Milt Jackson - Sunflower (1972)

Milt Jackson - Sunflower 

  "Sunflower" is one of the great jazz albums IMHO of our time........the perfect mix of jazz, exploration and progressive elements.   Milt Jackson was of course a vibraphonist and is joined by a huge cast of jazz greats including Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Ron Carter and Billy Cobham.

  Sunflower was released in 1972 on Creed Taylor's CTI jazz label and stands as one of the best for Milt's career!   The album is made up of 4 longer songs and each one is a thing of beauty!

If you love the vibes then this is your album for sure!  Milt gets to windout with some cool controlled  improvisation.   The tune "People Make The World Go Round" is a funk jazz 9:00 minute masterpiece. 

Here is what Dusty Groove says about this album :  "Proof that Milt Jackson was easily the hippest member of the Modern Jazz Quartet – and one of the few who could really open up into different sounds away from that combo! This sweet 70s set for CTI is totally great – a whole new chapter for Jackson's vibes, and a real re-setting of the soulful modes he'd explored as a leader in the 60s. There's a wonderfully warm and chromatic feel to the set from the start – as Milt's vibes are set in fuller arrangements from Don Sebesky – with added instrumentation from Herbie Hancock on electric piano, Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, and Phil Bodner on reeds. The highlight of the album is a nice long take on "People Make The World Go Round", but it's all pretty sweet, and other titles include nice versions of "Sunflower" and "What Are You Doing For The Rest Of Your Life" – and Jackson's own "SKJ" and "For Someone I Love"