The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
1965 studio album by Modern Jazz Quartet
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| Studio album by Modern Jazz Quartet | ||||
| Released | 1965 | |||
| Recorded | July 23 & 26, 1964, and April 26, 1965 RCA Webster Hall, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 32:51 | |||
| Label | Atlantic 1440 | |||
| Producer | Nesuhi Ertegun | |||
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The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess is an album by the American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet performing the score to George Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess recorded in 1964-65 and released on the Atlantic label.[1]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [3] |
| Down Beat | [4] |
The AllMusic review says, "The Modern Jazz Quartet is alive and well in this effort, thoroughly brewing with overbearing optimism. Lavish in orchestration, shining with dexterity, it is no wonder that it is rare to find such a group that can emulate George Gershwin's work with such spontaneity and prowess".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by George Gershwin
- "Summertime" - 5:38
- "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" - 5:37
- "My Man's Gone Now" - 7:20
- "I Loves You, Porgy" - 3:21
- "It Ain't Necessarily So" - 6:23
- "Oh Bess, O Where's My Bess" - 4:14
- "There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York" - 4:18
Personnel
- Milt Jackson – vibraphone
- John Lewis – piano
- Percy Heath – double bass
- Connie Kay – drums
References
- ^ "The Modern Jazz Quartet Catalog", Jazz Discography Project. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ a b Haney, S. M. The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess", AllMusic. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 143. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Down Beat: December 16, 1965 vol. 32, no. 26
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Milt Jackson, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Connie Kay
except where indicated.
Kenny Clarke, Mickey Roker, Albert Heath
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release,except where indicated.
albums
- Wizard of the Vibes (as Milt Jackson Quartet, 1952)
- 1953: An Exceptional Encounter (and Ben Webster, 1953)
- Django (1953–55)
- Concorde (1955)
- Fontessa (1956)
- The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn (1956)
- The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays No Sun in Venice (1957)
- The Modern Jazz Quartet (1957)
- The Modern Jazz Quartet and the Oscar Peterson Trio at the Opera House (1957)
- The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn Volume 2 (with Sonny Rollins, 1958)
- Pyramid (1959–60)
- Music from Odds Against Tomorrow/Patterns (1959)
- European Concert (1960)
- Dedicated to Connie (1960 [1995])
- The Comedy (1960–62)
- The Modern Jazz Quartet & Orchestra (1960)
- Lonely Woman (1962)
- The Sheriff (1963)
- Collaboration (and Laurindo Almeida, 1964)
- The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess (1964–65)
- Jazz Dialogue (1965)
- Blues at Carnegie Hall (1966)
- Place Vendôme (and The Swingle Singers, 1966)
- Live at the Lighthouse (1967)
- Under the Jasmin Tree (1967)
- Space (1969)
- Plastic Dreams (1971)
- The Legendary Profile (1972)
- In Memoriam (1973)
- Blues on Bach (1973)
- The Complete Last Concert (1974 [1988])
- Reunion at Budokan 1981 (1981)
- Together Again: Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival '82 (1982)
- Echoes (1984)
- Topsy: This One's for Basie (1985)
- Three Windows (1987)
- For Ellington (1988)
- MJQ & Friends: A 40th Anniversary Celebration (1992–1993)
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