Meet Milt Jackson is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Milt Jackson featuring performances recorded between 1949 and 1956 and released on the Savoy label.[1]

Meet Milt Jackson
Studio album by Milt Jackson
Released	1956
Recorded	February 23, 1949, November 1, 1954, February 7, 1955 and January 5, 1956
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:26
Label	Savoy
Milt Jackson chronology
Roll 'Em Bags (1949-56) Meet Milt Jackson (1956) Milt Jackson Quartet (1955)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Jim Todd stated: "This collection is valuable for its three tracks from Jackson's January 1956 collaborations with Lucky Thompson.".[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Milt Jackson except as indicated

1. "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 6:39
2. "Soulful" - 7:31
3. "Flamingo" (Ted Grouya, Edmund Anderson) - 3:41
4. "Telefunken Blues" [Take 2] (Kenny Clarke, Ernie Wilkins) - 5:53
5. "I've Lost Your Love" - 3:25
6. "Hearing Bells" - 2:53
7. "Junior" - 2:34
8. "Bluesology" - 2:48
9. "Bubu" - 2:32

• Recorded in New York City on February 23, 1949 (tracks 6-9), in Los Angeles, California on November 1, 1954 (track 5) and in New York City on February 7, 1955 (track 4) and January 5, 1956 (tracks 1-3)

Personnel

• Milt Jackson – vibes, piano, vocals
• Bill Massey - trumpet (tracks 6-9)
• Julius Watkins - French horn (tracks 6-9)
• Frank Morgan - alto saxophone (track 5)
• Walter Benton (track 5), Billy Mitchell (tracks 6-9), Lucky Thompson (tracks 1-3) - tenor saxophone
• Frank Wess - tenor saxophone, flute (track 4)
• Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone (track 4)
• Walter Bishop Jr. (tracks 6-9), Wade Legge (tracks 1-3) - piano
• Nelson Boyd (tracks 6-9), Percy Heath (track 5), Eddie Jones (track 4), Wendell Marshall (tracks 1-3) - bass
• Kenny Clarke (tracks 1-5), Roy Haynes (tracks 6-9) – drums
• Ernie Wilkins - arranger (track 4)

References