Pyramid (Modern Jazz Quartet album)

1960 studio album by the Modern Jazz Quartet From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pyramid is an album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded from 1959 to 1960 and released on the Atlantic label.[5]

Released1960
RecordedAugust 22 & 25, 1959;
December 21, 1959;
January 15, 1960
VenueMusic Inn, Lenox, MA (August 1959)
StudioCapitol Studios, New York City
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Pyramid
Studio album by
the Modern Jazz Quartet
Released1960
RecordedAugust 22 & 25, 1959;
December 21, 1959;
January 15, 1960
VenueMusic Inn, Lenox, MA (August 1959)
StudioCapitol Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length37:24
LabelAtlantic 1325
ProducerNesuhi Ertegun
Modern Jazz Quartet chronology
Third Stream Music
(1960)		 Pyramid
(1960)		 European Concert
(1960)
Milt Jackson chronology
Third Stream Music
(1960)		 Pyramid
(1960)		 European Concert
(1960)
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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[1]
DownBeatStarStarStarStarStar[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record GuideStarStarStarStarStar[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsStarStarStarHalf star [4]
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Reception

The AllMusic review states, "The MJQ had become a jazz institution by this time, but they never lost their creative edge, and their performances (even on the remakes) are quite stimulating, enthusiastic, and fresh."[1]

Track listing

  1. "Vendome" (John Lewis) – 2:30
  2. "Pyramid (Blues for Junior)" (Ray Brown) – 10:46
  3. "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 5:02
  4. "Django" (John Lewis) – 4:36
  5. "How High the Moon" (Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis) – 6:15
  6. "Romaine" (Jim Hall) – 7:28

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