Dedicated to Connie explained

Dedicated to Connie
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Modern Jazz Quartet
Cover:	Dedicated to Connie.jpg
Released:	1995
Recorded:	May 27, 1960 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	118:32
Label:	Atlantic 7567-82763-2
Producer:	Ahmet Ertegun & John Lewis
Chronology:	Modern Jazz Quartet
Prev Title:	European Concert
Prev Year:	1960
Next Title:	The Modern Jazz Quartet & Orchestra
Next Year:	1960

Dedicated to Connie is a live album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded in Slovenia in May 1960 and released in 1995 on the Atlantic label following drummer Connie Kay's death.^[1] The album was also released by Jazz Life in 1990 as Modern Jazz Quartet In Concert.

Reception

The Allmusic reviewer commented: "Lewis has stated that the group never played better than during this concert. Although that statement is debatable, the MJQ certainly sounds in prime form throughout the easily recommended release".^[2]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the release a "Crown" signifying a recording that the authors "feel a special admiration or affection for".^{[3] [4]}

Track listing

All compositions by John Lewis except as indicated

Disc One:

1. "The Little Comedy/La Cantatrice/Harlequin/Fontessa" - 23:05
2. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) - 4:09
3. "The Cylinder" (Milt Jackson) - 6:02
4. "Bags' Groove" (Jackson) - 5:28
5. "Odds Against Tomorrow" - 8:12
6. "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 5:13
7. "A Social Call" (Gigi Gryce) - 4:52

Disc Two

1. "Django" - 4:40
2. "I Should Care" (Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston) - 6:14
3. "How High the Moon" (Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis) - 7:51
4. "Colombine/Pulcinella" - 9:22
5. "Spanish Steps" - 4:08
6. "Pyramid (Blues for Junior)" (Ray Brown) - 10:41
7. "Milt Meets Sid" (Jackson) - 3:40
8. "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson, Jon Hendricks) - 6:03
9. "Vendome" - 2:42 MOG
10. "Skating in Central Park" - 6:10

Personnel

• Milt Jackson - vibraphone
• John Lewis - piano
• Percy Heath - bass
• Connie Kay - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/the-modern-jazz-quartet/catalog/album-index/#atlantic-lp-1385 Modern Jazz Quartet discography
2. Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed February 21, 2014
3. Book: Cook, Richard. Richard Cook (journalist)

   . Richard Cook (journalist). Brian Morton . Brian Morton (Scottish writer) . The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. 1992. 3rd. 1996. Penguin. New York. 9780140513684. 921. Modern Jazz Quartet.

4. http://www.tomhull.com/ocston/nm/notes/pjazz-crown.php Penguin Guide to Jazz: Crown Albums List