Bags of Soul

Milt Jackson has long been recognised as the master of the vibraphone in modern jazz. He proves his mastery as an exemplary blues player, balladeer and out and out swinger on these 57 tracks in company of other greats like Lucky Thompson, Horace Silver, Kenny Clarke and John Lewis.

The 44-page booklet contains Jackson's story, session detail and rare photographs.

Milton (Milt) Jackson was an American jazz vibraphonist and one of the most important figures in the hard bop style. A very expressive player, Jackson differentiated himself from other vibraphonists in his attention to variations of dynamics and rhythm. He was particularly fond of the 12-bar blues at slow tempos. He preferred to set the vibraphone's oscillator to a low 3.3 revolutions per second (as opposed to Lionel Hampton's speed of 10 revolutions per second) for a more subtle vibrato. Jackson was also a capable pianist, and sometimes performed professionally on that instrument. He was discovered by Dizzy Gillespie, who hired him for his sextet in 1946.