European Concert
1960 live album by Modern Jazz Quartet
European Concert | ||||
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Live album by Modern Jazz Quartet | ||||
Released | 1960 | |||
Recorded | April 11–13, 1960 | |||
Venue | Stockholm and Gothenburg, Sweden | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 76:17 | |||
Label | Atlantic SD 2-603 (orig. as Atlantic 1385 and 1386) | |||
Producer | Nesuhi Ertegun | |||
Modern Jazz Quartet chronology | ||||
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Milt Jackson chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
European Concert is a live album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded in Sweden in April 1960 and originally released on two consecutive volumes on the Atlantic label.[3]
Reception
The Allmusic review stated, "Long considered one of, if not the classic album from the Modern Jazz Quartet, European Concert defines them simultaneously as a recording entity as well as a working band".[1]
Track listing
All compositions by John Lewis except as indicated
- "Django" – 5:32
- "Bluesology" (Milt Jackson) – 4:39
- "I Should Care" (Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston) – 5:33
- "La Ronde" – 3:07
- "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson, Jon Hendricks) – 5:15
- "Festival Sketch" – 4:40
- "Vendome" – 2:45
- "Odds Against Tomorrow" – 6:57
- "Pyramid (Blues for Junior)" (Ray Brown) – 8:45
- "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 5:36
- "Skating in Central Park" – 6:10
- "The Cylinder" (Jackson) – 6:28
- "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) – 3:51
- "Bags' Groove" (Jackson) – 5:13
- "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) – 4:54
Tracks 5, 6, 9, 12, 14 and 15 recorded in Stockholm, April 11; tracks 1 – 4, 8, 11 recorded in Gothenburg, April 12; tracks 7, 10, 13 recorded in Stockholm, April 13.[3]
Personnel
- Milt Jackson – vibraphone
- John Lewis – piano
- Percy Heath – bass
- Connie Kay – drums
References
- ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed May 29, 2012
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 143. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ a b Modern Jazz Quartet discography accessed May 29, 2012
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Milt Jackson, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Connie Kay
except where indicated.
Kenny Clarke, Mickey Roker, Albert Heath
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release,except where indicated.
albums
- Wizard of the Vibes (as Milt Jackson Quartet, 1952)
- 1953: An Exceptional Encounter (and Ben Webster, 1953)
- Django (1953–55)
- Concorde (1955)
- Fontessa (1956)
- The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn (1956)
- The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays No Sun in Venice (1957)
- The Modern Jazz Quartet (1957)
- The Modern Jazz Quartet and the Oscar Peterson Trio at the Opera House (1957)
- The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn Volume 2 (with Sonny Rollins, 1958)
- Pyramid (1959–60)
- Music from Odds Against Tomorrow/Patterns (1959)
- European Concert (1960)
- Dedicated to Connie (1960 [1995])
- The Comedy (1960–62)
- The Modern Jazz Quartet & Orchestra (1960)
- Lonely Woman (1962)
- The Sheriff (1963)
- Collaboration (and Laurindo Almeida, 1964)
- The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess (1964–65)
- Jazz Dialogue (1965)
- Blues at Carnegie Hall (1966)
- Place Vendôme (and The Swingle Singers, 1966)
- Live at the Lighthouse (1967)
- Under the Jasmin Tree (1967)
- Space (1969)
- Plastic Dreams (1971)
- The Legendary Profile (1972)
- In Memoriam (1973)
- Blues on Bach (1973)
- The Complete Last Concert (1974 [1988])
- Reunion at Budokan 1981 (1981)
- Together Again: Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival '82 (1982)
- Echoes (1984)
- Topsy: This One's for Basie (1985)
- Three Windows (1987)
- For Ellington (1988)
- MJQ & Friends: A 40th Anniversary Celebration (1992–1993)