Under the Jasmin Tree

Under the Jasmin Tree
Studio album by Modern Jazz Quartet
Released	December 6, 1968 (UK) February 17, 1969 (US)
Recorded	December 12, 1967
Genre	Jazz
Length	33:35
Label	Apple APCOR 4 (UK) / ST 3353 (US)
Producer	John Lewis
Modern Jazz Quartet chronology
Live at the Lighthouse (1967) Under the Jasmin Tree (1968) Space (1969)
Milt Jackson chronology
Live at the Lighthouse (1967) Under the Jasmin Tree (1968) Milt Jackson and the Hip String Quartet (1968)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
DownBeat	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]
Tom Hull	B [4]

Under the Jasmin Tree is an album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded in December 1967 and released on the Apple label. ^[5] The album was the fourth release on the Beatles' new label and the MJQ were the only jazz act to record for Apple. ^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review stated: "The program is more or less standard, poised, painstakingly structured, gently swinging MJQ fare, the group's contrapuntal interplay as telepathic as ever". ^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by John Lewis.

Side one

1. "The Blue Necklace" – 4:52
2. "Three Little Feelings (Part I)" – 3:48
3. "Three Little Feelings (Part II)" – 4:59
4. "Three Little Feelings (Part III)" – 5:18

Side two

5. "Exposure" – 9:17
6. "The Jasmin Tree" – 5:10

Personnel

The Modern Jazz Quartet

• Milt Jackson - vibraphone
• John Lewis - piano
• Percy Heath - double bass
• Connie Kay - drums, finger cymbals, percussion

Production

• John Lewis – producer
• Bob Dawbarn – sleeve notes
• Alan Aldridge – design (cover)
• Ink Studios – design

References

1. Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Review accessed May 31, 2012
2. Down Beat: May 15, 1969 vol. 36, no. 10. Review by Chris Albertson.
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 July 8, 2020– via tomhull.com.
5. Modern Jazz Quartet discography accessed May 31, 2012