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The Modern Jazz Quartet and Orchestra

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Released
  
1960

The Modern Jazz Quartet & Orchestra(1960)
  
The Comedy(1962)

Artist
  
Modern Jazz Quartet

Producer
  
Nesuhi Ertegun

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
42:16

The Modern Jazz Quartet & Orchestra(1960)
  
Very Tall(1961)

Release date
  
1960

Label
  
Atlantic Records

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Recorded
  
June 3 & 4, 1960Stuttgart, West Germany

Similar
  
Modern Jazz Quartet albums, Jazz albums

The Modern Jazz Quartet & Orchestra is an album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded in West Germany in 1960 with an Orchestra and released on the Atlantic label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "this is a successful effort worth listening to several times".

Track listing

All compositions by John Lewis except as indicated

  1. "Around the Blues" (Andre Hodeir) - 8:25
  2. "Divertimento" (Werner Heider) - 8:17
  3. "England's Carol" - 6:20
  4. "Concertino for Jazz Quartet and Orchestra: First Movement" (Gunther Schuller) - 6:42
  5. "Concertino for Jazz Quartet and Orchestra: Second Movement - Passacaglia" (Schuller) - 6:38
  6. "Concertino for Jazz Quartet and Orchestra: Third Movement" (Schuller) - 5:54

Personnel

  • Milt Jackson - vibraphone
  • John Lewis - piano
  • Percy Heath - bass
  • Connie Kay - drums
  • Unnamed Orchestra conducted by Werner Heider and Gunther Schuller

    • Songs

    1Around the Blues8:25
    2Divertimento8:17
    3England's Carol6:21

    References

    The Modern Jazz Quartet & Orchestra Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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