Blues at Carnegie Hall

Blues at Carnegie Hall is a live album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded at Carnegie Hall in 1966 at a benefit concert presented by The Manhattan School of Music and released on the Atlantic label.[3]

Blues at Carnegie Hall
Live album by
ReleasedOctober 1966
RecordedApril 27, 1966
VenueCarnegie Hall, New York City
GenreJazz
Length42:33
LabelAtlantic 1468
ProducerNesuhi Ertegun
Modern Jazz Quartet chronology
Jazz Dialogue
(1965)
Blues at Carnegie Hall
(1966)
Place Vendôme
(1966)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Reception

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The Allmusic review stated "This predictable but consistently swinging set is particularly recommended to fans of vibraphonist Milt Jackson".[1]

Track listing

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All compositions by John Lewis except as indicated

  1. "Pyramid (Blues For Junior)" (Ray Brown) - 7:48
  2. "The Cylinder" (Milt Jackson) - 4:56
  3. "Really True Blues" (Jackson) - 4:28
  4. "Ralph's New Blues" (Jackson) - 5:39
  5. "Monterey Mist" (Jackson) - 4:09
  6. "Home" - 3:56
  7. "Blues Milanese" - 6:13
  8. "Bags' Groove" (Jackson) - 4:13

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 31, 2012
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 143. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Modern Jazz Quartet discography accessed May 31, 2012