Roll 'Em Bags
1956 studio album by Milt Jackson
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Studio album by Milt Jackson | ||||
Released | 1956 | |||
Recorded | January 25, 1949 and January 5, 1956 | |||
Studio | New York City and Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 42:21 | |||
Label | Savoy MG 12042 | |||
Producer | Ozzie Cadena | |||
Milt Jackson chronology | ||||
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Roll 'Em Bags is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Milt Jackson featuring performances recorded in 1949 and 1956 and released on the Savoy label.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Jim Todd states: "Although not commonly viewed as a hard bop pioneer, the urbane, bluesy structures that distinguish Jackson's writing at this time, arguably, make him a trailblazer for the movement."[2]
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Track listing
- All compositions by Milt Jackson, except as indicated
- "Conglomeration" – 2:52
- "Bruz" – 2:50
- "You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 2:55
- "Roll 'Em Bags" – 2:39
- "Faultless – 2:35
- "Hey, Frenchy" (Ozzie Cadena) – 2:35
- "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 5:38
- "Fred's Mood" – 6:26
- "Wild Man" – 5:40
- Recorded in New York City on January 25, 1949 (tracks 1–6) and Van Gelder Studio, NJ on January 5, 1956 (tracks 7–9)
Personnel
- Milt Jackson – vibes, piano
- Kenny Dorham – trumpet (tracks 1–6)
- Julius Watkins – French horn (tracks 1–6)
- Billy Mitchell (tracks 1–6), Lucky Thompson (tracks 7–9) – tenor saxophone
- Wade Legge – piano (tracks 7–9)
- Wendell Marshall (tracks 7–9) Curly Russell (tracks 1–6) – bass
- Kenny Clarke – drums
- Joe Harris – timbales (tracks 1–6)
References
- ^ Milt Jackson discography accessed January 16, 2012
- ^ a b Todd, J. Allmusic Review accessed January 16, 2012
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- Howard McGhee and Milt Jackson (1948)
- Roll 'Em Bags (1949)
- Meet Milt Jackson (1949)
- Wizard of the Vibes (1952)
- Milt Jackson Quartet (1955)
- Opus de Jazz (1956)
- Ballads & Blues (1957)
- The Jazz Skyline (1956)
- Plenty, Plenty Soul (1957)
- Bags & Flutes (1957)
- Soul Brothers (1958)
- Bean Bags (1959)
- Bags' Opus (1959)
- Bags & Trane (1960)
- The Ballad Artistry of Milt Jackson (1960)
- Soul Meeting (1961)
- Vibrations (1961)
- Very Tall (1961)
- Statements (1961)
- Bags Meets Wes! (1961)
- Big Bags (1962)
- Invitation (1962)
- For Someone I Love (1962)
- Much in Common (1964)
- Jazz 'n' Samba (1964)
- In a New Setting (1964)
- Ray Brown / Milt Jackson (1965)
- Born Free (1966)
- Milt Jackson and the Hip String Quartet (1968)
- Memphis Jackson (1969)
- Reunion Blues (1971)
- Sunflower (1972)
- Goodbye (1973)
- Olinga (1974)
- The Big 3 (1975)
- Quadrant (1977)
- Ain't But a Few of Us Left (1981)
- Two of the Few (1983)
- Soul Route (1983)
- Milt Jackson Quintet Live at the Village Gate (1963)
- Milt Jackson at the Museum of Modern Art (1965)
- That's the Way It Is (1969)
- Just the Way It Had to Be (1969)
- The Milt Jackson Big 4 (1975)
- Quintet/Sextet (1956)
- Bags' Groove (1957)
- Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants (1959)
- Bags & Trane (1961)