Blues at Carnegie Hall

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Blues at Carnegie Hall
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Live album by
ReleasedOctober 1966
RecordedApril 27, 1966
Venue Carnegie Hall, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length42:33
Label Atlantic, Philips
Producer Nesuhi Ertegun
Modern Jazz Quartet chronology
Jazz Dialogue
(1965)
Blues at Carnegie Hall
(1966)
Place Vendôme
(1966)
Milt Jackson chronology
For Someone I Love
(1966)
Blues at Carnegie Hall
(1966)
Place Vendôme
(1966)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Blues at Carnegie Hall is a live album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded at Carnegie Hall in 1966 at a benefit concert presented by The Manhattan School of Music and released on the Atlantic label. [3]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "This predictable but consistently swinging set is particularly recommended to fans of vibraphonist Milt Jackson". [1]

Track listing

  1. "Pyramid (Blues For Junior)" (Ray Brown) - 7:48
  2. "The Cylinder" (Milt Jackson) - 4:56
  3. "Really True Blues" (Jackson) - 4:28
  4. "Ralph's New Blues" (Jackson) - 5:39
  5. "Monterey Mist" (Jackson) - 4:09
  6. "Home" (John Lewis) - 3:56
  7. "Blues Milanese" (John Lewis) - 6:13
  8. "Bags' Groove" (Jackson) - 4:13

Personnel

The Modern Jazz Quartet

Production

References

  1. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 31, 2012
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp.  143. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  3. Modern Jazz Quartet discography accessed May 31, 2012