1968 studio album by Milt Jackson
Milt Jackson and the Hip String Quartet Released 1968 Recorded May 9 and June 3 & 17, 1968 Studio A&R Studios, NYC Genre Jazz Length 31 :06 Label Verve Producer Esmond Edwards
Milt Jackson and the Hip String Quartet is an album by vibraphonist Milt Jackson accompanied by a string quartet arranged and conducted by Tom McIntosh that was recorded in 1968 and released on the Verve label.[ 1]
The Allmusic review awarded the album three out of five stars.[ 2]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [ 2]
"You Got to Pay When the Deal Goes Down" (Tom McIntosh ) - 3:28
"The Morning After" (Bernard Ebbinghouse) - 3:30
"For All We Know " (J. Fred Coots , Sam M. Lewis ) - 3:29
"A Walkin' Thing" (Benny Carter ) - 5:33
"In Walked Bud" (Thelonious Monk ) - 3:37
"A Little Too Much" (Mike Appel , Don Henny ) - 3:46
"Bags and Strings" (Milt Jackson ) - 3:30
"New Rhumba" (Ahmad Jamal ) - 4:13
Recorded on May 9, 1968 (track eight), June 3, 1968 (tracks four and seven) and June 17, 1968 (tracks one to three, five and six)
Milt Jackson – vibes
Hubert Laws - flute (tracks 4, 7 & 8)
James Moody - tenor saxophone , flute (tracks 1-3, 5 & 6)
Sanford Allen - violin
Alfred Brown - viola
Sidney Edwards (tracks 1-3, 5 & 6), Ronald Lipscomb, Kermit Moore (tracks 4, 7 & 8) - cello
Cedar Walton - piano
Ron Carter (tracks 4, 7 & 8), Bob Cranshaw (tracks 1-3, 5 & 6) - bass
Mickey Roker (tracks 1-3, 5, 6 & 8), Grady Tate (tracks 4 & 7) - drums
Tom McIntosh - arranger , conductor
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