The Ballad Artistry of Milt Jackson

The AllMusic review awarded the album 3 stars.[3]

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All compositions are by Milt Jackson except as indicated:

1. "The Cylinder" - 2:45
2. "Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) - 3:02
3. "Alone Together" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 4:50
4. "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) - 4:29
5. "Don't Worry 'Bout Me" (Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler) - 4:02
6. "Nuages" (Django Reinhardt) - 3:38
7. "Deep in a Dream" (Eddie DeLange, Jimmy van Heusen) - 3:39
8. "I'm a Fool to Want You" (Joel Herron, Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf) - 4:39
9. "The Midnight Sun Will Never Set" (Dorcas Cochran, Quincy Jones, Henri Salvador) - 3:48
10. "Tomorrow" - 3:22

• Recorded in New York City on May 1, 1959 (tracks 6, 7, 9 & 10), September 9, 1959 (tracks 4, 5 & 8) and September 10, 1959 (tracks 1-3)

• Milt Jackson – vibes
• Don Hammond - alto flute
• Romeo Penque - reeds
• Max Cahn, Alexander Cores, Paul Gershman, Julius Held, Leo Kahn, Harry Katzman, Harry Lookofsky, David Nadien, George Ockner, Gene Orloff, Leonard Posner, Sol Shapiro - violin
• Al Brown, Harold Coletta, Burt Fisch, David Mankowitz - viola
• Maurice Brown, Charles McCracken, Harvey Shapiro, George Ricci - cello
• Gloria Agostini - harp
• Jimmy Jones - piano, arranger
• Barry Galbraith, Chuck Wayne - guitar
• Bill Crow, Milt Hinton - bass
• Connie Kay - drums
• Quincy Jones - arranger, conductor