The Big 3 (Milt Jackson album)
{{Infobox album
| name = The Big 3
| type = Album
| artist = Milt Jackson, Joe Pass and Ray Brown
| cover = The Big 3 (Milt Jackson album).jpg
| alt =
| released = 1975
| recorded = August 25, 1975
| venue =
| studio = Cherokee Recording Studio
| genre = Jazz
| length = 43:43
| label = Pablo
| producer = Norman Granz
| chronology = Milt Jackson
| prev_title = The Milt Jackson Big 4
| prev_year = 1975
| next_title = Feelings
| next_year = 1976
| misc =
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Ray Brown
| type = Album
| prev_title = This One's for Blanton!
| prev_year = 1973
| title = The Big 3
| year = 1975
| next_title = Brown's Bag
| next_year = 1976
}}
}}
The Big 3 is an album by vibraphonist Milt Jackson, guitarist Joe Pass and bassist Ray Brown recorded in 1975 and released on the Pablo label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/milt-jackson/catalog/#pablo-2310-757 Milt Jackson discography] accessed February 2, 2012
Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated, "These three masterful players recorded together in many settings during the Pablo years, but only this once as a trio. The colorful repertoire acts as a device for the musicians to construct some brilliant bop-based solos".Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-big-3-r160292 AllMusic Review] accessed February 2, 2012
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
|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. 755
}}
Track listing
- "The Pink Panther" (Henry Mancini) - 5:52
- "Nuages" (Django Reinhardt) - 7:26
- "Blue Bossa" (Kenny Dorham) - 5:03
- "Come Sunday" (Duke Ellington) - 3:12
- "Wave" (Antonio Carlos Jobim) - 6:50
- "Moonglow" (Eddie DeLange, Will Hudson, Irving Mills) - 4:57
- "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) - 3:58
- "Blues for Sammy" (Milt Jackson) - 6:25
:*Recorded in Los Angeles, California on August 25, 1975 by Angel Balestier
Personnel
References
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Category:Ray Brown (musician) albums
Category:Albums produced by Norman Granz
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