Just the Way It Had to Be

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Just the Way It Had to Be
Live album by
Released1970
RecordedAugust 1 & 2, 1969
GenreJazz
Length41:54
LabelImpulse!
ProducerEd Michel
Milt Jackson chronology
That's the Way It Is
(1969)
Just the Way It Had to Be
(1970)
Memphis Jackson
(1969)

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[edit]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "the music is quite likable, melodic and swinging (particularly for 1969)".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Milt Jackson except as indicated
  1. "Listen, Here" (Eddie Harris) – 8:30
  2. "S.K.J." – 5:36
  3. "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 6:53
  4. "If I Were a Bell" (Frank Loesser) – 6:01
  5. "The Very Thought of You" (Ray Noble) – 8:02
  6. "Bags' Groove" – 6:50
  • Recorded at Shelly's Manne-Hole in Hollywood, California on August 1 & 2, 1969

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Impulse! Records discography accessed January 10, 2012
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed January 10, 2012