Milt Jackson

Born on January 1, 1923 - October 9, 1999, in Detroit, Mich, his full name was Milton Jackson. Mainly a vibraphone player (starting at 16) but also an accomplished piano player and singer. He started with Dizzy Gillespie and then throughout his career he went through Woody Herman, Howard McGhee, Thelonious Monk, and Charlie Parker among others.


For me, the best albums are with Wes Montgomey and another classic is with John Coltrane. A very popular jazz standard is "Bags Groove." Milt wrote this and his nickname is Bags. i dont know why ....does anyone know why they call him Bags? He is one of the first important vibraphonist in jazz and died in 1999. He is buried in the bronx.