Factoids:
- Composed by Milt Jackson (1923-1999)
- Apart of the 1957 album "Bag's Groove"
- was first recorded with the Miles Davis Quintet in 1954
- other songs listed on the album have become jazz standards like "Oleo" and "Doxy"
- Milt Jackson is known for his amazing vibraphone chops
- was discovered by Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet) in 1946 when he hired Milt for his sextet
- he set the oscillator to 3.3 revolutions per second for a subtle vibrato sound
- known for his variations of harmony & rhythm
- Milt Jackson formed the "Modern Jazz Quartet" in 1952
- The simple melody in "Bag's Groove" makes it a popular tune that has been arranged for many different groups & ensembles
- Listen to Milt Jackson in this clip
- he uses simple patterns and then expands on those ideas
- on the close-up shots, you can see him using the foot pedal (dampens or lets the metal bars ring) as the metal bars are pushed up and down
- if you look closely, you can see the spinning oscillator plates underneath the metal bars
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