Jazz / Third Stream; Cool
Recorded: Jan 22, 1956, Feb 14, 1956
Modern Jazz Quartet
John Lewis - piano
Milt Jackson - vibraphone
Percy Heath - acoustic bass
Connie Kay - drums
This LP has a particularly strong all-around set by The Modern Jazz Quartet. While John Lewis' "Versailles" and an 11-minute "Fontessa" show the seriousness of the group (and the influence of Western classical music), other pieces (such as "Bluesology," "Woody'n You" and a pair of ballads) look toward the group's roots in bop and permit the band to swing hard.
---Scott Yanow, allmusic |
