Dedicated to Connie Kay

The Modern Jazz Quartet | Format: Audio Cassette

Product Details

• Audio Cassette (May 30, 1995)
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B000002J4U
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Little Comedy/La Cantatrice/Harlequin/Fontessa

2. 'Round Midnight

3. The Cylinder

4. Bags' Groove

5. Odds Against Tomorrow

6. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)

7. A Social Call

Disc: 2

1. Django

2. I Should Care

3. How High the Moon

4. Colombine/Pulcinella

5. Spanish Steps

6. Pyramid (Blues for Junior)

7. Milt Meets Sid

8. I Remember Clifford

9. Vendome

10. Skating in Central Park

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MJQ in top form, December 16, 1999

By 

George Fabian (Mountainside, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dedicated to Connie (Audio CD)

In the very brief notes that accompany this album John Lewis asserts that after going over many of the MJQ's tapes that were recorded all over the world he settled for the one made in Slovenia in 1960 and that in his opinion the MJQ never played better anywhere. This is not mere hype; it is practically a statement of fact. They are in peak form on this outing with crisp, living presence sound. Intellectual jazz at its finest but don't get the idea that the album is stodgy; these gentlemen can really swing and prove it. Highly recommended to lovers of class jazz and MJQ aficionados

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The MJQ at Their Best, July 29, 2004

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Buddy Bolden (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dedicated to Connie (Audio CD)

This excellent 2-CD set provides an invaluable record of what the Modern Jazz Quartet sounded like at the height of their powers and under circumstances that must have been close to ideal: performing live in concert before an appreciative but discriminating audience. Fortunately, they were also blessed, on this occasion, with very good acoustics and a talented recording engineer. The resulting document is monaural, but it has terrific clarity, warmth, and presence.

All in all, this is probably the best representation of what the Modern Jazz Quartet was all about that is currently available. ("European Concert," which was recorded during the same tour, is also extremely good, though not quite as comprehensive; unfortunately, it is currently out of print.)

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The MJQ at its best!, September 26, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Dedicated to Connie (Audio CD)

This recording was picked by John Lewis as a dedication to their late drummer, Connie Kay, who passed away in December 1994. It remained unissued for 35 years having been recorded in Slovenia in 1960. Although the MJQ have given us considerable music for over 40 years, this recording stands out as their very best. Buy it, you won't regret it.