Just the Way It Had to Be

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

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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

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