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Milt Jackson

1923 - 1999

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Milton Jackson (January 1, 1923 – October 9, 1999), 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. A very expressive player, Jackson differentiated himself from other vibraphonists in his attention to variations on harmonics and rhythm. He was particularly fond of the twelve-bar blues at slow tempos. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Milt Jackson is the 768th most popular musician (up from 828th in 2019), the 4,218th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,146th in 2019) and the 243rd most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Milt Jackson ranks 768 out of 3,175. Before him are Ilaiyaraaja, Peter Machajdík, The Edge, Vasco Rossi, Todd Rundgren, and Sly Stone. After him are Nikolai Zverev, Robbie Robertson, Walter Donaldson, Joe Walsh, Scott Walker, and Robert Casadesus.

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Among people born in 1923, Milt Jackson ranks 174. Before him are Tonino Delli Colli, Shmuel Eisenstadt, Gloria Grahame, Holden Roberto, Zofia Posmysz, and Gordon Mitchell. After him are Arthur Hiller, Shoshana Damari, Linda Darnell, Seijun Suzuki, Michael V. Gazzo, and Gerard Reve. Among people deceased in 1999, Milt Jackson ranks 113. Before him are Oscar Cullmann, Fritz Fischer, Karekin I, Carlos Romero, Theodore Hall, and George Mosse. After him are Moondog, Flávio Costa, Grete Stern, Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Vazgen Sargsyan, and Giant Baba.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Milt Jackson ranks 4,218 out of 20,380. Before him are Wilson Bentley (1865), Joe Hill (1972), Maureen Stapleton (1925), Todd Rundgren (1948), Sly Stone (1943), and Bray Wyatt (1987). After him are David Chase (1945), James J. Gibson (1904), Mark Gordon (1957), Joe Turkel (1927), K. A. Applegate (1956), and Bob King (1906).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Milt Jackson ranks 243. Before him are Jack Sherman (1956), Ahmad Jamal (1930), Link Wray (1929), Kenny Clarke (1914), Todd Rundgren (1948), and Sly Stone (1943). After him are Walter Donaldson (1893), Joe Walsh (1947), Scott Walker (1943), Buddy Guy (1936), Billie Joe Armstrong (1972), and Moondog (1916).

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