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European Concert

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Released
  
1962

Length
  
76:17

Genre
  
Jazz

Producer
  
Nesuhi Ertegun

Recorded
  
April 11, 12 & 13, 1960 Stockholm and Goteborg, Sweden

Label
  
Atlantic SD 2-603 (orig. as Atlantic 1385 and 1386)

European Concert is a live album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded in Sweden in April 1960 and originally released on two consecutive volumes on the Atlantic label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "Long considered one of, if not the classic album from the Modern Jazz Quartet, European Concert defines them simultaneously as a recording entity as well as a working band".

Track listing

All compositions by John Lewis except as indicated

  1. "Django" - 5:32
  2. "Bluesology" (Milt Jackson) - 4:39
  3. "I Should Care" (Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston) - 5:33
  4. "La Ronde" - 3:07
  5. "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson, Jon Hendricks) - 5:15
  6. "Festival Sketch" - 4:40
  7. "Vendome" - 2:45
  8. "Odds Against Tomorrow" - 6:57
  9. "Pyramid (Blues for Junior)" (Ray Brown) - 8:45
  10. "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 5:36
  11. "Skating in Central Park" - 6:10
  12. "The Cylinder" (Jackson) - 6:28
  13. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) - 3:51
  14. "Bags' Groove" (Jackson) - 5:13
  15. "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) - 4:54

Tracks 5, 6, 9, 12, 14 and 15 recorded in Stockholm, April 11; tracks 1 - 4, 8, 11 recorded in Goteborg, April 12; tracks 7, 10, 13 recorded in Stockholm, April 13.

Personnel

  • Milt Jackson - vibraphone
  • John Lewis - piano
  • Percy Heath - bass
  • Connie Kay - drums

    • References

    European Concert Wikipedia
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