The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn
1956 live album by Modern Jazz Quartet with Jimmy Giuffre
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The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn is a live album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded at the Music Inn in Lenox, Massachusetts in 1956, with guest artist Jimmy Giuffre appearing on three numbers, and released on the Atlantic label.[3]
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| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded | August 28, 1956 | |||
| Venue | The Music Inn, Lenox, Massachusetts | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:15 | |||
| Label | Atlantic 1247 | |||
| 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
- "Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess" (George Gershwin) - 4:27
- "A Fugue for Music Inn" - 4:42
- "Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West" - 7:04
- "Serenade" (David Raksin) - 2:55
- "Fun" (Jimmy Giuffre) - 5:30
- "Sun Dance" - 4:14
- "The Man That Got Away" (Harold Arlen, Ira Gershwin) - 3:32
- "A Morning in Paris" - 2:51
- "Variation No. 1 on "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" - 5:00
- Recorded at The Music Inn in Lenox, Massachusetts on August 28, 1956
Personnel
- Milt Jackson – vibraphone
- John Lewis – piano
- Percy Heath – bass
- Connie Kay – drums
- Jimmy Giuffre – clarinet (tracks 2, 4–5)