Recorded in 1963, The Sheriff features the Modern Jazz Quartet in fine swinging form. The program is not as sharply focused as on some of the earlier Atlantic releases, but it is compelli...
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Illustrated with painterly graphics and titled with a paraphrase of Gertrude Stein's most famous trope, the album A Quartet Is a Quartet Is a Quartet might well be the most unusual entry ...
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Latin jazz collectors note: the title emphatically is Jazz at the Blackhawk, and even the most determined listener will not find an iota of Cal Tjader's explorations of Latin rhythms here...
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Recorded live in the early '60s, this set might be misnamed -- perhaps it should have been called The Best of the Modern Jazz Quartet Live or some such. That said, there is no doubt that ...
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The 1987 edition of the Brubeck Quartet featured pianist Brubeck, his son Chris on electric bass and bass trombone, clarinetist Bill Smith and drummer Randy Jones. In addition to remakes ...
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Vibraphonist Milt Jackson recorded quite extensively during his decade with Norman Granz's Pablo label. This particular release (which has been reissued on CD) is most notable for helping...
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One of Cecil Taylor's earliest recordings, Looking Ahead! does just that while still keeping several toes in the tradition. It's an amazing document of a talent fairly straining at the re...
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The Western Jazz Quartet is an impressive group of jazz educators from Western Michigan University who have toured the world spreading the message of jazz. For their three part "Mayan Sui...
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Two CD set featuring the Jackie McLean and Mal Waldron quartet collaborations from the '50s. Although originally released on various albums, this compilation unites all their recordings ...
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Decent overview of late-period Modern Jazz Quartet sessions that were recorded for Pablo in the early '80s, after pianist John Lewis, vibist Milt Jackson, bassist Percy Heath, and drummer...
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Spanning one of the few transitional periods for the Modern Jazz Quartet when Connie Kay replaced Kenny Clarke as the group's drummer, The Artistry of the Modern Jazz Quartet covers the y...
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One of the nice things about jazz is the cross-pollination of different players in multiple settings. No one would've thought of pairing swing violinist Stphane Grappelli and bop pianist ...
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One of a series of sessions featuring Bob Belden's arrangements for the Classical Jazz Quartet, this volume focuses exclusively on one piece, Sergei Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2 in ...
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Long considered a classic album from the Modern Jazz Quartet, the European Concert defines them simultaneously as a recording entity and as a working band. Issued by Collectables on a sin...
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Simply put, this is Collectables' issue of two fine, early Atlantic recordings by MJQ. While it's true that Lonely Woman might have been better served aesthetically by being paired with t...
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The Classical Jazz Quartet -- with pianist Kenny Barron, Stefon Harris (vibes and marimba), bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Lewis Nash -- interpret the music of Johann Sebastian Bach as a...
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While Toots Thielemans wasn't the first star on harmonica, he easily became the best-known virtuoso on his instrument by the 1960s. He gave up whistling and the guitar due to health issue...
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Clarinetist Jack Maheu and his quartet of pianist Jim Hession, bassist Mark Brooks, and Richard Taylor on drums. 14 tracks including: Dinah, Easy Living, Fingerbuster, Sweet Substitute, S...
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Female singer plus piano trio equals jazz album, right? Wrong. Elina Duni's debut album is a tribute to her Albanian heritage, and while there are elements of jazz in the arrangements (an...
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Even into his eighties, Toots Thielemans sets the standard for jazz harmonica. Although he no longer plays guitar or whistles, he remains a formidable force on his best-known instrument. ...
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Digitally remastered collection from the Jazz great includes the complete original LP Blue's Moods, Blue Mitchell's first entirely quartet album. Featuring Wynton Kelly on piano, Sam Jone...
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Thirteen years into their tenure, the Dave Brubeck Quartet was still able to mine the creative vein for new means of expression. Despite the hits and popularity on college campuses, or pe...
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Digitally remastered two-fer containing a pair of albums that feature the Jazz greats on one CD. Contains the complete original LP Swingin' The `20s, consisting of an astounding quartet c...
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For use with all B-flat, E-flat, C and Bass clef instruments, the Jazz Play-Along Series is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. With musician-friendly lead sheets, melody c...
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