John Zorn is an American composer,conductor,saxophonist,arranger and producer who "deliberately resists category". His avant-garde and experimental approaches to composition and improvisation are inclusive of jazz,rock,Jewish music,hardcore,classical,contemporary,surf,metal,soundtrack,ambient,and world music. Rolling Stone noted that "[alt]hough Zorn has operated almost entirely outside the mainstream,he's gradually asserted himself as one of the most influential musicians of our time".
Milton Jackson,nicknamed "Bags",was an American jazz vibraphonist. He is especially remembered for his cool swinging solos as a member of the Modern Jazz Quartet and his penchant for collaborating with hard bop and post-bop players.
John Aaron Lewis was an American jazz pianist,composer and arranger,best known as the founder and musical director of the Modern Jazz Quartet.
The Modern Jazz Quartet (MJQ) was a jazz combo established in 1952 that played music influenced by classical,cool jazz,blues and bebop. The Quartet consisted of John Lewis (piano),Milt Jackson (vibraphone),Percy Heath,and various drummers,most notably Kenny Clarke and Connie Kay. The group grew out of the rhythm section of Dizzy Gillespie's big band from 1946 to 1948,which consisted of Lewis,Jackson,and Clarke along with bassist Ray Brown. They recorded as the Milt Jackson Quartet in 1951 and Brown left the group,being replaced on bass by Heath. During the early-to-mid-1950s they became the Modern Jazz Quartet,Lewis became the group's musical director,and they made several recordings with Prestige Records,including the original versions of their two best-known compositions,Lewis's "Django" and Jackson's "Bags' Groove". Clarke left the group in 1955 and was replaced as drummer by Kay,and in 1956 they moved to Atlantic Records and made their first tour to Europe.
Percy Heath was an American jazz bassist,brother of saxophonist Jimmy Heath and drummer Albert Heath,with whom he formed the Heath Brothers in 1975. Heath played with the Modern Jazz Quartet throughout their long history and also worked with Miles Davis,Dizzy Gillespie,Charlie Parker,Wes Montgomery,Thelonious Monk and Lee Konitz.
Odds Against Tomorrow is a 1959 American film noir produced and directed by Robert Wise and starring Harry Belafonte,Robert Ryan and Ed Begley. Belafonte selected Abraham Polonsky to write the script,which is based on a novel of the same name by William P. McGivern. Blacklisted in those years,Polonsky had to use a front and John O. Killens was credited. Polonsky's screenwriting credit was restored in 1996 in his own name.
Porgy and Bess,the opera by George Gershwin,has been recorded by a variety of artists since it was completed in 1935,including renditions by jazz instrumentalists and vocalists,in addition to operatic treatments.
Undercurrent is a 1962 jazz album by pianist Bill Evans and guitarist Jim Hall. The two artists collaborated again in 1966 on the album Intermodulation.
Conrad Henry Kirnon known professionally as Connie Kay,was an American jazz and R&B drummer,who was a member of the Modern Jazz Quartet.
The following is a listing of the jazz pianist Bill Evans's original albums. He recorded over 50 albums as a leader between 1956 and 1980 and also played as a sideman on nearly as many more. He broke new ground in many of his piano trio,duet,and solo recordings. He received 31 nominations for Grammy Awards and won seven times.
Know What I Mean? is a 1962 jazz album by alto saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley,accompanied by Bill Evans and the rhythm section of the Modern Jazz Quartet. It was released on the Riverside label as RLP-433.
Bernie Glow was an American trumpet player who specialized in jazz and commercial lead trumpet from the 1940s to 1970s.
Thomas S. "Tom" McIntosh was an American jazz trombonist,composer,arranger,and conductor.
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 on two consecutive volumes on the Atlantic label.
The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays No Sun in Venice is a soundtrack album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded in 1957 for Roger Vadim's No Sun in Venice and released on the Atlantic label.
Reunion at Budokan 1981 is a live album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded at their reunion concert at the Nippon Budokan in 1981 and released on the Pablo label.
Together Again:Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival '82 is a live album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1982 and released on the Pablo label.
The Jazztet and John Lewis is an album by the Jazztet,led by trumpeter Art Farmer and saxophonist Benny Golson and featuring performances composed and arranged by John Lewis. It was recorded in late 1960 and early 1961 and originally released on the Argo label.
Dedicated to Connie is a live album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded in Slovenia in May 1960 and released in 1995 on the Atlantic label following drummer Connie Kay's death. The album was also released by Jazz Life in 1990 as Modern Jazz Quartet In Concert.
Sweet Smell of Success is the soundtrack to the 1957 Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions film of the same name. The music from the film was released by Decca Records in June 1957 on two separate long play records;one featuring Elmer Bernstein's score,the other with Chico Hamilton Quintet's music.
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