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The Modern Jazz Quartet
The Modern Jazz Quartet was a jazz combo established in 1952 that played music influenced by classical, cool jazz, blues and bebop. The Quartet consisted of John Lewis, Milt Jackson, Percy Heath, and various drummers, most notably Kenny Clarke and Connie Kay. The group grew out of the rhythm section of Dizzy Gillespie's big band from 1946 to 1948, which consisted of Lewis, Jackson, and Clarke along with bassist Ray Brown. They recorded as the Milt Jackson Quartet in 1951 and Brown left the group, being replaced on bass by Heath. During the early-to-mid-1950s they became the Modern Jazz Quartet, Lewis became the group's musical director, and they made several recordings with Prestige Records, including the original versions of their two best-known compositions, Lewis's "Django" and Jackson's "Bags' Groove". Clarke left the group in 1955 and was replaced as drummer by Kay, and in 1956 they moved to Atlantic Records and made their first tour to Europe. Under Lewis's direction, they carved their own niche by specializing in elegant, restrained music that used sophisticated counterpoint inspired by baroque music, yet nonetheless retained a strong blues feel. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Jazz_Quartet) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)
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The MJQ in the Movies
2040
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Classic Jazz
2025
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The Quartet
2024
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Jazz Nights
2024
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Feliz Navidad y próspero Año Nuevo de Modern Jazz Quartet, Vol. 2
2023
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Feliz Navidad y próspero Año Nuevo de Modern Jazz Quartet, Vol. 1
2023
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JazzOmatic, Vol. 2
2023
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JazzOmatic, Vol. 1
2023
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Ralph's New Blues
2023
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Sun Dance
2023
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A Day in Dubrovnik Suite: Morning (MJQ - Live Milt Jackson, John Lewis)
Single • 2024
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Three Windows (from No Sun in Venice) (MJQ - Live John Lewis, Percy Heath)
Single • 2024
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Alexander's Fugue (MJQ - Live Milt Jackson, John Lewis)
Single • 2024
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Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez (MJQ, Live, John Lewis, Milt Jackson, Radio version)
Single • 2024
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A Day in Dubrovnik Suite: Afternoon (MJQ - Live John Lewis, Milt Jackson)
Single • 2024
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The Golden Striker (from "No Sun in Venice") (MJQ - Live, Milt Jackson, John Lewis, Radio version)
Single • 2024
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Modern Jazz Quartet + Laurindo Almeida Live London December 19th. 1963 (Restauración 2023)
EP • 2023
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Spanish Steps (Mono Version)
Single • 2014
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Cortege / Venice (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Mono Version)
Single • 2014
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The Rose Truc / Three Windows (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Mono Version)
Single • 2014
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Modern Jazz Quartet - Blues In C Minor
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Cool Jazz Moods
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