Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Milt Jackson

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Last updated on September 18, 2024.
Milt Jackson

Milton Jackson, nicknamed "Bags", was an American jazz vibraphonist, usually thought of as a bebop player, although he performed in several jazz idioms. 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.

January 1, 1923 - October 9, 1999
Dizzy, Duke and Charlie Parker were the greatest jazz legends of all time. — © Milt Jackson
Dizzy, Duke and Charlie Parker were the greatest jazz legends of all time.
If I'm not saying it in four choruses or less, then I'm not saying it.
The people in Japan love jazz music, man, and also in Europe, far more than they ever did here. And that always puzzled me until I went over there to really get into it for myself and find out what it is. It's their tradition and culture, man. We've gotten away from that in America, man. We live in a country of complete fantasy.
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