Modern Jazz Quartet – Django (Vinyl LP)

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Description

*This is a Vinyl LP*

Release Date:  2018

Label:  Jazz Images

 

Track List

Side A

  1. Django
  2. One Bass Hit
  3. La Ronde Suite: a) Piano / b) Bass / c) Vibes / d) Drums

Side B

  1. Dealunay’s Dilemma
  2. Autumn In New York
  3. The Queen’s Fancy
  4. But Not For Me
  5. Milano

 

Notes

Django contains some of the earliest sides that the first edition of the Modern Jazz Quartet (consisting of Milt Jackson, John Lewis, Percy Heath, and Kenny Clarke) recorded for Prestige Records. Initially, the combo was part of Dizzy Gillespie’s influential backing band and after a change in drummers (to Connie Kay), they continued as one of the most sophisticated exponents of the post-bop era. The album presents the first version of Lewis’ classic ballad “Django”, which would become a standard. The tune was dedicated to the memory of the extraordinary guitarist Django Reinhardt, who had unexpectedly died in 1953.

Personnel:

Milt Jackson, vibes
John Lewis, piano
Percy Heath, bass
Kenny Clarke, drums

A1-A2, B5: Hackensack, New Jersey, December 23, 1954.
B1-B4: New York, June 25, 1953.
A3: Hackensack, New Jersey, January 9, 1955.