The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn

1956 live album by Modern Jazz Quartet
The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn
Live album by
Modern Jazz Quartet
Released1956
RecordedAugust 28, 1956
VenueThe Music Inn, Lenox, Massachusetts
GenreJazz
Length40:15
LabelAtlantic 1247
ProducerNesuhi Ertegun
Modern Jazz Quartet chronology
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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn is a live album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded at the Music Inn in Lenox, Massachusetts in 1956, with guest artist Jimmy Giuffre appearing on three numbers, and released on the Atlantic label.[3]

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "This is a worthwhile outing".[1]

Track listing

All compositions by John Lewis except as indicated

  1. "Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess" (George Gershwin) - 4:27
  2. "A Fugue for Music Inn" - 4:42
  3. "Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West" - 7:04
  4. "Serenade" (David Raksin) - 2:55
  5. "Fun" (Jimmy Giuffre) - 5:30
  6. "Sun Dance" - 4:14
  7. "The Man That Got Away" (Harold Arlen, Ira Gershwin) - 3:32
  8. "A Morning in Paris" - 2:51
  9. "Variation No. 1 on "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" - 5:00
  • Recorded at The Music Inn in Lenox, Massachusetts on August 28, 1956

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 30, 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 29, 2012
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