Feelings (Milt Jackson album)

Feelings is an album by vibraphonist Milt Jackson accompanied by a string section that was recorded in 1976 and released by the Pablo label.^[1][2][3][4]

Feelings
Studio album by Milt Jackson and Strings
Released	1976
Recorded	April 12–14, 1976
Studio	RCA Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:00
Label	Pablo 2310 774
Producer	Norman Granz
Milt Jackson chronology
Centerpiece: At the Kosei Nenkin Vol. 2 (1976) Feelings (1976) Quadrant (1977)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[6]

AllMusic reviewer Stewart Mason stated "1976's Feelings is an atypical set for Milt Jackson. Usually the epitome of cool jazz hipness, the title track finds the music's pre-eminent vibraphonist squandering his talents on Morris Albert's gloppy pop hit to the accompaniment of an uninspired, violin-heavy string section. Both concept and execution are dire ... The remainder of the album picks up significantly from that abysmal beginning; producer Norman Granz and arranger Jimmy Jones wisely keep the orchestra well in the background, adding the occasional lush, Ellington-like flourish at the beginnings and endings of the tunes but otherwise staying out of the way of Jackson's sublimely melodic vibes ... It's not the average Milt Jackson album, but after a potentially devastating start, Feelings turns out not to be half bad".^[5]

Track listing

1. "Feelings" (Morris Albert) – 6:22
2. "Come-tome " (Milt Jackson) – 4:42
3. "Trouble Is a Man" (Alec Wilder) – 5:08
4. "Moody Blue" (Gerald Wilson) – 3:21
5. "The Day It Rained" (Djalma Ferreira, Ray Gilbert) – 3:41
6. "My Kind of Trouble Is You" (Benny Carter, Paul Vandervoort II) – 5:12
7. "If You Went Away" (Marcos Valle) – 3:59
8. "Tears" (Eumir Deodato) – 3:20
9. "Blues For Edith" (Milt Jackson) – 4:50
10. "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) – 5:07

Personnel

• Milt Jackson – vibraphone
• Hubert Laws – flute
• Jerome Richardson – flute, alto flute
• Tommy Flanagan – piano
• Dennis Budimir – guitar
• Ray Brown – bass
• Jimmie Smith – drums
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion
• Arnold Belnick, Herman Clebanoff, Marcia Van Dyke, Dave Frisina, Jennifer Geller, Al Harshman, Karen Jones, Jacob Krachmalnick, Bernard Kundell, Erno Neufeld, Stanley Plummer, Ralph Schaeffer, Charles Veal, Jerry Vinci – violin
• Rollice Dale, David Schwartz – viola
• Ronald Cooper, Ray Kramer – cello
• Catherine Gotthoffer – harp
• Jimmy Jones – arranger, conductor

References

1. Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Both Sides Now: Pablo Album Discography Preview accessed May 30, 2019
2. Jazzdisco: Pablo Records Catalog: 2310-700 series. Retrieved May 30, 2019
3. Jazzdisco: Milt Jackson Catalog accessed May 30, 2019
4. Enciclopedia del Jazz: Milt Jackson Discography accessed May 30, 2019
5. Mason, Stewart. Milt Jackson: Feelings – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
6. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 756. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.