Milt Jackson + Count Basie + The BIg Band Volume 2
- 1993Explosive!
- 1993Night Mist
- 1993Reverence and Compassion
- 1993Statements
- 1994The Prophet Speaks
- 1995Big Mouth
- 1995Burnin' in the Woodhouse
- 1995Memories of Thelonious Sphere Monk
- 1996+ The Big Band - Vol.2
- 1997Bags' Bag
- 1997Sa Va Bella (For Lady Legends)
- 2001The Birdlanders Volume 1
- 2012Milt Jackson: Scandinavia
- 2018Rooftop Storys
- ?Just The Way It Had To Be
- ?Memphis Jackson
- ?Soul Brothers
Other work
- 1954Bags' Groove · Miles Davis
- 1952–1974Modern Jazz Quartet
In School of Rock
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