Together Again: Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival '82

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Together Again! Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival '82
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Live album by
Released1982 (Japan),
1985 (US)
RecordedJuly 25, 1982
Venue Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland
Genre Jazz
Length51:09
Label Pablo Live
Japan: 28MJ 3212
US: D 2308-244
Producer Norman Granz
Modern Jazz Quartet chronology
Reunion at Budokan 1981
(1981)
Together Again! Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival '82
(1982)
Echoes
(1984)
Milt Jackson chronology
Memories of Thelonious Sphere Monk
(1982)
Together Again! Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival '82
(1982)
Two of the Few
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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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. [3]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "the band still had its enthusiasm and the ability to make the veteran material sound fresh and swinging". [1]

Track listing

All compositions by John Lewis except as indicated

  1. "Django" - 5:47
  2. "The Cylinder" (Milt Jackson) - 5:18
  3. "The Martyr" (Jackson) - 8:43
  4. "Really True Blues" (Jackson) - 5:39
  5. "Odds Against Tomorrow" - 8:53
  6. "The Jasmine Tree" - 4:42
  7. "Monterey Mist" (Jackson) - 4:05
  8. "Bags' New Groove" (Jackson) - 4:15
  9. "Woody 'n' You" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 3:47

Personnel

The Modern Jazz Quartet

Production

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References

  1. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 1, 2012
  2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 1015
  3. Modern Jazz Quartet discography accessed June 1, 2012