Ballads & Blues (Milt Jackson album)

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Ballads & Blues
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Studio album by
Milt Jackson
Released1956
RecordedJanuary 17 & 21, 1956 and February 14, 1956
StudioNew York City and Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
GenreJazz
Length42:02
LabelAtlantic
1242
ProducerNesuhi Ertegun
Milt Jackson chronology
Opus de Jazz
(1955) 		Ballads & Blues
(1956) 		Fontessa
(1956)

Ballads & Blues is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Milt Jackson featuring performances recorded in 1956 and released on the Atlantic label.[1][2]

Reception[]

The AllMusic review awarded the album 4½ stars.[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3.5/4 stars [4]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Milt Jackson, except as indicated
  1. "So in Love" (Cole Porter) - 3:14
  2. "These Foolish Things" (Eric Maschwitz, Jack Strachey, Harry Link) - 4:25
  3. "Solitude" (Duke Ellington) - 4:43
  4. "The Song is Ended" (Irving Berlin) - 4:40
  5. "They Didn't Believe Me" (Jerome Kern, Herbert Reynolds) - 3:45
  6. "How High the Moon" (Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis) - 6:13
  7. "Gerry's Blues" - 5:02
  8. "Hello" - 3:47
  9. "Bright Blues" - 6:13

Recorded in New York City on January 17 (tracks 6, 8 & 9) and January 21 (tracks 1, 3 & 5) and at the Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on February 14 (tracks 2, 4 & 7), 1956

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Milt Jackson discography accessed January 16, 2012
  2. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (October 20, 1956). "Reviews and Ratings of New Jazz Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Allmusic Review accessed January 16, 2012
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 754
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