Ballads & Blues

by Milt Jackson

Ballads & Blues cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: October 1956
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 37:57
  • Community rating: 3.58/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Focusing intently on slower tempos, 'Ballads & Blues' reveals the vibraphonist's profound capacity for soulful lyricism. The shimmering resonance of the metallic bars is masterfully controlled, generating an atmosphere of late-night melancholy and bluesy reflection.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental

Tracklist

  1. So in Love (3:10)
  2. These Foolish Things (4:23)
  3. Solitude (4:40)
  4. The Song Is Ended (4:37)
  5. They Didn't Believe Me (3:42)
  6. How High the Moon (6:11)
  7. Gerry's Blues (4:59)
  8. Bright Blues (6:11)

Credits

  • Milt Jackson - primary artist, vibraphone, written-by
  • Oscar Pettiford - bass
  • Percy Heath - bass
  • Burt Goldblatt - cover
  • Kenny Clarke - drums
  • Lawrence Marable - drums
  • Barney Kessel - guitar
  • Barry Galbraith - guitar

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