Pyramid (Modern Jazz Quartet album)
Pyramid | |||||
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Studio album by Modern Jazz Quartet | |||||
Released | 1960 | ||||
Recorded |
August 22 & 25 and December 21, 1959 and January 15, 1960 Music Inn, Lenox, Massachusetts and Capitol Studios, New York City | ||||
Genre | Jazz | ||||
Length | 37:24 | ||||
Label | Atlantic 1325 | ||||
Producer | Nesuhi Ertegun | ||||
Modern Jazz Quartet chronology | |||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Pyramid is an album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded in 1959-60 and released on the Atlantic label.[3]
Reception
The Allmusic review states "The MJQ had become a jazz institution by this time, but they never lost their creative edge, and their performances (even on the remakes) are quite stimulating, enthusiastic, and fresh".[1]
Track listing
- "Vendome" (John Lewis) - 2:30
- "Pyramid (Blues for Junior)" (Ray Brown) - 10:46
- "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 5:02
- "Django" (John Lewis) - 4:36
- "How High the Moon" (Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis) - 6:15
- "Romaine" (Jim Hall) - 7:28
Personnel
References
- 1 2 Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed May 29, 2012
- ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 143. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ↑ Modern Jazz Quartet discography accessed May 29, 2012
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