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Round Midnight

Milt Jackson

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Vibraphonist Milton "Bags" Jackson was born January 1, 1923 in Detroit, Michigan.

Jackson began playing piano at age 11, and picked up the vibraphone at age 16. In 1946, Dizzy Gillespie hired him for his sextet, beginning Jackson's professional career.

In 1950, Jackson formed his own group, the Modern Jazz Quartet.

As a solo artist, he's recorded with B.B. King, John Coltrane, and Ray Charles, and many others.

Milton Jackson was a diverse stylist. Particular fond of slow twelve-bar blues his playing stands apart for its rhythmic variety.

Also a skilled pianist Jackson represents the next stage in jazz vibraphone evolution, building upon the work of his predecessors Lionel Hampton and Red Norvo.

The "Modern Jazz Quartet" perform "Round Midnight" in the early 1980s.

Personnel:

John Lewis, piano
Milt Jackson, vibraphone
Ray Brown, double bass
Connie Kay, drums

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