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Milt Jackson

1923 - 1999

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Milton Jackson (January 1, 1923 – October 9, 1999), nicknamed "Bags", was an American jazz vibraphonist. 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. A very expressive player, Jackson differentiated himself from other vibraphonists in his attention to variations on harmonics and rhythm. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Milt Jackson has received more than 488,096 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Milt Jackson is the 828th most popular musician (up from 843rd in 2019), the 4,146th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,197th in 2019) and the 260th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 490k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Milt Jackson ranks 828 out of 3,175. Before him are Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Phil Taylor, Floyd Council, John Petrucci, Snowy White, and Éric Serra. After him are Adrien-François Servais, Dorival Caymmi, Mischa Elman, Gerardo Matos Rodríguez, Peter Winter, and Arturo Sandoval.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Milt Jackson ranks 195. Before him are Norberto Méndez, Valentin Varennikov, José Giovanni, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Stanisław Skrowaczewski, and Savka Dabčević-Kučar. After him are Zeffiro Furiassi, Richard Herrmann, Josep Seguer, Nora Brockstedt, James Karen, and Victor Papanek. Among people deceased in 1999, Milt Jackson ranks 127. Before him are Mario Soldati, Flávio Costa, Reiner Klimke, Paul Sacher, Theodore Hall, and Carlos Romero. After him are Oswaldo Guayasamín, Jacques Lecoq, Riccardo Freda, Bing Xin, Susan Strasberg, and Taheyya Kariokka.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Milt Jackson ranks 4,146 out of 20,380. Before him are Eugene Odum (1913), Edward R. Murrow (1908), Lucian Pulvermacher (1918), Gregory Benford (1941), Alan Sokal (1955), and Nick Cravat (1912). After him are John Henry Schwarz (1941), Michael Gazzaniga (1939), Thomas Sowell (1930), Kenny Roberts (1951), Merce Cunningham (1919), and Nancy Meyers (1949).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Milt Jackson ranks 260. Before him are Yusef Lateef (1920), Chuck Schuldiner (1967), Adam Levine (1979), Dee Dee Warwick (1942), Floyd Council (1911), and John Petrucci (1967). After him are Mike Porcaro (1955), Stanley Clarke (1951), Joe Walsh (1947), Alice Coltrane (1937), Son House (1902), and Berry Gordy (1929).

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