Modern Jazz Quartet: 1957 CD

Modern Jazz Quartet: 1957 Music

Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Jazz Instrument CDs, Jazz
Label	Wounded Bird
Orig Year	2002
All Time Sales Rank	20924
CD Universe Part number	3056835
Catalog number	1265
Discs	1
Release Date	Apr 02, 2002
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Mixed
Engineer	Tom Dowd
Personnel	Percy Heath - bass Connie Kay - drums Milt Jackson - vibraphone John Lewis - piano John Lewis - piano John Richard Lewis - piano

Modern Jazz Quartet: 1957 Songs

	1.	Medley: They Say It's Wonderful/How Deeps Is the Ocean/I Don't Stand a: 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 & Soul
	2.	Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
	3.	Ronde: Drums, La
	4.	Night in Tunisia, A
	5.	Yesterdays
	6.	Bags' Groove
	7.	Baden-Baden

Modern Jazz Quartet: 1957 Music Review

Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars) 5 stars

5 stars MJQ at their best
If you like listening to old standards from the 1950', this is the CD to buy. As always, the music is played crisply with great attention to detail. If you appreciate great rhythm sections, Connie Kay and Percy Heath alone are worth the purchase price.
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