ミルト・ジャクソン Milt Jackson
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ミルト･ジャクソン（Milt Jackson, 1923年1月1日 - 1999年10月9日）はアメリカ合衆国のジャズビブラフォン奏者。
[略歴]
1923年、ミシガン州デトロイトに生まれる。デューク・エリントンやカウント・ベイシーを聴きジャズに興味を持ち、特にライオネル・ハンプトンの影響を
受ける。
トランペット奏者のディジー・ガレスピーに招かれニューヨークへ行き彼のバンドでプレイする。バンドを去った後はセロニアス・モンク、チャーリー・パー
カー、レイ・ブラウンらと共演を重ねる。
1951年にミルト・ジャクソン・カルテットをジョン・アーロン・ルイス（ピアノ）、パーシー・ヒース（ベース）、ケニー・クラーク（ドラム）らと結成す
るが翌年にはモダン・ジャズ・カルテット（MJQ）となる。以降はモダン・ジャズ・カルテットのメンバーとして活躍する。
1974年7月カルテットを解散するが11月には再び集まってコンサートを開いた。また1981年には日本武道館でもコンサートを行っている。1999年
没。
Milt Jackson
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For the house music producer, see Milton Jackson
Milton (Milt) Jackson (January 1, 1923 – October 9, 1999) was an
American jazz vibraphonist and one of the most important figures in the
hard bop style. A very expressive player, Jackson differentiated
himself from other vibraphonists in his attention to variations of
dynamics and rhythm. He was particularly fond of the 12-bar blues at
slow tempos. He preferred to set the vibraphone's oscillator to a low
3.3 revolutions per second (as opposed to Lionel Hampton's speed of 10
revolutions per second) for a more subtle vibrato. Jackson was also a
capable pianist, and sometimes performed professionally on that
instrument. He also sang on a few albums.Soul believer, e.g.
He was discovered by Dizzy Gillespie, who hired him for his sextet in
1946. He quickly acquired experience working with the most important
figures in jazz of the era, including John Coltrane, Woody Herman,
Howard McGhee, Thelonious Monk, and Charlie Parker. In the Gillespie
big band one of his jobs was to play in a quartet with John Lewis,
Percy Heath, and Kenny Clarke while the horn section took a break from
the demanding high-register horn parts. This group became the Modern
Jazz Quartet, which had a long independent career of 20 years until
disbanding in 1974 over financial problems. Jackson then toured alone,
performing in various small combos.
According to an article by Stephen Thanabalan in JazzImprov Magazine,
Jackson's 12 bar blues affinities and skills at improvisations were of
great rhythmic variety (short notes adjoining sustained phrases) and
along with great control of a wide range of dynamics and a mastery of
slow tempos, was one of the first vibraphonists to master the bop
style. Jackson is today generally regarded as one of the finest
performers on his instrument in the history of jazz.
His composition "Bags' Groove" ("Bags" was his nickname, from the
'bags' under his eyes from staying up late) is a jazz standard. He has
been featured on the NPR radio program Jazz Profiles.
[External links]
Milt
Jackson at the All Music Guide
Milt Jackson
at the Hard Bop Homepage
Modern Jazz Quartet （MJQ）
Bags' Groove