The Modern Jazz Quartet
- Type: Classical Composer
Biography
John Lewis, *Milt Jackson*, *Percy Heath* and *Connie Kay*: the Modern Jazz Quartet refined bebop into an elegant chamber jazz of fugues and blues across four decades, from 'Django' (1955) through a celebrated reunion era, becoming one of the most durable and best-dressed groups in jazz history. Their blend of classical form and blues feeling made them fixtures of concert halls and festivals on every continent.
Genres
The Modern Jazz Quartet Discography
- Milt Jackson Quartet (1952) - Album - rated 3.46/5
- Concorde (1955) - Album - rated 4.08/5
- Modern Jazz Quartet Vol. 2 (1955) - Album - rated 3.9/5
- Fontessa (1956) - Album - rated 3.75/5
- The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn (1956) - Album - rated 3.47/5
- The Modern Jazz Sextet (1956) - Album - rated 3.65/5
- Django (1957) - Compilation - rated 3.91/5
- MJQ (1957) - Compilation - rated 3.61/5
- The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn Volume 2 (1958) - Album - rated 3.76/5
- Third Stream Music (1960) - Album - rated 3.93/5
- Pyramid (1960) - Album - rated 3.92/5
- European Concert (1960) - Album - rated 3.94/5
- The Modern Jazz Quartet and Orchestra (1961) - Album - rated 3.68/5
- Lonely Woman (1962) - Album - rated 3.61/5
- The Comedy (1962) - Album - rated 3.33/5
- The Sheriff (1964) - Album - rated 3.29/5
- Plays George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess (1965) - Album - rated 4.1/5
- Under the Jasmin Tree (1968) - Album - rated 3.53/5
- Space (1969) - Album - rated 3.48/5
- Blues on Bach (1974) - Album - rated 3.83/5