Milt Jackson Quartet
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{{Infobox album
| name = Milt Jackson Quartet
| type = Album
| artist = Milt Jackson
| cover = Milt Jackson Quartet.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1955
| recorded = May 20, 1955
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
| genre = Jazz
| length = 30:59
| label = Prestige
{{small|PR 7003}}
| producer =
| chronology = Milt Jackson
| prev_title = Howard McGhee and Milt Jackson
| prev_year = 1955
| next_title = Roll 'Em Bags
| next_year = 1956
}}
Milt Jackson Quartet (also released as Soul Pioneers) is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Milt Jackson featuring performances recorded in 1955 and released on the Prestige label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/milt-jackson/catalog/#prestige-prlp-7003 Milt Jackson discography] accessed January 16, 2012
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}} Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 754
}}
AllMusic writer Scott Yanow stated: "The music itself makes for an enjoyable straight-ahead set".Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/milt-jackson-quartet-main-entry-r141305 AllMusic Review] accessed January 16, 2012
Track listing
All compositions by Milt Jackson, except where noted.
- "Wonder Why" (Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn) – 5:26
- "My Funny Valentine" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 4:41
- "Moonray" (Paul Madison, Arthur Quenzer, Artie Shaw) – 5:05
- "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) – 4:04
- "Stonewall" – 7:47
- "I Should Care" (Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn) – 4:20
:*Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on May 20, 1955
Personnel
References
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Category:Prestige Records albums