Artist: Milt Jackson
Album: Milt Jackson Quartet
Genre: Bop, Mainstream Jazz
Label: Prestige/Concord/Universal Japan
Released: 1955/2013
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
- Wonder Why (5:26)
- My Funny Valentine (4:41)
- Moonray (5:06)
- The Nearness Of You (4:04)
- Stonewall (7:46)
- I Should Care (4:18)
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- Personnel:
- Milt Jackson - vib
- Horace Silver - p
- Percy Heath - b
- Connie Kay - d
Reissue features the latest digital remastering and the high-fidelity SHM-CD format (compatible with standard CD player) and the latest DSD / HR Cutting remastering. Comes with a description. Features the original LP designs. A slightly different take on the Modern Jazz Quartet sound of the early years – as the album features Milt Jackson's vibes in the company of MJQ bandmates Percy Heath and Connie Kay, but also includes Horace Silver on piano – in the spot normally reserved for John Lewis! The presence of Silver on piano gives a bit of a harder edge to the set, one that almost recalls some of Jackson's work on Blue Note in the early 50s, yet which is rounded out here by a few lighter and more lyrical touches on rhythm.
This 1955 date is an intriguing opportunity to hear Milt Jackson accompanied by the MJQ rhythm section, but with hard bopper Horace Silver substituting for John Lewis. Not only that, it's also a chance to hear a hitherto unknown, lushly romantic side of both Jackson and Silver, two blues-oriented players who rarely if ever recorded standards in this sort of style. With its excellent recording quality, it's a perfect album for intimate dinners and other late-night activities. Artie Shaw's exotic "Moonray" is rarely heard in any sort of context, while "My Funny Valentine" and "The Nearness of You" set the mood throughout.