Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Medley from The Modern Jazz QuartetThey Say It's WonderfulHow Deep Is The OceanI Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With YouMy Old FlameBody And Soul
2. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea from The Modern Jazz Quartet
3. La Ronde: Drums from The Modern Jazz Quartet
4. Night In Tunisia from The Modern Jazz Quartet
5. Yesterdays from The Modern Jazz Quartet
6. Bags' Groove from The Modern Jazz Quartet
7. Barden-Barden from The Modern Jazz Quartet
8. Django from Django
9. One Bass Hit from Django
10. La Ronde Suite Part 1: Piano from Django
11. La Ronde Suite Part 2: Bass from Django
12. La Ronde Suite Part 3: Vibes from Django
13. La Ronde Suite Part 4: Drums from Django
14. The Queen's Fancy from Django
15. Delaunay's Dilemma from Django
16. Autumn In New York from Django
17. But Not For Me from Django
18. Milano from Django

Disc 2:

1. Versailles from Fontessa
2. Angel Eyes from Fontessa
3. Fontessa from Fontessa
4. Over The Rainbow from Fontessa
5. Bluesology from Fontessa
6. Willow Weep For Me from Fontessa
7. Woodyn You from Fontessa
8. Oh, Bess, Oh, Where's My Bess from Modern Jazz Quartet At Music Inn
9. A Fugue For Music Inn from Modern Jazz Quartet At Music Inn
10. Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West from Modern Jazz Quartet At Music Inn
11. Serenade from Modern Jazz Quartet At Music Inn
12. Fun from Modern Jazz Quartet At Music Inn
13. Sun Dance from Modern Jazz Quartet At Music Inn
14. The Man That Got Away from Modern Jazz Quartet At Music Inn
15. A Morning In Paris from Modern Jazz Quartet At Music Inn
16. Variation No. 1 On `God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen' from Modern Jazz Quartet At Music Inn

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1232 in Music
• Released on: 2008-06-30
• Number of discs: 1

Album Description
Well AVID Entertainment have an even better deal with their latest release on their Avid Jazz imprint.
Including original LP liner notes Avid Jazz presents 4 original classic albums by The Modern Jazz Quartet and all for an incredible budget price!
`The Modern Jazz Quartet'; `Django'; `Music Inn' and `Fontessa', are presented here on a superbly re-mastered double CD offering the listener what is probably the finest sound quality they will ever hear!

Customer Reviews

MID-FIFTIES CHAMBER JAZZ
I'm not sure why the decision was taken to ignore chronological sequence, but CD 1 kicks off with the group-titled April 1957 album, before regressing to the earlier "Django", noteworthy for the four-part "La Ronde Suite" and for drummer Kenny Clarke's last studio appearance with the quartet. The second CD contains two 1956 albums; the earlier stately "Fontessa" which drew inspiration from the improvised form of the Renaissance commedia dell'arte, and the August "Music Inn" session at which clarinettist Jimmy Giuffre guested on three tracks. This is essentially cerebral music, appreciation of which is aided by the crisp and clear remastering. A considerable bargain.

Modern Jazz Quartet - 4 albums
This was an experimental purchase for me. The 4 albums are from the early to late 50's and the sound quality does sound a little strained at times. As an introduction to the work of 'The Modern Jazz Quartet', it is adequate although there are better compilations which will gave you a synopsis of the highlights of their 50 + years career.

The 4 classic album series covers a wide spectrum of jazz; ideal if you are looking to try and find out which artists suit your taste, on a budget, as I was.

Don't be put off - they are a very tight outfit, but the earlier sound recordings sometimes sound limited by modern standards .

The MJQ Just Get Better With Time
I bought these albums as LPs back in the mid 60s. They were part of my introduction to Modern Jazz. What attracted me to the MJQ was the unusual combination of the traditional drums, piano and bass with the vibraphone in the expert hands of Milt Jackson. The diversity in the tracks on these two CDs will appeal to a wide audience of 'oldie' jazz fans as well as those new to the genre. It was groundbreaking music when it first came out, and it has stood the test of time and has still got that unique quality which has remained unsurpassed for half a century.