Milt Jackson
Vibraphonist Milt Jackson, member of the Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra and the Modern Jazz Quartet, master blues player, and composer of such bop classics as “Bags’ Groove” and “Bluesology,” was right in the thick of the bop revolution from the minute he arrived in New York. With Lionel Hampton and Red Norvo his only precursors on the instrument, Jackson took most of his inspiration from hearing bebop. In a revealing interview with Lazaro Vega in 1989, he said “it became a challenge to me to play that instrument and to approach it the same way that Charlie Parker or Dizzy did their music. There's the whole picture.”
Milton Jackson was born on New Year’s Day, January 1, 1923, in Detroit, Michigan. Blessed with... Read More
- City Of Origin:
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Genre:
- Jazz, Bop
- Birthdate:
- 01/01/1923
- Death date:
- 10/09/1999
