Just the Way It Had to Be
1970 live album by Milt Jackson
Just the Way It Had to Be | ||||
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Live album by Milt Jackson | ||||
Released | 1970 | |||
Recorded | August 1 & 2, 1969 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 41:54 | |||
Label | Impulse! | |||
Producer | Ed Michel | |||
Milt Jackson chronology | ||||
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Just the Way It Had to Be is a live album by American jazz vibraphonist Milt Jackson featuring performances recorded at Shelly's Manne-Hole in 1969 for the Impulse! label.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "the music is quite likable, melodic and swinging (particularly for 1969)".[2]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Milt Jackson except as indicated
- "Listen, Here" (Eddie Harris) – 8:30
- "S.K.J." – 5:36
- "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 6:53
- "If I Were a Bell" (Frank Loesser) – 6:01
- "The Very Thought of You" (Ray Noble) – 8:02
- "Bags' Groove" – 6:50
- Recorded at Shelly's Manne-Hole in Hollywood, California on August 1 & 2, 1969
Personnel
- Milt Jackson – vibes
- Teddy Edwards – tenor saxophone
- Monty Alexander – piano
- Ray Brown – bass
- Dick Berk – drums
References
- ^ Impulse! Records discography accessed January 10, 2012
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed January 10, 2012
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- Howard McGhee and Milt Jackson (1948)
- Roll 'Em Bags (1949)
- Meet Milt Jackson (1949)
- Wizard of the Vibes (1952)
- Milt Jackson Quartet (1955)
- Opus de Jazz (1956)
- Ballads & Blues (1957)
- The Jazz Skyline (1956)
- Plenty, Plenty Soul (1957)
- Bags & Flutes (1957)
- Soul Brothers (1958)
- Bean Bags (1959)
- Bags' Opus (1959)
- Bags & Trane (1960)
- The Ballad Artistry of Milt Jackson (1960)
- Soul Meeting (1961)
- Vibrations (1961)
- Very Tall (1961)
- Statements (1961)
- Bags Meets Wes! (1961)
- Big Bags (1962)
- Invitation (1962)
- For Someone I Love (1962)
- Much in Common (1964)
- Jazz 'n' Samba (1964)
- In a New Setting (1964)
- Ray Brown / Milt Jackson (1965)
- Born Free (1966)
- Milt Jackson and the Hip String Quartet (1968)
- Memphis Jackson (1969)
- Reunion Blues (1971)
- Sunflower (1972)
- Goodbye (1973)
- Olinga (1974)
- The Big 3 (1975)
- Quadrant (1977)
- Ain't But a Few of Us Left (1981)
- Two of the Few (1983)
- Soul Route (1983)
- Milt Jackson Quintet Live at the Village Gate (1963)
- Milt Jackson at the Museum of Modern Art (1965)
- That's the Way It Is (1969)
- Just the Way It Had to Be (1969)
- The Milt Jackson Big 4 (1975)
- Quintet/Sextet (1956)
- Bags' Groove (1957)
- Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants (1959)
- Bags & Trane (1961)