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1955 studio album by Howard McGhee and Milt Jackson
Howard McGhee and Milt Jackson is an album by American jazz trumpeter Howard McGhee with vibraphonist Milt Jackson featuring performances recorded in 1948 and released by the Savoy label in 1955 on a 12-inch LP.[ 1] [ 2]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Jim Todd stated: "this is an unpretentious slice of bebop heaven, particularly attractive to listeners interested in the trumpeter".[ 3]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [ 4]
Track listing
All compositions by Howard McGhee except as indicated
"Merry Lee" - 2:04
"Short Life" - 1:57
"Talk of the Town " (Jerry Livingston , Al J. Neiburg , Marty Symes ) - 2:50
"Bass C Jam" (Herman Lubinsky ) - 2:56
"Flip Lip" - 2:29
"Belle from Bunnycock" - 2:44
"Down Home" - 2:44
"Sweet and Lovely " (Gus Arnheim , Jules LeMare , Harry Tobias ) - 2:59
"Fiesta" (M. Daniels) - 2:08
"I'm in the Mood for Love " (Jimmy McHugh , Dorothy Fields ) - 2:53
"The Man I Love " (George Gershwin , Ira Gershwin ) - 2:39
"The Last Word" - 2:20
corrected recording date info: tracks 5, 6, 11 & 12, October 15 or November 10, 1947; tracks 1-4 & 7-10, December 24-31, 1947 (all recorded in Chicago for the Vitacoustic Records label).
Personnel
Howard McGhee - trumpet
Milt Jackson - vibraphone (tracks 1-4 & 7-10)
Billy Eckstine - valve trombone (tracks 5, 6 & 12)
Jimmy Heath - alto saxophone , baritone saxophone (tracks 1-4, 7 & 10)
Kenny Mann - tenor saxophone (tracks 5, 6 & 12)
Will Davis (tracks 1-4 & 7-10), Hank Jones (tracks 5, 6, 11 & 12) - piano
Percy Heath (tracks 1-4 & 7-10), Ray Brown (tracks 5, 6, 11 & 12) - bass
Joe Harris (tracks 1-4 & 7-10), J.C. Heard (tracks 5, 6, 11 & 12) - drums
Marcel Daniels (tracks 5 & 12) - vocal
References
Studio albums Live albums With others Related articles
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except where noted.
As leader or co-leader WithArt Farmer WithMilt Jackson With others
That's Right! (Nat Adderley , 1960)
Up with Donald Byrd (1964)
Regeneration (Stanley Cowell , 1975)
Miles Davis Volume 2 (1953)
Kenny Dorham Quintet (1953)
Showboat (Kenny Dorham , 1960)
Black Drops (Charles Earland , 1970)
Soul Trombone (Curtis Fuller , 1961)
Smokin' (Curtis Fuller, 1972)
The Quota (Red Garland , 1971)
Kwanza (The First) (Albert Heath , 1973)
Homecoming! (Elmo Hope , 1961)
Hub Cap (Freddie Hubbard , 1961)
Jay Hawk Talk (Carmell Jones , 1965)
The Soul Society (Sam Jones , 1960)
The Chant (Sam Jones, 1961)
Down Home (Sam Jones, 1962)
Latin Mann (Herbie Mann, 1965)
Blue Soul (Blue Mitchell , 1959)
A Sure Thing (Blue Mitchell, 1962)
MJQ & Friends: A 40th Anniversary Celebration (1994)
Keep Swingin' (Julian Priester , 1960)
Soul Sauce (Cal Tjader , 1964)
Music Inc. (Charles Tolliver , 1970)
New York, New Sound (Gerald Wilson , 2003)
Turned to Blue (Nancy Wilson , released 2006)
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except where noted.
Albums as leader or co-leader
Urbanity (1947–53)
Bluebird (1955)
Quartet-Quintet (1955)
The Trio (and Wendell Marshall , Kenny Clarke , 1955)
Hank Jones' Quartet (1956)
Have You Met Hank Jones (1956)
Gigi (1958)
Keepin' Up with the Joneses (and Elvin and Thad Jones , 1958)
Porgy and Bess (1958)
The Talented Touch (1958)
Here's Love (1963)
This Is Ragtime Now! (1964)
Happenings (and Oliver Nelson , 1966)
Hanky Panky (1975)
Arigato (1976)
Jones-Brown-Smith (1976)
Satin Doll: Dedicated to Duke Ellington (1976)
Bop Redux (1977)
Have You Met This Jones? (1977)
I Remember You (1977)
Just for Fun (1977)
Tiptoe Tapdance (1977–78)
Ain't Misbehavin' (1978)
Carnaval (and Ron Carter , Sadao Watanabe , Tony Williams , 1978)
Compassion (1978)
Groovin' High (1978)
More Delights (and Tommy Flanagan , 1978)
Our Delights (and Tommy Flanagan, 1978)
Bluesette (1979)
I'm All Smiles (and Tommy Flanagan, 1979)
Duo (and Red Mitchell , 1987)
The Spirit of 176 (and George Shearing , 1988)
The Oracle (1989)
Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Sixteen (1991)
Steal Away (and Charlie Haden , 1994)
Kids: Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola (and Joe Lovano , 2006)
Come Sunday (2010)
The Great Jazz Trio WithBob Brookmeyer WithAl Cohn WithColeman Hawkins WithJohnny Hodges WithMilt Jackson WithJ.J. Johnson WithOliver Nelson WithSonny Stitt With others
The Cool Sound of Pepper Adams (Pepper Adams , 1957)
Pepper Adams Plays the Compositions of Charlie Mingus (Pepper Adams, 1963)
Conjuration: Fat Tuesday's Session (Pepper Adams, 1983)
Somethin' Else (Cannonball Adderley , 1958)
The Soul of the City (Manny Albam , 1966)
Bad! Bossa Nova (Gene Ammons , 1962)
Big Bad Jug (Gene Ammons, 1972)
Got My Own (Gene Ammons, 1972)
Baker's Holiday (Chet Baker , 1965)
Drummer's Holiday (Louie Bellson , 1956–58)
Encore (Eddie Bert , 1955)
Montage (split album, Eddie Bert, 1955)
Musician of the Year (Eddie Bert, 1955)
Late Date with Ruth Brown (Ruth Brown , 1959)
Ruth Brown '65 (1964)
Bluesin' Around (Kenny Burrell , 1961–62)
Night Song (Kenny Burrell, 1968)
For the Good Times (Rusty Bryant , 1973)
Byrd's Word (Donald Byrd , 1955)
New Formulas from the Jazz Lab (Gigi Gryce and Donald Byrd, 1957)
Jazz Lab (Gigi Gryce and Donald Byrd, Jubilee, 1957)
1 + 3 (Ron Carter, 1978)
Bass on Top (Paul Chambers , 1957)
Kenny Clarke & Ernie Wilkins (1955)
Introducing Jimmy Cleveland and His All Stars (1955)
Rhythm Crazy (Jimmy Cleveland , 1959)
Earl Coleman Returns (1956)
Last Night When We Were Young (Art Farmer , 1957)
Portrait of Art Farmer (1958)
The Aztec Suite (Art Farmer, 1959)
Merry Olde Soul (Victor Feldman , 1960–61)
Rhythm Is My Business (Ella Fitzgerald , 1962)
New Trombone (Curtis Fuller , 1957)
Cabin in the Sky (Curtis Fuller, 1962)
A Portrait of Duke Ellington (Dizzy Gillespie , 1960)
The Bop Session (Dizzy Gillespie, 1975)
Ca'Purange (Dexter Gordon , 1972)
Tangerine (Dexter Gordon, 1972)
Soul Groove (Johnny Griffin and Matthew Gee , 1963)
Gigi Gryce (1958)
You Better Know It!!! (Lionel Hampton , 1964)
I Just Dropped by to Say Hello (Johnny Hartman , 1963)
The Voice That Is! (Johnny Hartman, 1964)
Flute-In (Bobbi Humphrey , 1971)
Groovin' with Jacquet (Illinois Jacquet , 1951)
French Cookin' (Budd Johnson , 1963)
Elvin! (Elvin Jones , 1961–62)
And Then Again (Elvin Jones, 1965)
Dear John C. (Elvin Jones, 1965)
The Deadly Affair (Quincy Jones , 1966)
Hello, Hank Jones (Clifford Jordan , 1978)
SteveIreneo! (Irene Kral , 1959)
The Drum Battle (Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich , 1952)
I'm All For You (Joe Lovano , 2003)
Joyous Encounter (Joe Lovano, 2004)
Classic! Live at Newport (Joe Lovano, 2005)
Salute to the Flute (Herbie Mann , 1957)
2-3-4 (Shelly Manne , 1962)
Star Highs (Warne Marsh , 1982)
Eddie Costa, Mat Mathews & Don Elliott at Newport (1957)
The Jazz Version of "How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying" (Gary McFarland , 1961)
Helen Merrill with Strings (1955)
SO Much Guitar! (Wes Montgomery , 1961)
Great Day (James Mody , 1963)
Salute to Satch (Joe Newman , 1956)
The Midgets (Joe Newman, 1956)
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All the Sad Young Men (Anita O'Day , 1962)
New York Album (Art Pepper , 1979)
So in Love (Art Pepper, 1979)
Here's That Raney Day (Jimmy Raney, 1980)
Together Again: For the First Time (Buddy Rich and Mel Tormé , 1978)
Midnight Oil (Jerome Richardson , 1958)
The Chase Is On (Charlie Rouse and Paul Quinichette , 1957)
Flute Suite (A.K. Salim , 1957)
The Jazz We Heard Last Summer (Sahib Shihab , 1957)
Jazz Sahib (Sahib Shihab, 1957)
Johnny Smith (Johnny Smith , 1967)
The Incredible Ira Sullivan (1980)
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Warm Wave (Cal Tjader , 1964)
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Flutes & Reeds (Ernie Wilkins and Frank Wess , 1955)
Top Brass (Ernie Wilkins, 1955)
Wilder 'n' Wilder (Joe Wilder , 1956)
The Pretty Sound (Joe Wilder, 1959)
But Beautiful (Nancy Wilson , 1969)
The Swingin' States (Kai Winding , 1958)
Dance to the City Beat (Kai Winding, 1958–59)
More Brass (Kai Winding, 1966)
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