Pyramid (Modern Jazz Quartet album)

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Pyramid
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Studio album by
Released1960
RecordedAugust 22 & 25, 1959;
December 21, 1959;
January 15, 1960
StudioMusic Inn, Lenox, Massachusetts and Capitol Studios, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length37:24
Label Atlantic 1325
Producer Nesuhi Ertegun
Modern Jazz Quartet chronology
The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn Volume 2
(1958)
Pyramid
(1960)
Music from Odds Against Tomorrow
(1959)
Milt Jackson chronology
The Ballad Artistry of Milt Jackson
(1959)
Pyramid
(1959)
Music from Odds Against Tomorrow
(1959)
Professional ratings
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Pyramid is an album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded in 1959-60 and released on the Atlantic label. [4]

Contents

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

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed May 29, 2012
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 143. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 1014
  4. Modern Jazz Quartet discography accessed May 29, 2012