Roll 'Em Bags

Roll 'Em Bags
Studio album by Milt Jackson
Released	34:10
Recorded	January 25, 1949 and January 5, 1956
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:21
Label	Savoy MG 12042
Milt Jackson chronology
Wizard of the Vibes (1948-56) Roll 'Em Bags (1949-56) Meet Milt Jackson (1949-56)

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]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Jim Todd awarded the album 3 stars stating "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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

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 January 5, 1956 (tracks 7-9)

Personnel

• Milt Jackson – vibes, piano
• Kenny Dorham - trumpet, piano (tracks 1-6)
• Julius Watkins - French horn (tracks 1-6)
• Billy Mitchell (tracks 1-6), Lucky Thompson (tracks 7-9) - tenor saxophone
• Wade Legge - piano (tracks 7-9)
• Wendell Marshall (tracks 7-9) Curly Russell (tracks 1-6) - bass
• Kenny Clarke – drums
• Joe Harris - timpani (tracks 1-6)

References

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