Milt Jackson

Milton (Milt) Jackson (January 1, 1923 - October 9, 1999) was an American jazz vibraphonist, often considered the finest player on his instrument the art had ever known, and one of the most important figures in the bebop style, although he performed in several subgenres of jazz, especially his coolly swinging solos and accompaniments in the Modern Jazz Quartet and his penchant for collaborating with several harder bop and post-bop players. A very... more

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  • Jan 1, 1923

Date of death:

  • Oct 9, 1999 (age 76 years)

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  • Jackson, Milt
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