Milt Jackson: Milt Jackson and The Thelonious Monk Quintet LP (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) XMAS22 while never fully relinquishing a

while never fully relinquishing a grounding in his soulful sense of swing and chordal structures

B1: Slightly Monkish

Time On my Hands

Stanley Turrentine’s 1966 soul jazz classic Rough ‘N Tumble finds a deep and bluesy groove that doesn’t let up from start to finish

Shabaka & The Ancestors)

Milt Jackson: Milt Jackson and The Thelonious Monk Quintet LP (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) XMAS22 while never fully relinquishing aVibraphonist Milt Jackson appeared on a number of Blue Note sessions throughout the bebop era in the late 1940s and early 1950s including a 1952 date under his leadership which featured the original line up of the Modern Jazz Quartet with John Lewis on piano, Percy Heath on bass, and Kenny Clarke on drums, plus Lou Donaldson on alto saxophone. That year Blue Note released the 10 LP Wizard of the Vibes which included Jacksons memorable theme Bags