Milt Jackson from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Milt Jackson From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Milton "Bags" Jackson (January 1, 1923 – October 9, 1999) was an American jazz vibraphonist, usually Milt Jackson thought of as a bebop player, although he performed in several jazz idioms. He is especially remembered for his cool swinging solos as a member of the Modern Jazz Quartet and his penchant for collaborating with several hard bop and postbop players. A very expressive player, Jackson differentiated himself from other vibraphonists in his attention to variations on harmonics and rhythm. He was particularly fond of the Milt Jackson, Village Jazz Lounge with the Bubba twelvebar blues at slow tempos. He preferred to set the Kolb Trio, late 1970s. vibraphone's oscillator to a low 3.3 revolutions per Background information second (as opposed to Lionel Hampton's speed of 10 Birth name Milton Jackson revolutions per second) for a more subtle vibrato. On occasion, Jackson sang and played piano professionally. Born January 1, 1923 Detroit, Michigan Died October 9, 1999 (aged 76) Contents Manhattan, New York Genres Hard bop, AfroCuban jazz, modal 1 Biography jazz, mainstream jazz, postbop 2 Discography 2.1 With the Modern Jazz Quartet Occupation(s) Musician, soloist, composer, 2.2 As sideman bandleader 3 References Instruments Vibraphone, piano 4 External links Labels Impulse!, Atlantic, Prestige, Apple Associated acts John Coltrane, Ray Charles, Miles Biography Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, The Modern Jazz Quartet, Thelonious Jackson was born on January 1, 1923 in Detroit, Monk, Wes Montgomery Michigan, the son of Manley Jackson and Lillie Beaty Jackson. Like many, he was surrounded by music from an early age, particularly that of religious meetings: "Everyone wants to know where I got that funky style.
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