Just the Way It Had to Be

Just the Way It Had to Be
Live album by
Released1970
RecordedAugust 1–2, 1969
VenueShelly's Manne-Hole, Hollywood, California
GenreJazz
Length41:54
LabelImpulse!
ProducerEd Michel
Milt Jackson chronology
That's the Way It Is
(1970)
Just the Way It Had to Be
(1970)
Memphis Jackson
(1970)

Just the Way It Had to Be is a live album by American jazz vibraphonist Milt Jackson featuring performances recorded at Shelly's Manne-Hole in 1969 for the Impulse! label.