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The Modern Jazz Quartet
The Best Of
Compil. US 1970 on Atlantic label
Jazz (Bop, Hard-Bop)
"CTH" in label matrix denotes a Columbia-Terre Haute pressing. A1: Recorded on January 22, 1956. A2: Recorded on April 4, 1957. A3: Recorded during a benefit concert presented by the Manhattan School of Music at Carnegie Hall, New York on April 27, 1966. B1: Recorded during a concert given in Göteborg, Sweden, on April, 1960. B2: Recorded on September 23, 1959. B3: Recorded during a benefit concert presented by the Manhattan School of Music at Carnegie Hall, New York on April 27, 1966.
Musicians
 | The Modern Jazz Quartet , 1946-1974 US album by |
 | Percy Heath b, 1923-2005 US bass |
 | Connie Kay dr, *1927 US drums |
 | John Lewis p, 1920-2001 US piano, written by, conductor, written by |
 | Milt Jackson vib, 1923-1999 US vibraphone, vibraharp, written by |
 | Joe Tekula vc, cello |
 | Beaux Arts String Quartet , strings |
 | Carl Eberl vl, 1925-2012 US viola |
 | Alan Martin vn, violin |
 | Gerald Tarack vn, US violin |
Producers
| Loring Eutemey design, cover design |
| Leonard Feather liner notes |
| Lee Friedlander photography, cover photo |
| Nesuhi Ertegun producer |
| John Kraus engineer |
| Rudy Van Gelder engineer |
| Tom Dowd engineer |
| Joe Atkinson engineer |
| Phil Iehle engineer |
| Gösta Wiholm engineer |
| Earle Brown engineer |
| Frank Abbey engineer |
Composers
| John Lewis |
| Milt Jackson |
| Ray Brown |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Fontessa | The Modern Jazz Quartet | John Lewis | 11:12 |
| 2 | | The Golden Striker | The Modern Jazz Quartet | John Lewis | 3:39 |
| 3 | | Bags' Groove | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Milt Jackson | 4:04 |
| 4 | | Django | The Modern Jazz Quartet | John Lewis | 5:25 |
| 5 | | Sketch | The Modern Jazz Quartet | John Lewis | 5:30 |
| 6 | | Pyramid | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Ray Brown | 7:42 |
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