Just the Way It Had to Be explained

Just the Way It Had to Be
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Milt Jackson
Border:	yes
Released:	1970
Recorded:	August 1 & 2, 1969
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	41:54
Label:	Impulse!
Producer:	Ed Michel
Chronology:	Milt Jackson
Prev Title:	That's the Way It Is
Prev Year:	1969
Next Title:	Memphis Jackson
Next Year:	1969

Just the Way It Had to Be is a live album by American jazz vibraphonist Milt Jackson featuring performances recorded at Shelly's Manne-Hole in 1969 for the Impulse! label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "the music is quite likable, melodic and swinging (particularly for 1969)".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Milt Jackson except as indicated

1. "Listen, Here" (Eddie Harris) – 8:30
2. "S.K.J." – 5:36
3. "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 6:53
4. "If I Were a Bell" (Frank Loesser) – 6:01
5. "The Very Thought of You" (Ray Noble) – 8:02
6. "Bags' Groove" – 6:50

• Recorded at Shelly's Manne-Hole in Hollywood, California on August 1 & 2, 1969

Personnel

• Milt Jackson – vibes
  • Teddy Edwards – tenor saxophone Monty Alexander – piano
• Ray Brown – bass
• Dick Berk – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/impulse-records/catalog-9200-series/#as-9230 Impulse! Records discography
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed January 10, 2012