Milt Jackson News

The vibraphone is a relatively new instrument, introduced to the US in 1916 as the "steel marimba.

The musical legacy of a living jazz legend with a Cape Verdean heritage who was born in Connecticut and grew up in Norwalk comes front and center this weekend when "The Music of Horace Silver" is presented at the Westport Arts Center by the Peter Hand Quartet.

From the opening tag of the first tune on this 1955 recording, one relaxes on the axis of the steel vibes of Milt Jackson, joined by his Modern Jazz Quartet mates Percy Heath and Connie Kay, along with soul jazz pioneer Horace Silver.

Warren Wolf has made his name by playing the vibes, which he does with aplomb. He's as much a virtuoso on the instrument as anyone, even including his jazz elders.

Curtis Fuller was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1934. He came to music late, playing the baritone horn in high school and switching to the trombone at age 16.