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The Modern Jazz Society
Presents A Concert Of Contemporary Music
Album US 1956 on Norgran Records label
Jazz (Contemporary Jazz)
Recorded March 14, 1955 in NYC Of the five compositions that were recorded for this album, three were specifically commissioned by Mr. Norman Granz for this date. The remaining two, "Django" and "The Queens Fancy", were older compositions of John Lewis that were specially orchestrated by Mr. Gunther Schuller for this session.
Musicians
 | The Modern Jazz Society , album by |
 | Gunther Schuller frh, alp, 1925-2015 US arranged by, orchestrated by, french horn |
 | Percy Heath b, 1923-2005 US bass |
 | Manuel Zegler bsn, bassoon |
 | Aaron Sachs cl, ts, 1923-2014 US clarinet |
 | Anthony Sciacca cl, clarinet |
 | Connie Kay dr, *1927 US drums |
 | James Politis fl, flute |
 | Janet Putnam hrp, *1921 US harp |
 | John Lewis p, 1920-2001 US supervised by, composed by, liner notes |
 | Lucky Thompson ts, 1924-2005 US tenor saxophone |
 | Stan Getz ts, 1927-1991 US tenor saxophone |
 | J.J. Johnson tb, 1924-2001 US trombone |
Producers
| David Stone Martin design, cover |
| Norman Granz producer |
Composers
| John Lewis |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Midsömmer | The Modern Jazz Society | 9:57 | |
| 2 | Little David's Fugue | The Modern Jazz Society | 5:33 | |
| 3 | The Queen's Fancy | The Modern Jazz Society | 4:52 | |
| 4 | Django | The Modern Jazz Society | 8:04 | |
| 5 | Sun Dance | The Modern Jazz Society | 3:16 |
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