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Milt Jackson meets the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra: Explosive!

Read "Explosive!" reviewed by Jim Santella


Vibraphonist Milt Jackson, 76, formed the roots of the Modern Jazz Quartet almost fifty years ago. That same lyrical quality that drives the MJQ stands before the fourteen-year-old Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, sharing, blending, and coaxing the melodies out of his vibraphone’s metal bars. The microphones are set up so that the listener has the same opportunity ...

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Milt Jackson/The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra: Explosive!

Read "Explosive!" reviewed by Douglas Payne


In a recording career that's spanned more than half a century, the masterful vibraphonist Milt Jackson has seldom been less than flawless. For Explosive!, his fifth disc on Quincy Jones's well-distributed Qwest label, Jackson is suitably teamed with the well-populated Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. It too, is no exception; offering a sterling collection of Jackson's pleasing blend ...

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Toots Sweet

Read "Toots Sweet" reviewed by AAJ Staff


When most people think of the harmonica, they usually picture Ackroyd and Belushi soulin' it up in black suits, southern fried wah-wah blues or a scene from within a jail cell at state prison. Now that's not jazz. But, one man managed to create something unique with the harmonica that no one could ever imagine in ...

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The Jazz Giants Play Cole Porter- Night And Day

Label: Prestige Records
Released: 1998
Track listing: Dream Dancing; Just One Of Those Things; You'd Be So Nice To Come Home; Love For Sale; All Of You; Night And Day; I Love Paris; I've Got You Under My Skin; Begin The Begine; I Love You; Easy To Love; Ev'ry Time I Say Goodbye; From This Moment On.

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CTI Acid Jazz Grooves

Label: CTI Records
Released: 1997
Track listing: Knock on Wood; Tombo in 7/4-Ake/Celebration Suite; Midnight Woman; Morocco; Skyscrapers; The Prophet; Sister Sanctified; Loran's Dance; Another Star; People Make the World Go Round; Road Warriors.

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Bag's Bag

Label: Original Jazz Classics
Released: 1997
Track listing: Blues For Roberta; Groovin'; How Are You; Slow Boat To China; I Cover The Waterfront; The Rev; Tour Angel; Blues For Tomi-Oka;

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High Fly

Label: Qwest Records
Released: 1996

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The Prophet Speaks

Label: Qwest Records
Released: 1994

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Reverence And Compassion

Label: Qwest Records
Released: 1993


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