The Complete Modern Jazz Quartet Prestige And Pablo Recordings
The Modern Jazz Quartet
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DISC ONE 1. All The Things You Are 5:17 Preview 2. La Ronde 3:07 Preview 3. Vendome 3:12 Preview 4. Rose Of The Rio Grande 2:14 Preview 5. The Queen's Fancy 3:12 Preview 6. Delaunay's Dilemma 4:01 Preview 7. Autumn In New York 4:30 Preview 8. But Not For Me 7:00 Preview 9. In A Sentimental Mood 3:21 Preview 10. The Stopper 2:58 Preview 11. Almost Like Being In Love 3:25 Preview 12. No Moe 3:29 Preview 13. Django 6:18 Preview 14. One Bass Hit 2:59 Preview 15. Milano 4:40 Preview 16. La Ronde Suite: A) Piano B) Bass C) Vibes D) Drums 9:38 Preview 17. Ralph's New Blues 9:52 Preview 18. All Of You 3:36 Preview DISC TWO 1. I'll Remember April 2:56 Preview 2. Gershwin Medley: Soon / For You, For Me, Forevermore / Love Walked In / Our Love Is Here To Stay Preview 3. Concorde 3:34 Preview 4. Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise 3:13 Preview 5. Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise 5:28 6. The Cylinder 5:12 7. Really True Blues 5:39 8. The Golden Striker 3:17 9. Odds Against Tomorrow 8:53 10. The Jasmine Tree 4:42 11. Bags' Groove 8:25 12. Django 6:18 13. Django 6:18 Preview DISC THREE 1. The Jasmine Tree 4:42 Preview 2. Odds Against Tomorrow 8:53 Preview 3. The Cylinder 5:12 Preview 4. The Martyr 8:43 Preview 5. Really True Blues 5:39 Preview 6. Monterey Mist 4:05 Preview 7. Bags' New Groove 4:15 Preview 8. Woody'n You 5:41 Preview 9. Echoes 4:30 Preview 10. The Watergate Blues 6:04 Preview 11. The Hornpipe 8:16 Preview 12. Connie's Blues 7:21 Preview DISC FOUR 1. Sacha's March 7:54 Preview 2. That Slavic Smile 8:00 Preview 3. Reunion Blues 6:37 Preview 4. D And E (Alternate Take) 9:43 Preview 5. Rockin' In Rhythm (Take 16) 4:27 Preview 6. Valeria 6:46 Preview 7. Le Cannet 8:16 Preview 8. Nature Boy 6:14 Preview 9. Milano 4:40 Preview 10. Topsy II 6:50 Preview 11. D And E (Retake 1) 9:43 Preview Also available as
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DISC ONE 1. All The Things You Are 5:17 Preview Buy MP3 89¢ 2. La Ronde 3:07 Preview Buy MP3 89¢ 3. Vendome 3:12 Preview Buy MP3 89¢ 4. Rose Of The Rio Grande 2:14 Preview Buy MP3 89¢ 5. The Queen's Fancy 3:12 Preview Buy MP3 89¢ 6. Delaunay's Dilemma 4:01 Preview Buy MP3 89¢ 7. Autumn In New York 4:30 Preview Buy MP3 89¢ 8. But Not For Me 7:00 Preview Buy MP3 89¢ 9. In A Sentimental Mood 3:21 Preview Buy MP3 89¢ 10. The Stopper 2:58 Preview Buy MP3 89¢ 11. Almost Like Being In Love 3:25 Preview Buy MP3 89¢ 12. No Moe 3:29 Preview Buy MP3 89¢ 13. Django 6:18 Preview Buy MP3 89¢ 14. One Bass Hit 2:59 Preview Buy MP3 89¢ 15. Milano 4:40 Preview Buy MP3 89¢ 16. La Ronde Suite: A) Piano B) Bass C) Vibes D) Drums 9:38 Preview Album Only 17. Ralph's New Blues 9:52 Preview Album Only 18. All Of You 3:36 Preview Buy MP3 89¢ DISC TWO 1. I'll Remember April 2:56 Preview Buy MP3 89¢ 2. Gershwin Medley: Soon / For You, For Me, Forevermore / Love Walked In / Our Love Is Here To Stay Preview Buy MP3 89¢ 3. Concorde 3:34 Preview Buy MP3 89¢ 4. Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise 3:13 Preview Buy MP3 89¢ 5. Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise 5:28 Not Available 6. The Cylinder 5:12 Not Available 7. Really True Blues 5:39 Not Available 8. The Golden Striker 3:17 Not Available 9. Odds Against Tomorrow 8:53 Album Only 10. The Jasmine Tree 4:42 Not Available 11. Bags' Groove 8:25 Album Only 12. Django 6:18 Not Available 13. Django 6:18 Preview Buy MP3 89¢ DISC THREE 1. The Jasmine Tree 4:42 Preview Buy MP3 89¢ 2. Odds Against Tomorrow 8:53 Preview Album Only 3. The Cylinder 5:12 Preview Buy MP3 89¢ 4. The Martyr 8:43 Preview Album Only 5. Really True Blues 5:39 Preview Buy MP3 89¢ 6. Monterey Mist 4:05 Preview Buy MP3 89¢ 7. Bags' New Groove 4:15 Preview Buy MP3 89¢ 8. Woody'n You 5:41 Preview Buy MP3 89¢ 9. Echoes 4:30 Preview Buy MP3 89¢ 10. The Watergate Blues 6:04 Preview Buy MP3 89¢ 11. The Hornpipe 8:16 Preview Album Only 12. Connie's Blues 7:21 Preview Buy MP3 89¢ DISC FOUR 1. Sacha's March 7:54 Preview Buy MP3 89¢ 2. That Slavic Smile 8:00 Preview Buy MP3 89¢ 3. Reunion Blues 6:37 Preview Buy MP3 89¢ 4. D And E (Alternate Take) 9:43 Preview Album Only 5. Rockin' In Rhythm (Take 16) 4:27 Preview Buy MP3 89¢ 6. Valeria 6:46 Preview Buy MP3 89¢ 7. Le Cannet 8:16 Preview Album Only 8. Nature Boy 6:14 Preview Buy MP3 89¢ 9. Milano 4:40 Preview Buy MP3 89¢ 10. Topsy II 6:50 Preview Buy MP3 89¢ 11. D And E (Retake 1) 9:43 Preview Album Only BUY ALBUM AS MP3 DOWNLOAD — only
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Here is a portrait on four discs, spanning the years 1952 to 1985, of the Modern Jazz Quartet at the beginning and near the end of their reign. The MJQ, which would become internationally popular and as synonymous with elegance as Lalique crystal—while never losing touch with the blues that is at the heart of jazz—traced its beginnings to Dizzy Gillespie’s 1946-47 orchestra. It was with Gillespie that pianist-composer John Lewis and vibist Milt Jackson first gained wider notice.
With Gillespie bandmate Kenny Clarke, father of bop drumming, and rich-toned bassist Percy Heath (who’d replaced original bass player Ray Brown), they decided to form a unit: the Milt Jackson Quartet. When a new contract with Prestige Records was signed, one MJQ became another—the Modern Jazz Quartet was born.
After Clarke’s departure in 1955, his successor Connie Kay, as much multiple percussionist as jazz drummer, added an array of tonal colors on various instruments.
Lewis took the role of the MJQ’s principal composer and music director; Jackson, their foremost soloist. The foursome blazed a trail that led from the American art of the blues to the Western European art of the fugue and back again. This they did with Basie-esque understatement, glistening sonorities, contrapuntal brilliance melding Bach to bop, and the precision of a designer Swiss timepiece.
Whether the material was their own, jazz standards by Gillespie and Ellington, or various great pop songs, the MJQ was sui generis. In the studio or before fervent live audiences in Japan and Switzerland, these 54 impeccably remastered selections from the vaults of Prestige and Pablo present one of the 20th century’s most esteemed ensembles, jazz or otherwise.
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