Modern Jazz Quartet - In A Crowd (1963) [Jazz][mp3 320][h33t][schon55]

Modern Jazz Quartet - In A Crowd Original Release Date: 1963 Audio CD: April 25, 2000 Format: Live Label: Knitting Factory Quality: 320 kbps A live performance from the 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival, overall it is a pretty upbeat and swingin’ set. Pianist John Lewis, vibraphonist Milt Jackson, bassist Percy Heath, and drummer Kenny Clarke formed the Modern Jazz Quartet in 1952, and their innovative meld of Bach, bop, and the blues made them the most unique small group of the 20th century. After the addition of Connie Kay, who replaced Clarke in 1955, the MJQ conquered Europe, and achieved their legendary status when this live date was recorded at the 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival, where John Lewis served as the musical director. This CD shows the MJQ in rare form: with Lewis's astute musical direction and spare, swinging piano, Jackson's incredible solos at the speed of sound, Heath's rock-steady bass, and Kay's soft touches and custom-built drum kit of triangles, finger cymbals, and other percussion items. The MJQ's telepathic interplay is more pronounced in this setting than on their studio recordings, and their repertoire ranges from the 1928 standard "Mean to Me," to bassist Ray Brown's gospel-toned composition, "Pyramid." Lewis's Broadway-style, lyrical title tune and his Eastern Europe-derived "Winter Tale" show off his expansive musical worldview, and on Jackson's swinging signature, "Bag's Groove," the MJQ perform like a precision Swiss watch. To hear Lewis dedicate the bop-riff tune "The Sheriff" to Dr. Martin Luther King--who delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech that same year--makes the release of this music even sweeter, since the deaths of Connie Kay in 1994 and Milt Jackson in 1999 ended the MJQ's historic run. ~ Eugene Holley Jr. This is the first MJQ album I ever bought. I haden't yet herd of their quiet classical side. You can't even tell with all this down right swingin' music. Sherrif is great. A thing to listen for is how John Lewis gets more and more interactive with the audience starting with anouncing I should Care as Who Should Care. Lewis is quiet up until that. Then every song, he banters with audince a little. Something which they were known not doing. ~ Christopher Covais Personnel: Percy Heath - Bass Milt Jackson - Vibraphone Connie Kay - Drums John Lewis - Piano Modern Jazz Quartet - In A Crowd Tracks: 01 Pyramid - 6:45 02 In a Crowd - 5:10 03 Mean to Me - 4:15 04 Winter Tale - 5:07 05 Bags’ Groove - 5:31 06 I Should Care - 5:28 07 The Sheriff - 2:39

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