Are the vibes good? These tracks by Milt Jackson, Lionel Hampton, Roy Ayers and others, chosen by 12 musicians and writers, should convince you. By Giovanni Russonello We’re living in the era of ...

Jazz is broad and has variety. Jazz is a music form generally performed with an individual's own imaginations in a variety of configurations that suit their impulses. And with such components applied, ...

Milt Jackson was to the vibraphone what Bud Powell was to the piano, in terms of how he disseminated the expansive harmonic vocabulary of bebop. This set, featuring both his early small group work and ...

Milt Jackson in New York, with bassist Ray Brown, left, circa 1947. Credit: William P. Gottlieb Collection at the Library of Congress You know that classic scene from the movie, “Big,” when the ...

Click to open image viewer. A black-and-white photograph of jazz percussionist Milt Jackson playing the vibraphone during a performance in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Jackson is photographed from the waist up ...