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Ballads & Blues

Milt Jackson

Recorded	Jan 17 & Feb 14, 1956
Label	Atlantic
Released	1956
Personnel	10 credited players
Discogs	master 479929

The record

Loose, guitar-heavy sessions built around Jackson's unhurried vibes touch, with Lucky Thompson's tenor adding warmth against a shifting cast of bassists and drummers. Recorded just as MJQ's leader was carving out solo space on Atlantic, it's blues-rooted and easygoing, built for late, low-lit hours.

Session personnel

Oscar Pettiford — bass
Percy Heath — bass
Kenny Clarke — drums
Lawrence Marable — drums
Barney Kessel — guitar
Barry Galbraith — guitar
Skeeter Best — guitar
John Lewis — piano
Lucky Thompson — tenor saxophone
Milt Jackson — vibraphone

Contemporary reception

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Pressings

Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 32 pressings on file.

1956	Atlantic · ATLANTIC 1242 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove
1956	London American Recordings · LTZ-K.15064 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Deep Groove · deep groove
1957	Versailles · MEDX. 12006 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, deep groove · deep groove
1959	Atlantic · 1242 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, deep groove · deep groove; laminated sleeve
1967	Atlantic · ATL-LP 09035 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, deep groove · deep groove
1956	London Records · LTZA 15064 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Microgroove
1956	Atlantic · ATLANTIC 1242 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Unbreakable
1956	Music · EPM 20041 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP · laminated sleeve
1956	Atlantic · EP 601 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono
1956	Atlantic · ATLANTIC 1242 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1957	Music · lpm 2005 — Vinyl, LP, Mono
1958	Metronome · MEP 271 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP, "black"
1958	Metronome · MEP 272 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP
1958	Metronome · MEP 273 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP, "blue"