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1975 studio album by Milt Jackson, Joe Pass and Ray Brown
The Big 3 is an album by vibraphonist
Milt Jackson , guitarist
Joe Pass and bassist
Ray Brown recorded in 1975 and released on the
Pablo label.
[1]
Reception
The
Allmusic review by
Scott Yanow awarded the album 5 stars stating "These three masterful players recorded together in many settings during the Pablo years, but only this once as a trio. The colorful repertoire acts as a device for the musicians to construct some brilliant bop-based solos".
[2]
Track listing
"
The Pink Panther " (
Henry Mancini ) - 5:52
"
Nuages " (
Django Reinhardt ) - 7:26
"
Blue Bossa " (
Kenny Dorham ) - 5:03
"
Come Sunday " (
Duke Ellington ) - 3:12
"
Wave " (
Antonio Carlos Jobim ) - 6:50
"
Moonglow " (
Eddie DeLange , Will Hudson,
Irving Mills ) - 4:57
"
You Stepped Out of a Dream " (
Nacio Herb Brown ,
Gus Kahn ) - 3:58
"Blues for Sammy" (Milt Jackson) - 6:25
Recorded in Los Angeles, California on August 25, 1975 by Angel Balestier
Personnel
References
^
Milt Jackson discography accessed February 2, 2012
^
a
b Yanow, S.
Allmusic Review accessed February 2, 2012
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 755
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Years listed are the years the album was recorded, not released
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This Is Ray Brown (1958)
Jazz Cello (1960)
Ray Brown with the All-Star Big Band (1962)
Much in Common (with
Milt Jackson , 1964)
Ray Brown / Milt Jackson (1965)
This One's for Blanton! (with
Duke Ellington , 1972)
The Big 3 (with Milt Jackson and
Joe Pass , 1975)
Jones-Brown-Smith (with
Hank Jones and
Jimmie Smith , 1976)
Quadrant (with Joe Pass, Milt Jackson, and
Mickey Roker , 1977)
Something for Lester (1977)
Live at the Concord Jazz Festival (1979)
Breakin' Out (with
George Shearing and
Marvin Smith , 1987)
After Hours (with
André Previn and Joe Pass, 1989)
Uptown (with André Previn and
Mundell Lowe , 1990)
Old Friends (with André Previn and Mundell Lowe, 1991)
Kiri Sidetracks: The Jazz Album (with André Previn, Mundell Lowe, and
Kiri Te Kanawa , 1991)
Don't Get Sassy (1994)
Some of My Best Friends Are...The Piano Players (1994)
SuperBass (1997)
Some of My Best Friends Are...Singers (1998)
Live at Starbucks (2001)
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