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The Modern Jazz Quartet
The Modern Jazz Quartet was a jazz ensemble established in 1952 that blended classical music, 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 (

Songs

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In A Sentimental Mood
Sonny Rollins
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Django
The Modern Jazz Quartet
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Softly As In A Morning Sunrise (RVG Remaster 2008)
The Modern Jazz Quartet
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On A Slow Boat To China
Sonny Rollins
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Almost Like Being In Love
Sonny Rollins

Albums

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The MJQ in the Movies

2040
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Modern Jazz Quartet: The Montreux Years

2023
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13 Circumstancially Jazzy

2022
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Angel Eyes

2026
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Sun Dance

2023
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10 Jazz Life

2022
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Jazz en Buenos Aires

2026
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The Modern Jazz Quartet Guest Star Laurindo Almeida

2023
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The Quartet

2024
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14 Diabolical Jazz

2022

Singles & EPs

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Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez (feat. Kammerorchester Arcata Stuttgart)

EP • 2026
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Alexander's Fugue (MJQ - Live Milt Jackson, John Lewis)

Single • 2024
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Modern Jazz Quartet + Laurindo Almeida Live London December 19th. 1963 (Restauración 2023)

EP • 2023
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The Golden Striker (feat. Kammerorchester Arcata Stuttgart)

Single • 2026
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Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez (MJQ, Live, John Lewis, Milt Jackson, Radio version)

Single • 2024
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La Ronde

Single • 2013
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A Day in Dubrovnik Suite: Morning (MJQ - Live Milt Jackson, John Lewis)

Single • 2024
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A Day in Dubrovnik Suite: Afternoon (MJQ - Live John Lewis, Milt Jackson)

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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The Golden Striker (from "No Sun in Venice") (MJQ - Live, Milt Jackson, John Lewis, Radio version)

Single • 2024

Videos

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Modern Jazz Quartet - Summertime

RareMusicUploads • 281K views
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"Django" - Mashup featuring the Modern Jazz Quartet

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Modern Jazz Quartet - Pyramid

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Bach:The Swingle Singers The Modern Jazz Quartet Air For G String1]

Miguel Ángel Balaguer Doctor • 1.4K views
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Laurindo Almeida plays One Note Samba

Ngoc-Tuan Hoang • 798K views
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Modern Jazz Quartet - Blues In C Minor

Baiba Tropa • 155K views
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朝日のように、さわやかに　／　モダン・ジャズ・クァルテット

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Springtime Jazz

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Cool Jazz Moods

Playlist • YouTube Music

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