Roll 'Em Bags is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Milt Jackson featuring performances recorded in 1949 and 1956 and released on the Savoy label.[1]

Roll 'Em Bags
Studio album by
Released1956
RecordedJanuary 25, 1949 and January 5, 1956
StudioNew York City and Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
GenreJazz
Length42:21
LabelSavoy
MG 12042
ProducerOzzie Cadena
Milt Jackson chronology
Wizard of the Vibes
(1952)
Roll 'Em Bags
(1956)
Meet Milt Jackson
(1956)

Reception

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The Allmusic review by Jim Todd states: "Although not commonly viewed as a hard bop pioneer, the urbane, bluesy structures that distinguish Jackson's writing at this time, arguably, make him a trailblazer for the movement."[2]

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Allmusic     [2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Milt Jackson, except as indicated
  1. "Conglomeration" – 2:52
  2. "Bruz" – 2:50
  3. "You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 2:55
  4. "Roll 'Em Bags" – 2:39
  5. "Faultless – 2:35
  6. "Hey, Frenchy" (Ozzie Cadena) – 2:35
  7. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 5:38
  8. "Fred's Mood" – 6:26
  9. "Wild Man" – 5:40
  • Recorded in New York City on January 25, 1949 (tracks 1–6) and Van Gelder Studio, NJ on January 5, 1956 (tracks 7–9)

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Milt Jackson discography accessed January 16, 2012
  2. ^ a b Todd, J. Allmusic Review accessed January 16, 2012