Biography
Milton Jackson (January 1, 1923 – October 9, 1999), nicknamed "Bags", was an American jazz vibraphonist. He is especially remembered for his cool swinging solos as a member of the Modern Jazz Quartet and his penchant for collaborating with hard bop and post-bop 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 twelve-bar blues at slow tempos. On occasion, Jackson also sang and played piano.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Saxophone Colossus
1957
2014 Forest Hills Drive
2014
Night Train
1963
Stakes Is High
1996
Buhloone Mind State
1993
Ascenseur Pour L'Échafaud
1958
Porgy And Bess
1959
The Blues And The Abstract Truth
1961
Bags' Groove
1957
Genius Of Modern Music
1951
Coltrane Plays The Blues
1962
Sunflower
1973
Bags & Trane
1961
Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz Giants
1959
Soul Brothers
1958
Legrand Jazz
1958
The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz
1973
Smackwater Jack
1971
Grape Jam
1968
Ray Charles In Person
1960
Django
1956
So What
1998
Born 2B Blue
1988
Collaboration
1964
Credited work
7,699 releases · 977 albums · active 1950–2026
- Performance · 13,190
- Other credits · 223
- Production · 45
Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · WOR Studios · Apex Studios, New York