| The Mundell Lowe Quartet | ||||
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| Released | 1955 | |||
| Recorded | August 27 and October 4, 1955 | |||
| Studio | Reeves Sound Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:07 | |||
| Label | Riverside | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
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The Mundell Lowe Quartet is an album by American jazz guitarist Mundell Lowe that was released in 1955 by Riverside Records. [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
At AllMusic, Scott Yanow gave the album four stars and said, "Most of this set is essentially straight ahead bebop with guitarist Mundell Lowe heard in top form". [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Will You Still Be Mine?" | Matt Dennis, Tom Adair | 5:31 |
| 2. | "I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan" | Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz | 4:31 |
| 3. | "I'll Never Be the Same" | Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli | 5:06 |
| 4. | "All of You" | Cole Porter | 3:36 |
| 5. | "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" | Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson | 2:36 |
| 6. | "The Night We Called It a Day" | Matt Dennis, Tom Adair | 3:32 |
| 7. | "Bach Revisited" | Dick Garcia, Mundell Lowe | 2:57 |
| 8. | "Cheek to Cheek" | Irving Berlin | 4:49 |
| 9. | "Far from Vanilla" | Mundell Lowe | 3:29 |
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