Space (Modern Jazz Quartet album)

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Space
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Released1969
Recorded1969
Trident Studios, London [1]
Genre Jazz
Length33:24
Label Apple
SAPCOR 10 (UK) / STAO 3360 (US)
Producer John Lewis
Modern Jazz Quartet chronology
Under the Jasmin Tree
(1967)
Space
(1969)
Plastic Dreams
(1971)
Milt Jackson chronology
Memphis Jackson
(1969)
Space
(1969)
Plastic Dreams
(1971)
Professional ratings
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Space is an album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded in 1969 and released on the Apple label. [5]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Overall this is an average but worthy outing from a group whose excellence could always be taken for granted". [2]

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Visitor from Venus" (John Lewis) – 5:40
  2. "Visitor from Mars" (John Lewis) – 7:18
  3. "Here's That Rainy Day" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 4:20
Side two
  1. "Dilemma" (Miljenko Prohaska) – 5:48
  2. "Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez" (Joaquín Rodrigo) – 10:18

Personnel

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References

  1. "Modern Jazz Quartet – Space (Apple SAPCOR 10) (1969)". 16 April 2011.
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 31, 2012
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 1015
  4. Hull, Tom (December 2010). "Recycled Goods". Static Multimedia. Retrieved 8 July 2020 via tomhull.com.
  5. Modern Jazz Quartet discography accessed May 31, 2012