Artist: Milt Jackson

Milt Jackson
Aliases
Milt Jackson Orchestra
Milt Jackson and Big Brass
Milt Jackson and Strings
The Milt Jackson Big 4
The Milt Jackson Quartet
The Milt Jackson Quintet
Real name
Milton Jackson
Born
January 1, 1923
Died
October 9, 1999
Country
United States
Comments
Jazz vibraphonist nicknamed "Bags".
Member of
The Modern Jazz Quartet
See also
Wade Legge

Performances

Originals

Title down Performer Release date Covered by
1 Bags' Groove The Milt Jackson Quintet 1952 (52 artists)
2 Criss-Cross Milt Jackson 1952 (5 artists)
3 Sam Sack Milt Jackson and Wes Montgomery 1961 Toots Thielemans
4 Sister Sanctified Stanley Turrentine with Milt Jackson 1972 Sampled by (3 artists)

Covers

Title down Performer Release date Originally by
1 'Deed I Do Milt Jackson Meets the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra February 23, 1999 Johnny Marvin
2 (Back Home Again In) Indiana Milt Jackson Meets the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra February 23, 1999 Conway's Band
3 (I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over Milt Jackson 1958 Larry Clinton and His Orchestra
4 Ah, Sweet Mystery of LIfe Milt Jackson April 1994
5 Ain't Misbehavin' Milt Jackson 1979 Margaret Simms & Paul Bass
6 Algo bueno Milt Jackson 1961 Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra
7 Au Privave Milt Jackson 1988 Charlie Parker & His Orchestra
8 Bebop Milt Jackson & John Coltrane 1961 Dizzy Gillespie, Don Byas, Trummy Young, Shelly Manne, Clyde Hart, Oscar Pettiford
9 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea The Milt Jackson Quartet 1951 Aida Ward
10 Blue Monk Milt Jackson 1982 Thelonious Monk Trio
11 Body and Soul Milt Jackson, Sonny Stitt 1964 Ambrose and His Orchestra
12 Bohemia After Dark Sahib Shihab Featuring Kenny Clarke, Benny Bailey, Francy Boland, Milt Jackson, Ake Persson, Jimmy Woode 1970 Kenny Clarke, Cannonball Adderley, Horace Silver, Donald Byrd, Nat Adderley, Paul Chambers
13 Chloe The Milt Jackson Quartet 1984 Douglas Richardson
14 Close Your Eyes Milt "Bags" Jackson & Coleman "Bean" Hawkins 1959 Freddie Martin and His Orchestra
15 Detour Ahead Milt Jackson 1974 Woody Herman and His Orchestra
16 Django Milt Jackson 1982 The Modern Jazz Quartet
17 Don't Take Your Love From Me Milt "Bags" Jackson & Coleman "Bean" Hawkins 1959 Mildred Bailey
18 Don't Worry 'Bout Me Milt Jackson 1979 Cab Calloway
19 Emily Milt Jackson Meets the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra February 23, 1999 Julie Andrews
20 Eronel Milt Jackson 1952 The Thelonious Monk Quartet
21 Evidence Milt Jackson Meets the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra February 23, 1999 Thelonious Monk
22 Feelings Milt Jackson and Strings 1976 Morris Albert - Dario Moreno
23 Five O'Clock in the Morning Blues Milt Jackson April 1994 Count Basie & Joe Williams
24 Flamingo Milt Jackson and Big Brass 1966 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
25 Get Happy Milt "Bags" Jackson & Coleman "Bean" Hawkins 1959 Ruth Etting
26 Give Me That Old Time Religion Ray Brown/Milt Jackson 1964 Haydn Quartet with Orchestra
27 Good Bait Milt Jackson 1988 Dizzy Gillespie and His All Stars
28 Goodbye Milt Jackson 1974 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
29 Groovin' High Milt Jackson 1988 Dizzy Gillespie and Cozy Cole - Slam Stewart - Remo Palmieri - Clyde Hart - Charlie Parker
30 How Long Has This Been Going On The Milt Jackson Quartet 1984 Bobbe Arnst
31 I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) Milt Jackson 1979 Ivie Anderson
32 I Remember You Stanley Turrentine with Milt Jackson 1972 Dorothy Lamour, Bob Eberly, Helen O'Connell and Chorus with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
33 I Should Care Milt Jackson 1955 Bob Allen and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
34 I Waited for You Milt Jackson 1988 Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra
35 I'm Getting Sentimental Over You Milt Jackson 1981 The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
36 I'm Going to Live the Life I Sing About in My Song Ray Brown/Milt Jackson 1964 Mahalia Jackson
37 I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Milt Jackson 1979 Rex Harrison
38 If I Should Lose You Milt Jackson Orchestra 1962 Gladys Swarthout & John Boles
39 If You Could See Me Now Milt Jackson Orchestra 1962 Sarah Vaughan
40 Impressions Milt Jackson 1988 John Coltrane
41 In a Mellow Tone The Milt Jackson Quartet 1984 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
42 In a Sentimental Mood Milt Jackson April 1994 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
43 Like Someone in Love The Milt Jackson Big 4 1976 Dinah Shore
44 Mack the Knife The Milt Jackson Big 4 1976 Kurt Gerron
45 My Funny Valentine Milt Jackson 1955 Mitzi Green
46 My Romance The Milt Jackson Quartet 1984 Gloria Grafton & Donald Novis
47 Nancy Ray Brown/Milt Jackson 1964 Frank Sinatra
48 Nature Boy The Milt Jackson Big 4 1976 King Cole
49 Off Minor Milt Jackson April 1994 Bud Powell Trio
50 Old Devil Moon Milt Jackson 1974 Ella Logan and Donald Richards
51 Old Devil Moon Milt Jackson Orchestra 1962 Ella Logan and Donald Richards
52 Olinga Milt Jackson January 1974 Dizzy Gillespie
Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest
53 Ornithology Milt Jackson 1988 Charlie Parker Septet
54 People Make the World Go Round Milt Jackson 1973 The Stylistics
Sampled by De La Soul
55 Roll 'Em Pete Milt Jackson 1979 Joe Turner & Pete Johnson
56 Salt Peanuts Milt Jackson 1988 Auld-Hawkins-Webster Saxtet
57 Since I Fell for You Milt Jackson Meets the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra February 23, 1999 Buddy Johnson and His Orchestra
58 Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child Ray Brown/Milt Jackson 1964
59 Speedball Stanley Turrentine with Milt Jackson 1972 Lee Morgan
60 Star Eyes Milt Jackson Orchestra 1962 Helen O'Connell and Bob Eberly With Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
61 Stardust Milt Jackson, Sonny Stitt 1964 Hoagy Carmichael & His Pals
62 Stella by Starlight The Milt Jackson Big 4 1976 Victor Young and His Orchestra
63 Straight, No Chaser Milt Jackson 1982 Thelonious Monk
64 Sweet Georgia Brown Milt Jackson 1961 Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra
65 Sweet and Lovely Milt Jackson 1958 Gus Arnheim Coconut Grove Orchestra
66 Swing Low, Sweet Chariot Ray Brown/Milt Jackson 1964 Fisk University Jubilee Quartet
67 The Look of Love Milt Jackson 1981 Stan Getz
68 The Nearness of You Milt Jackson Meets the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra February 23, 1999 Chick Bullock & His Orchestra
69 The Nearness of You Milt Jackson 1955 Chick Bullock & His Orchestra
70 The Night We Called it a Day Milt Jackson & John Coltrane 1961 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
71 Three Little Words Milt Jackson & John Coltrane 1961 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra With Vocals by The Rhythm Boys
72 Trouble Is a Man Milt Jackson and Strings 1976 Peggy Lee
73 What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? Milt Jackson 1973 Michael Dees
74 What Kind of Fool Am I? Ray Brown/Milt Jackson 1964 Anthony Newley
75 When the Saints Go Marching In Ray Brown/Milt Jackson 1964
76 Willow Weep For Me Milt Jackson 1952 Ted FioRito & His Orchestra
77 Yes Sir, That's My Baby Milt Jackson 1979 Gene Austin
78 You Are So Beautiful Milt Jackson April 1994 Billy Preston
79 You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To Milt Jackson Orchestra 1962 Don Ameche & Janet Blair

Songs written by

Original songs

Title down Written by Covered by
1 Bags' Groove Milt Jackson (52 artists)
2 Sam Sack Milt Jackson Toots Thielemans

Releases

Audio album

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 A London Bridge Milt Jackson 1988 Pablo
2 Bag Meets Wes! Milt Jackson and Wes Montgomery 1961 Riverside
3 Bags and Flutes Milt Jackson 1958 Atlantic Records
4 Bags & Trane Milt Jackson & John Coltrane 1961 Atlantic Records
5 Bean Bags Milt "Bags" Jackson & Coleman "Bean" Hawkins 1959 Atlantic Records
6 Bebop Milt Jackson 1988 EastWest Records America
7 Big Bags Milt Jackson Orchestra 1962 Riverside
8 Big Mouth Milt Jackson 1981 Pablo
9 Cherry Stanley Turrentine with Milt Jackson 1972 CTI
10 Companionship Sahib Shihab Featuring Kenny Clarke, Benny Bailey, Francy Boland, Milt Jackson, Ake Persson, Jimmy Woode 1970 Disques Vogue
11 Explosive! Milt Jackson Meets the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra February 23, 1999 Warner Bros.
12 Feelings Milt Jackson and Strings 1976 Pablo
13 For Someone I Love Milt Jackson and Big Brass 1966 Riverside
14 Goodbye Milt Jackson 1974 CTI
15 In the Beginning Milt Jackson, Sonny Stitt 1964 Galaxy
16 Memories of Thelonious Sphere Monk Milt Jackson 1982 Pablo Live
17 Milt Jackson Milt Jackson 1955 Prestige
18 The Milt Jackson Big 4 at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1975 The Milt Jackson Big 4 1976 Pablo
19 Milt Jackson Quartet, Vol. 2 The Milt Jackson Quartet 1951 Dee Gee
20 Milt Jackson & The Thelonious Monk Quartet Milt Jackson & The Thelonious Monk Quartet 1956 Blue Note
21 Much in Common Ray Brown/Milt Jackson 1964 Verve
22 Olinga Milt Jackson January 1974 CTI
23 The Prophet Speaks Milt Jackson April 1994 Qwest
24 Soul Believer Milt Jackson 1979 Pablo
25 Soul Route The Milt Jackson Quartet 1984 Pablo
26 Sunflower Milt Jackson 1973 CTI
27 Vibrations Milt Jackson 1961 Atlantic Records
28 Wizard of the Vibes Milt Jackson 1952 Blue Note

Audio single

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Bags' Groove The Milt Jackson Quintet 1952 Blue Note

Tributes

Title Performer Release date down Label
1 For Hamp, Red, Bags and Cal Gary Burton 2001 Concord Jazz

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