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Released
  
1959

The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn Volume 2 (1958)
  
Pyramid (1959-60)

Artist
  
Modern Jazz Quartet

Producer
  
Nesuhi Ertegun

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
40:02

The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn Volume 2 (1958)
  
Bean Bags (1958)

Release date
  
1959

Label
  
Atlantic Records

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Recorded
  
August 3 & 31, 1958 The Music Inn, Lenox, Massachusetts

Similar
  
Modern Jazz Quartet albums, Jazz albums

The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn Volume 2 is a live album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded at the Music Inn in Lenox, Massachusetts in 1958, with guest artist Sonny Rollins appearing on two numbers, and released on the Atlantic label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "To say that this set works is an understatement. It is a highlight of the group's storied career on Atlantic".

Track listing

All compositions by John Lewis except as indicated

  1. "Medley: Stardust/I Can't Get Started/Lover Man" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish/Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin/Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman) - 8:15
  2. "Yardbird Suite" (Charlie Parker) - 5:14
  3. "Midsömmer" - 7:02
  4. "Festival Sketch" - 3:44
  5. "Bags' Groove" (Milt Jackson) - 8:38
  6. "Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) - 7:03
  • Recorded at The Music Inn in Lenox, Massachusetts on August 3 (tracks 1-4) and August 31 (tracks 5 & 6), 1958

    • Personnel

  • Milt Jackson - vibraphone
  • John Lewis - piano
  • Percy Heath - bass
  • Connie Kay - drums
  • Sonny Rollins - tenor saxophone (tracks 5 & 6)

    • Songs

    1Medley: Stardust / I Can't Get Started / Lover ManSonny Rollins8:16
    2Yardbird SuiteSonny Rollins5:15
    3MidsömmerSonny Rollins7:03

    References

    The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn Volume 2 Wikipedia
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