The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn explained

The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Modern Jazz Quartet
Cover:	The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn.jpg
Released:	1956
Recorded:	August 28, 1956
Venue:	The Music Inn, Lenox, Massachusetts
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	40:15
Label:	Atlantic 1247
Producer:	Nesuhi Ertegun
Chronology:	Modern Jazz Quartet
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Prev Year:	1956
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The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn is a live album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded at the Music Inn in Lenox, Massachusetts in 1956, with guest artist Jimmy Giuffre appearing on three numbers, and released on the Atlantic label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "This is a worthwhile outing".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by John Lewis except as indicated

1. "Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess" (George Gershwin) - 4:27
2. "A Fugue for Music Inn" - 4:42
3. "Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West" - 7:04
4. "Serenade" (David Raksin) - 2:55
5. "Fun" (Jimmy Giuffre) - 5:30
6. "Sun Dance" - 4:14
7. "The Man That Got Away" (Harold Arlen, Ira Gershwin) - 3:32
8. "A Morning in Paris" - 2:51
9. "Variation No. 1 on "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" - 5:00

• Recorded at The Music Inn in Lenox, Massachusetts on August 28, 1956

Personnel

• Milt Jackson - vibraphone
• John Lewis - piano
• Percy Heath - bass
• Connie Kay - drums
• Jimmy Giuffre - clarinet (tracks 2, 4 & 5)

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/the-modern-jazz-quartet/catalog/#atlantic-lp-1247 Modern Jazz Quartet discography
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 30, 2012