Vibraphonist Milt Jackson was a frequent presence on Blue Note sessions in the bebop era. As part of the fabled 1500 Series begun in 1956, the label issued the 12” compilation Milt Jackson and The Thelonious Monk Quintet which expanded Jackson’s 10” LP Wizard of the Vibes with tracks from 1948 and 1951 dates led by Monk.

The album cover was the first designed by Reid Miles

This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.

Tracklist:

Milt Jackson and The Thelonious Monk Quintet

Blue Note / 1948/51

1. Lillie (SIDE A)
2. Tahiti (SIDE A)
3. What's New (SIDE A)
4. Bags' Groove (SIDE A)
5. On The Scene (SIDE A)
6. Willow Weep For Me (SIDE A)
7. Criss Cross (SIDE B)
8. Eronel (SIDE B)
9. Misterioso (SIDE B)
10. Evidence (Alternate Take) (SIDE B)
11. Lillie (Alternate Take) (SIDE B)
12. Four In One (Alternate Take) (SIDE B)

Milt Jackson (vibraphone);

Thelonious Monk, John Lewis (piano); Al McKibbon, Percy Heath (bass);

Art Blakey, Kenny Clarke, Shadow Wilson (drums);

Lou Donaldson, Sahib Shihab (alto sax)