Talk:Milt Jackson

Introduction

The introduction says that Jackson preferred a slower "3.3 revolutions per second (as opposed to Lionel Hampton's speed of 10 revolutions per second)". 3.3 revolutions per second is not slow for a vibraphone - that's 198 rpm. My vibes only go to 140 which is typical. I've never seen any vibes that go to 10 revolutions per second (600 rpm). If you watch Jackson's live performances, you can clearly see that it is not 198 rpm. I don't know what the source of this is, but it's clearly not correct.

Personal

wife Sandra K. and daughter Chyrise M. -- no mention?? 66.105.218.12 (talk) 01:22, 23 September 2012 (UTC)

Sources

I have issues with statements like "Jackson differentiated himself from other vibraphonists in his attention to variations on harmonics and rhythm." If someone authoritative published that remark somewhere, it needs to be cited. However, it is not descriptive of Jackson's style, and doesn't quite make sense. "Harmonics" is an acoustical term, and the writer may have meant "harmony". Still, "attention to variations on harmony and rhythm" does not distinguish one musician (ALL musicians give attention to these things) and most definitely does not characterize Jackson's approach. Please cite the source for this, whoever wrote it, or I hope you don't mind if I edit this article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:4:2080:1E1:796D:4F6A:E033:E311 (talk) 06:23, 15 December 2013 (UTC)

Like many...

"Like many, he was surrounded by music from an early age,"

Like many... what?

Musicians in general? Jazz players? Church-goers? Saggittarians? Shriners? Please be specific. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:44b8:3102:bb00:e54b:8216:e5b7:cea0 (talk) 23:31, 29 October 2018 (UTC)