Album
Just The Way It Had To Be
Milt Jackson Quintet Featuring Ray Brown
1973 · Jazz
Rare pressing on Gatefold

Just The Way It Had To Be is a Jazz album by Milt Jackson Quintet Featuring Ray Brown, originally released in 1973. On Gatefold: 8 pressings tracked.
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Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Bebop & Hard Bop
- warm
- laid-back
- smoky
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Compatible Stereo/Quad printed on centerlabels.
Quadraphonic process also mentioned in the rear sleeve.
Track B3: Duration 6:50 printed inside the gatefold (5:54 on label)
Recorded In Performance At Shelly's Manne-Hole, Hollywood, California, August 1 and 2, 1969.
Remixed at the Village Recorder with Baker Bigsby.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Dick BerkDRUMS
- Milt JacksonVIBRAPHONE
- Monty AlexanderPIANO
- Ray BrownBASS
- Teddy EdwardsTENOR SAXOPHONE
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 8 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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