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The Modern Jazz Quartet

Formed: 1952

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Genre: Jazz

Styles: Cool, Third Stream, 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

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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

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 (62), Compilations (42), Singles & EPs (1), DVD/Video (6)

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