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| | Bluesology: The Modern Jazz Quartet Anthology CDs (2009) Import
 $26.79 
2009 collection from landmark albums like ‘Pyramid’, ‘Fontessa’ and ‘Blues On Bach’, some of their very best live performances , from the Music Inn recordings of the 1950s to the Last Concert of 1974, as well as three bonus tracks ...
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| Modern Jazz Quartet: 1957 CD (2002)
$14.35  
Despite the unassuming title, this features a fine rendition of "Night in Tunisia" and a standout "Bags Groove." ~ Ron Wynn
Originally issued on LP in 1957 on Atlantic Records. John Lewis himself said this was one of their best efforts. ...
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| Plays George Gershwin's Porgy And Bess CD (1965)
$9.95
The Modern Jazz Quartet was renowned for their fierce intelligence, technical prowess, serious demeanor, and fine original compositions. While the latter clearly is not part of PLAYS GEORGE GERSHWIN'S PORGY AND BESS, the other characteristics are firmly in place. The ...
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| Complete Last Concert CDs (1974)
$15.65 
Recorded live at Avery Fisher Hall, New York on November 25, 1974. Includes liner notes by Nat Hentoff.
This two-disc live set features the Modern Jazz Quartet in its final concert (at New York City's Lincoln Center in 1974). Though the ...
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| 40th Anniversary Celebration CD (1993)
$7.59
As part of their 40th anniversary, the Modern Jazz Quartet welcomed ten guest artists to their Celebration CD: Bobby McFerrin (brilliant on "Billie's Bounce"), Take 6, Phil Woods, Wynton Marsalis (who gets to show off his technique on "Cherokee"), Illinois ...
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| Art Of The Modern Jazz Quartet: The Atlantic Years CDs (1973)
$13.59
Originally released in 1973, THE ART OF THE MODERN JAZZ QUARTET: THE ATLANTIC YEARS is a two-LP compilation set that neatly covers the nearly two-decade run that the MJQ had on Atlantic Records, the label they helped to establish as ...
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| Fontessa CD (1956)
$9.09
This LP has a particularly strong all-around set by the Modern Jazz Quartet. While John Lewis' "Versailles" and an 11-minute "Fontessa" show the seriousness of the group (and the influence of Western classical music), other pieces (such as "Bluesology," "Woody ...
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| European Concert CD (1960)
$10.55 
Recorded live in Scandinavia in April 1960. Originally released on Atlantic (2-603). Includes liner notes by Joel Dorn and Jule Foster.
Digitally remastered by Gene Paul (DB Plus Digital Services, New York, New York).
Long considered one of, if not the classic ...
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| Third Stream Music CD (1960)
$9.69
This Atlantic release has some unusual performances by the Modern Jazz Quartet. Two selections ("Da Capo" and "Fine") combine the MJQ, which is comprised of vibraphonist Milt Jackson, pianist John Lewis, bassist Percy Heath, and drummer Connie Kay, with the ...
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| Dedicated To Connie CDs (1960)
$13.65 
Regarding this 1960 live date, recorded in Slovenia, group leader John Lewis writes in the album liner notes, "In my opinion, never before or since has the Modern Jazz Quartet played better, whether on stage or in the recording studio." ...
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 Modern Jazz Quartet Lyrics and Songs
Popular or famous Modern Jazz Quartet songs: Django, Bluesology, Delaunay's Dilemma, Bags' Groove, But Not For Me, Vendome, Concorde. More music songs Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise Lyrics, I'll Remember April Lyrics, Autumn in New York Lyrics, 'Round Midnight Lyrics, Night in Tunisia Lyrics, It Don't Mean a Thing Lyrics. More music lyrics and songs Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Lyrics, How High the Moon Lyrics, Darn That Dream Lyrics, Easy Living Lyrics, Memories of You Lyrics, Between the Devil & The Deep Blue Sea Lyrics. More music lyrics and songs Round Midnight Lyrics.
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Modern Jazz Quartet Biography
Pianist/composer/musical director John Lewis, vibraphonist Milt Jackson, drummer Kenny Clarke (later replaced by Connie Kay), and bassist Percy Heath formed the Modern Jazz Quartet in the mid 1950s and were still together in the mid '90s (after a six-year break). The group's popular chamber-jazz sound was informed by Lewis's extensive studies in European compositional techniques. Jackson died in 1999, definitively closing the book on the long-lived, enormously influential quartet.
Key Personnel
| Member Name | Worked With | | Milt Jackson | Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Charlie Parker, Wes Montgomery, Dinah Washington | | John Lewis | Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, John Lewis, Sonny Rollins, Milt Jackson, Stan Getz, Clifford Brown, J.J. Johnson | | Connie Kay | Paul Desmond, Chet Baker, Ray Charles, Milt Jackson, Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Getz, John Lewis, Cannonball Adderley, Bobby Timmons | | Percy Heath | Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Milt Jackson, Cannonball Adderley, Clifford Brown, Stan Getz |
Worked With
Sonny Rollins, Swingle Singers
Contemporaries
Miles Davis, Bill Evans (Piano), Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Brubeck, Lee Konitz, Ahmad Jamal, Ramsey Lewis, Gil Evans, Erroll Garner, Jimmy Giuffre, Kenny Clarke, Roland Hanna, Lennie Tristano, Shorty Rogers, Warne Marsh, Billy Taylor (Piano), Great Jazz Trio, Pete Rugolo, The Three Sounds, Gunther Schuller
Followers
Cyrus Chestnut, Soft Machine, Bill Charlap, Jack Bruce, Joe Locke, Terry Gibbs, Robert Wyatt, Billy Taylor (Piano), Stefon Harris, George Russell, Victor Feldman, Buddy Montgomery
Influences
Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Count Basie, Dave Brubeck, Lucky Thompson
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