European Concert
1960 live album by Modern Jazz Quartet
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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 in two consecutive volumes on the Atlantic label.[3]
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| 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 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Reception
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]