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1959 live album by Modern Jazz Quartet with Sonny Rollins
At Music Inn Volume 2
Live album by Modern Jazz Quartet with Sonny Rollins
Released1959
RecordedAugust 3 & 31, 1958
VenueThe Music Inn, Lenox, Massachusetts
GenreJazz
Length40:02
LabelAtlantic 1299
ProducerNesuhi Ertegun
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(1959)
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Allmusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn Volume 2 is a live album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded at the Music Inn in Lenox, Massachusetts, in 1958, with guest artist Sonny Rollins appearing on two numbers, and released on the Atlantic label.

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "To say that this set works is an understatement. It is a highlight of the group's storied career on Atlantic".

Track listing

All compositions by John Lewis except as indicated

  1. "Medley: Stardust/I Can't Get Started/Lover Man" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish/Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin/Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman) - 8:15
  2. "Yardbird Suite" (Charlie Parker) - 5:14
  3. "Midsömmer" - 7:02
  4. "Festival Sketch" - 3:44
  5. "Bags' Groove" (Milt Jackson) - 8:38
  6. "Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) - 7:03
  • Recorded at The Music Inn in Lenox, Massachusetts on August 3 (tracks 1-4) and August 31 (tracks 5 & 6), 1958

Personnel

See also

References

  1. ^ Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed May 29, 2012
  2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 1014
  3. Modern Jazz Quartet discography accessed May 29, 2012
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Milt Jackson, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Connie Kay

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