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The Modern Jazz Quartet
The Modern Jazz Quartet
Formed: 1952
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Genre: Jazz
Styles: Cool/West Coast Jazz, Hard Bop, Modern Creative, Bop
Group Members: Milt Jackson, John Lewis, Connie Kay, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke, Albert "Tootie" H...
Biography: Pianist John Lewis, vibraphonist Milt Jackson, bassist Ray Brown and drummer Kenny Clarke first came together as the rhythm section of the 1946 Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra and they had occasional features that gave the overworked brass players a well-deserved rest. They next came together in 1951, ...Read full biography
The Last Concert
The Last Concert
Released: 1974
Label: WEA/Warner
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The Modern Jazz Quartet broke up after the concert documented on this double CD. It would be nearly seven years before the group got back together again but it certainly went out on top. Mostly revisiting ...Read full review
Lonely Woman
Lonely Woman
Released: 1962
Label: Rhino Atlantic
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Having sponsored Ornette Coleman at the School of Jazz near Lennox, MA, pianist and composer John Lewis helped launch the controversial career of one of the last great innovators in jazz. Lewis' support ...Read full review
More The Modern Jazz Quartet albums: Main Albums (61), Compilations (40), Singles & EPs (1), DVD/Video (6)
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