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.[2]
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| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | June 3–4, 1960 Stuttgart, West Germany | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:16 | |||
| Label | Atlantic 1359 | |||
| Producer | Nesuhi Ertegun | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Reception
editThe Allmusic review stated "this is a successful effort worth listening to several times".[1]
Track listing
editAll compositions by John Lewis except as indicated
- "Around the Blues" (Andre Hodeir) - 8:25
- "Divertimento" (Werner Heider) - 8:17
- "England's Carol" - 6:20
- "Concertino for Jazz Quartet and Orchestra: First Movement" (Gunther Schuller) - 6:42
- "Concertino for Jazz Quartet and Orchestra: Second Movement - Passacaglia" (Schuller) - 6:38
- "Concertino for Jazz Quartet and Orchestra: Third Movement" (Schuller) - 5:54
Personnel
edit- Milt Jackson – vibraphone
- John Lewis – piano
- Percy Heath – bass
- Connie Kay – drums
- Unnamed orchestra conducted by Werner Heider and Gunther Schuller
References
edit- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 29, 2012
- ^ Modern Jazz Quartet discography accessed May 29, 2012