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The Modern Jazz Quartet (album)

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The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

The Modern Jazz Quartet is an album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded in 1957 and released on the Atlantic label.[3]

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "Despite the unassuming title, this features a fine rendition of "Night in Tunisia" and a standout "Bags Groove".[1]

Track listing

  1. Medley: "They Say It's Wonderful"/"How Deep Is the Ocean"/"I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You"/"My Old Flame"/"Body and Soul" (Irving Berlin)/(Berlin)/(Victor Young, Ned Washington, Bing Crosby)/(Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston)/(Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 10:12
  2. "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 6:51
  3. "La Ronde: Drums" (John Lewis) - 2:08
  4. "Night in Tunisia (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) - 6:08
  5. "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) - 5:08
  6. "Bags' Groove" (Milt Jackson) - 5:41
  7. "Baden-Baden" (Jackson, Ray Brown) - 4:03

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed May 30, 2012
  2. ^ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 143. ISBN 0-394-72643-X. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ Modern Jazz Quartet discography accessed May 30, 2012