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The Modern Jazz Quartet
Eight Classic Albums
Compil. 2011 on Real Gone label
Jazz (Cool Jazz, Bop)
Tracks 1-1 to 1-13 recorded on January 17, 1951, December 17, 1951 and October 7, 1953. Tracks 1-14 to 1-21 recorded over two nights, on February 21 & 23, 1953, at an unnamed club in New York City. ( Wikipedia ). Tracks 2-1, 2-2 and 2-8 recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey, on December 23, 1954. Track 2-3 recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey, on January 9, 1955. Tracks 2-4 to 2-7 recorded in New York City, June 25, 1953. ( Wikipedia ) Tracks 2-9 to 2-14 recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey, on July 2, 1955. ( Wikipedia ) Tracks 3-1 to 3-4, 3-6 and 3-7 recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey. on January 22, 1956. Track 3-5 recorded on February 14, 1956 at Capitol Studios, New York City. Tracks 3-8 to 3-12 recorded 24 August 1957 (8, 9), 23 September 1959 (11, 12) and 15 January 1960 (10). ( Wikipedia ) Tracks 4-1 to 4-6 recorded at Olmsted Sound Studios, New York City, on October 9 & 10, 1959. ( Wikipedia ) Tracks 4-7 to 4-12 recorded at Music Inn, Lenox, Massachusetts and Capitol Studios, New York City, August 22 & 25 and December 21, 1959 and January 15, 1960. ( Wikipedia ) Tracks 1-14 to 1-21 originally released on The Jazz Factory Label in 2001. Information relating to the composers of the tracks are taken from Wikipedia, Discogs and AllMusic. .
Musicians
 | The Modern Jazz Quartet , 1946-1974 US album by |
 | Percy Heath b, 1923-2005 US bass |
 | Joe Tekula vc, cello |
 | Art Blakey dr, 1919-1990 US drums |
 | Connie Kay dr, *1927 US drums |
 | Kenny Clarke dr, 1914-1985 US drums |
 | Roy Haynes dr, *1925 US drums |
 | Jim Hall g, 1930-2013 US guitar, composed by |
 | Bill Evans p, 1929-1980 US piano |
 | John Lewis p, 1920-2001 US piano, composed by |
 | Kenny Drew p, 1928-1993 US piano |
 | Miles Davis tr, 1926-1991 US piano |
 | Ben Webster ts, 1909-1973 US tenor saxophone, composed by |
 | Sonny Rollins ts, *1930 US tenor saxophone, composed by |
 | Milt Jackson vib, 1923-1999 US vibraphone, composed by |
Composers
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet (1953) | The Modern Jazz Quartet | ||
| 2 | Mambo Bounce | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Sonny Rollins | 2:21 |
| 3 | Time On My Hands | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Harold Adamson, Mack Gordon, Vincent Youmans | 2:39 |
| 4 | This Love For Mine | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Frank Sinatra, Henry Sanicola, Sol Parker | 2:23 |
| 5 | Shadrock | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Robert MacGimsey | 2:31 |
| 6 | On A Slow Boat To China | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Frank Loesser | 2:38 |
| 7 | Scoops | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Sonny Rollins | 2:12 |
| 8 | With A Song In My Heart | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Rodgers & Hart | 3:05 |
| 9 | Newk's Fadeaway | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Sonny Rollins | 3:09 |
| 10 | I Knew | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Sonny Rollins | 2:30 |
| 11 | The Stopper | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Sonny Rollins | 2:55 |
| 12 | In A Sentimental Mood | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Manny Kurtz | 3:17 |
| 13 | No Moe | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Sonny Rollins | 3:28 |
| 14 | Almost Like Being In Love | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Lerner & Loewe | 3:22 |
| 15 | An Exceptional Encounter (With Ben Webster) (1953) | The Modern Jazz Quartet | ||
| 16 | Confirmation | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Charlie Parker | 5:25 |
| 17 | You Are Too Beautiful | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Rodgers & Hart | 3:49 |
| 18 | Lady Be Good | The Modern Jazz Quartet | George & Ira Gershwin | 5:23 |
| 19 | The Nearness Of You | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington | 5:36 |
| 20 | Poutin | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Ben Webster | 4:55 |
| 21 | Danny Boy | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Fred E. Weatherly | 4:35 |
| 22 | Billies Bounce | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Charlie Parker | 4:25 |
| 23 | Cotton Tail | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Duke Ellington | 5:38 |
| 24 | Django (1956) | The Modern Jazz Quartet | ||
| 25 | Django | The Modern Jazz Quartet | John Lewis | 7:02 |
| 26 | One Bass Hit | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Dizzy Gillespie | 2:59 |
| 27 | La Ronde Suite | The Modern Jazz Quartet | John Lewis | 9:36 |
| 28 | The Queen's Fancy | The Modern Jazz Quartet | John Lewis | 3:12 |
| 29 | Delaunay's Dilemma | The Modern Jazz Quartet | John Lewis | 3:58 |
| 30 | Autumn In New York | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Vernon Duke | 3:39 |
| 31 | But Not For Me | The Modern Jazz Quartet | George & Ira Gershwin | 3:44 |
| 32 | Milano | The Modern Jazz Quartet | John Lewis | 4:22 |
| 33 | Concorde (1955) | The Modern Jazz Quartet | ||
| 34 | Ralph's New Blues | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Milt Jackson | 7:55 |
| 35 | All Of You | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Cole Porter | 7:07 |
| 36 | I'll Remember April | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Don Raye, Gene DePaul, Patricia Johnston | 4:27 |
| 37 | Gershwin Medley : | The Modern Jazz Quartet | George & Ira Gershwin | 5:06 |
| 38 | Soon | The Modern Jazz Quartet | ||
| 39 | For You, For Me | The Modern Jazz Quartet | ||
| 40 | Forevermore | The Modern Jazz Quartet | ||
| 41 | Love Walked In | The Modern Jazz Quartet | ||
| 42 | Our Love Is Here To Stay | The Modern Jazz Quartet | ||
| 43 | Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg | 7:54 |
| 44 | Concorde | The Modern Jazz Quartet | John Lewis | 3:38 |
| 45 | Fontessa (1956) | The Modern Jazz Quartet | ||
| 46 | Versailles | The Modern Jazz Quartet | John Lewis | 3:22 |
| 47 | Angel Eyes | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Earl K. Brent, Matt Dennis | 3:48 |
| 48 | Fontessa | The Modern Jazz Quartet | John Lewis | 11:12 |
| 49 | Over The Rainbow | The Modern Jazz Quartet | E.Y. Harburg, Harold Arlen | 3:51 |
| 50 | Bluesology | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Milt Jackson | 5:03 |
| 51 | Willow Weep For Me | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Ann Ronell | 4:47 |
| 52 | Woodyn You | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Dizzy Gillespie | 4:24 |
| 53 | Third Stream Music (1960) | The Modern Jazz Quartet | ||
| 54 | De Capo | The Modern Jazz Quartet | John Lewis | 4:06 |
| 55 | Fine | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Jimmy Giuffre | 5:36 |
| 56 | Exposure | The Modern Jazz Quartet | John Lewis | 9:47 |
| 57 | Sketch | The Modern Jazz Quartet | John Lewis | 5:30 |
| 58 | Conversation | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Gunther Schuller | 10:46 |
| 59 | Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) | The Modern Jazz Quartet | ||
| 60 | Skating In Central Park | The Modern Jazz Quartet | John Lewis | 6:11 |
| 61 | No Happiness For Slater | The Modern Jazz Quartet | John Lewis | 5:23 |
| 62 | A Social Call | The Modern Jazz Quartet | John Lewis | 4:48 |
| 63 | Cue No. 9 | The Modern Jazz Quartet | John Lewis | 5:01 |
| 64 | A Cold Wind Is Blowing | The Modern Jazz Quartet | John Lewis | 7:35 |
| 65 | Odds Against Tomorrow | The Modern Jazz Quartet | John Lewis | 3:34 |
| 66 | Pyramid (1960) | The Modern Jazz Quartet | ||
| 67 | Vendome | The Modern Jazz Quartet | John Lewis | 2:31 |
| 68 | Pyramid ( Blues For Junior ) | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Ray Brown | 10:53 |
| 69 | It Don't Mean A Thing | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Duke Ellington, Irving Mills | 5:02 |
| 70 | Django | The Modern Jazz Quartet | John Lewis | 4:35 |
| 71 | How High The Moon | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton | 6:16 |
| 72 | Romaine | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Jim Hall | 7:22 |
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