Concorde

by The Modern Jazz Quartet

Concorde cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1955
  • Label: Prestige
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 28:17
  • Community rating: 4.08/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: John Lewis, Milt Jackson, Percy Heath, Connie Kay

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Historically significant as the first album to feature drummer Connie Kay, whose crisp, elegant percussion would become central to the MJQ's sound. The album highlights the group's signature balance between coolly structured arrangements and warm, blues-drenched improvisation.

Genres

Descriptors: piano, improvisation, elegant, melodic, sophisticated

Tracklist

  1. Ralph's New Blues (7:09)
  2. All of You (4:28)
  3. I'll Remember April (5:06)
  4. Gershwin Medley (7:56)
  5. Concorde (3:38)

Credits

  • The Modern Jazz Quartet - primary artist
  • Percy Heath - bass
  • Bob Parent - design [cover]
  • Connie Kay - drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder - engineer, lacquer cut by
  • Ira Gitler - liner notes
  • French Government Tourist Bureau - photography by [cover photo courtesy of]
  • John Lewis - piano, written-by
  • Bob Weinstock - supervised by
  • Milt Jackson - vibraphone [vibes], written-by
  • Cole Porter - written-by
  • Don Raye - written-by
  • Gene DePaul - written-by
  • George Gershwin - written-by
  • Oscar Hammerstein II - written-by
  • Sigmund Romberg - written-by

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