Milt Jackson

5 STARS DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE

This release contains Milt Jackson's complete album Plenty, Plenty Soul (Atlantic SD8811), plus two of the three sessions from his LP Ballads & Blues, included here in their entirety.

“There should be some exceptional merit badge for this sort of thing - Five Stars Plus or Too Good to Rate.”
Ralph J. Gleason on Plenty, Plenty Soul, DOWN BEAT 1957

“Milt throughout is remarkable – even his rests pulsate.”
-  Nat Hentoff on Ballads & Blues, DOWN BEAT 1957 1/2

PERSONNEL:

MILT JACKSON, vibes on all tracks plus:
PLENTY, PLENTY SOUL
(1-3)  Joe Newman (tp), Jimmy Cleveland(tb), Julian “Cannonball” Adderley (as),
Frank Foster (ts), Sahib Shihab (bar), Horace Silver(p), Percy Heath (b), Art Blakey (d),
Quincy Jones (arr).
New York, January 7, 1957.

(4-7) Joe Newman (tp), Lucky Thompson(ts), Horace Silver (p),
Oscar Pettiford (b), Connie Kay(d), Quincy Jones (arr).
New York, January 5, 1957.

Bonus Sessions from BALLADS & BLUES
(8-10)  Lucky Thompson (ts), John Lewis (p), Skeeter Best (g),
Oscar Pettiford (b), Kenny Clarke (d).
New York, January 17, 1956.

(11-13)  Barney Kessel (g), Percy Heath (b), Lawrence Marable (d).
Los Angeles, February 14, 1956.

01 PLENTY, PLENTY SOUL 9:25
02 BOOGITY BOOGITY 4:57
03 HEARTSTRINGS 4:57
04 SERMONETTE 5:27
05 THE SPIRIT-FEEL 4:25
06 IGNUNT OIL 5:37
07 BLUES AT TWILIGHT 6:51
08 HELLO 3:47 (*)
09 BRIGHT BLUES 6:15 (*)
10 HOW HIGH THE MOON 6:15 (*)
11 THE SONG IS ENDED4:41 (*)
12 GERRY’S BLUES 5:03 (*)
13 THESE FOOLISH THINGS 4:25 (*)
TOTAL TIME: 72:05
(*) BONUS TRACKS