The Milt Jackson Big 4

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The Milt Jackson Big 4
Live album by
Released1975
RecordedJuly 17, 1975
GenreJazz
Length50:02
LabelPablo
ProducerNorman Granz
Milt Jackson chronology
The Complete Last Concert
(1974)
The Milt Jackson Big 4
(1975)
The Big 3
(1975)

The Milt Jackson Big 4 is a live album by vibraphonist Milt Jackson featuring pianist Oscar Peterson recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1975 and released on the Pablo label.[1]

Reception[edit]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Bags and O.P. always bring out the best in each other and this well-conceived set is no exception".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Fuji Mama" (Blue Mitchell) - 6:34
  2. "Everything Must Change" (Bernard Ighner) - 6:21
  3. "Speedball" (Lee Morgan) - 7:54
  4. "Nature Boy" (eden ahbez) - 4:30
  5. "Stella by Starlight" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 7:20
  6. "Like Someone in Love" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy van Heusen) - 5:56
  7. "Night Mist Blues" (Ahmad Jamal) - 6:36
  8. "Mack the Knife" (Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill) - 6:31
  • Recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival at the Casino de Montreux in Switzerland on July 17, 1975

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Milt Jackson discography accessed February 2, 2012
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 2, 2012