Milt Jackson Quartet - Statements (1962) [1993] CD-Rip

Vibraphonist Milt Jackson has been so consistent throughout his lengthy career that his excellence can be taken for granted. This Impulse! recording features Bags with a quartet (including pianist Hank Jones) from 1961. The blues, ballads, standards, and originals are typical of Jackson's recordings, as is the high quality of the swinging music. Nothing too unusual occurs but the results are pleasing. [An Impulse! compilation, also titled Statements, featured the tracks from the original LP plus Jackson leading a quintet (with tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath and pianist Tommy Flanagan) in 1964, originally half of the album Jazz 'n' Samba. In addition there is a feature for Flanagan in a trio without the vibraphonist that was originally on an Impulse!


Tracks:

01. Statement (Jackson) - 5:32
02. Slowly (Goell-Raksin) - 3:07
03. A Thrill from the Blues (Jackson) - 5:47
04. Paris Blues (Ellington) - 2:57
05. Put Off (Jackson) - 5:36
06. A Beautiful Romance (Jackson) - 2:29
07. Sonnymoon for Two (Rollins) - 5:59
08. The Bad and the Beautiful (Raksin) - 3:10
09. Blues for Juanita (Jackson) - 5:41
10. I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good (Ellington-Webster) - 2:41
11. Big George (Jackson) - 4:46
12. Gingerbread Boy (Heath) - 3:45
13. Anything I Do (Douglas-Conn) - 3:00

Personnel:

#1-8:
Milt Jackson - vibes
Hank Jones - piano
Paul Chambers - bass
Connie Kay - drums
Recorded on December 14-15, 1961.

#9-13:
Milt Jackson - vibes (#9-12)
Jimmy Heath - tenor saxophone (#9-12)
Tommy Flanagan - piano
Richard Davis - bass
Connie Kay - drums
Recorded on August 6, 1964.

#1-8 originally issued as Statements AS-14.
#9-12 originally issued as side 1 of Jazz 'N' Samba AS-70.
#13 originally issued as by the Tommy Flanagan Trio on The Definitive Jazz Scene-Vol. Two, AS-100.