Product details
- Label Pablo Records
- Artist Milt Jackson
- Format 1LP
- Country United States
- Released Date 1976
- Genre Jazz
- Sealed No
- Media Condition Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Sleeve Condition Good Plus (G+)
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Condition: Used
Media Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Condition: Good Plus (G+) (Cover is fully split on the top. On the back moisture damage and edge wear all around.)
Condition Notes:
Record has initials on label on side A.
The record itself is close to near mint.
The Big 3 by Milt Jackson featuring Joe Pass, Ray Brown.
Recorded in Los Angeles on August 25, 1975, and released the following year on Norman Granz's Pablo label, this is one of those deceptively simple records that only three master musicians could make. Granz, who built his reputation letting the greatest jazz players stretch out without producerly interference, assembled a trio here that lives up to its unassuming title. With Benny Green supplying the liner notes and Phil Stern behind the camera, it carries the unmistakable stamp of a mid-'70s Pablo production: uncluttered, intimate, and focused entirely on the interplay.
The music rests on the conversation between three voices rarely heard so nakedly exposed. Milt Jackson's vibraphone remains as lyrical and blues-soaked as ever, ringing out over the harmonic foundation Ray Brown lays down on bass — sturdy, walking, endlessly swinging. Joe Pass fills the space where a piano might normally sit, his guitar weaving countermelodies and chordal support with the fluency that made him one of Granz's favorite collaborators. Stripped of drums, the three lock into a warm, breathing groove that rewards close listening.
For collectors, the appeal runs deep: an all-star Pablo session in its original pressing, complete with Gribbitt!'s clean cover design. Certain copies bear a gold "Demonstration Not For Sale" stamp at the top left — a promotional marking that makes those particular pressings especially prized on the shelf.
Pressing Details:
Track Listing:
A1. The Pink Panther
A2. Nuages
A3. Blue Bossa
A4. Come Sunday
B1. Wave
B2. Moonglow
B3. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
B4. Blues For Sammy
Credits:
Ray Brown - Bass
Gribbitt! - Cover, Layout
Joe Pass - Guitar
Benny Green (2) - Liner Notes
Phil Stern - Photography
Norman Granz - Producer, Cover, Layout
Milt Jackson - Vibraphone
Notes:
Recorded August 25,1975 in Los Angeles, California
Some copies have gold "Demonstration Not For Sale" stamp at top left
Artist: Milt Jackson
Supporting Artists: Joe Pass, Ray Brown
Format: 1LP
Genre: Jazz
Label: Pablo Records
Catalog Number: 2310-757
Release Year: 1976
Country: United States
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