Milt Jackson and The Thelonious Monk Quartet (1958) (Classic Vinyl Series): Vinyl 2LP TheSmile The Beach Boys and Capitol

The Beach Boys and Capitol will release special expanded editions of the recorded masterpiece

The first two originally came out on Def American

Let's Sing a Gay Little Spring Song

“It was as fascinating to me as anything being made by actual musicians using actual instruments… I wanted to know why it was so hypnotic to me

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Milt Jackson and The Thelonious Monk Quartet (1958) (Classic Vinyl Series): Vinyl 2LP TheSmile The Beach Boys and CapitolVibraphonist Milt Jackson appeared on a number of Blue Note sessions throughout the bebop era in the late 1940s and early 1950s including a 1952 date under his leadership which featured the original line up of the Modern Jazz Quartet with John Lewis on piano, Percy Heath on bass, and Kenny Clarke on drums, plus Lou Donaldson on alto saxophone. That year Blue Note released the 10 LP Wizard of the Vibes which included Jacksons memorable theme Bags