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Milt Jackson
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Milton Jackson, nicknamed "Bags", was an American jazz vibraphonist. He is especially remembered for his cool swinging solos as a member of the Modern Jazz Quartet and his penchant for collaborating with hard bop and post-bop players.
Jackson with bassist Ray Brown, c. 1947
Jackson with bassist Ray Brown, c. 1947
Jackson at Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society, Half Moon Bay, California, 1980s.
Jackson at Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society, Half Moon Bay, California, 1980s.
Jackson (left) in Seattle, Washington, c. 1980
Jackson (left) in Seattle, Washington, c. 1980
Vibraphone
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The vibraphone is a percussion instrument in the metallophone family. It consists of tuned metal bars and is typically played by using mallets to strike the bars. A person who plays the vibraphone is called a vibraphonist, vibraharpist, or vibist.
A Musser vibraphone
A Musser vibraphone
A 1928 ad for the Deagan vibraharp.
A 1928 ad for the Deagan vibraharp.
Lionel Hampton playing the vibraphone in 1946.
Lionel Hampton playing the vibraphone in 1946.
An overhead view of a 3 octave vibraphone with different mallets of varying hardness.
An overhead view of a 3 octave vibraphone with different mallets of varying hardness.