Milt Jackson and the Hip String Quartet
# Milt Jackson and the Hip String Quartet

Milt Jackson and the Hip String Quartet is an album by vibraphonist Milt Jackson accompanied by a string quartet arranged and conducted by Tom McIntosh that was recorded in 1968 and released on the Verve label.

## Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album three out of five stars.

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |

## Track listing

* "You Got to Pay When the Deal Goes Down" (Tom McIntosh) - 3:28
* "The Morning After" (Bernard Ebbinghouse) - 3:30
* "For All We Know" (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) - 3:29
* "A Walkin' Thing" (Benny Carter) - 5:33
* "In Walked Bud" (Thelonious Monk) - 3:37
* "A Little Too Much" (Mike Appel, Don Henny) - 3:46
* "Bags and Strings" (Milt Jackson) - 3:30
* "New Rhumba" (Ahmad Jamal) - 4:13

   * Recorded on May 9, 1968 (track eight), June 3, 1968 (tracks four and seven) and June 17, 1968 (tracks one to three, five and six)

## Personnel

* Milt Jackson – vibes
* Hubert Laws - flute (tracks 4, 7 & 8)
* James Moody - tenor saxophone, flute (tracks 1-3, 5 & 6)
* Sanford Allen - violin
* Alfred Brown - viola
* Sidney Edwards (tracks 1-3, 5 & 6), Ronald Lipscomb, Kermit Moore (tracks 4, 7 & 8) - cello
* Cedar Walton - piano
* Ron Carter (tracks 4, 7 & 8), Bob Cranshaw (tracks 1-3, 5 & 6) - bass
* Mickey Roker (tracks 1-3, 5, 6 & 8), Grady Tate (tracks 4 & 7) - drums
* Tom McIntosh - arranger, conductor
