Django (20 Bit Mastering)

Artist: The Modern Jazz Quartet
Label: Prestige
Category: Music

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Format: Original recording reissued
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 025218480123
EAN: 0025218480123
ASIN: B00000K0Y9

Release Date: 1999-10-19

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NPR Basic Jazz Record Library Part 3

Tracks:

Django
One Bass Hit
La Ronde Suite: A) Piano/B) Bass/C) Vibes/D) Drums
The Queen's Fancy
Delaunay's Dilemma
Autumn In New York
But Not For Me
Milano

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Customer Reviews:

One of the classic Jazz CD/albums of all time.......2006-07-21

I agree with the previous reviewer, cool jazz? John Lewis and Milt Jackson defined cool jazz. Much better than that crap now that I call "Smoove Jazz". This CD evokes memories of the Music Inn and Tanglewood in the 50s. The namesake of this CD is the song Django, a tribute to the late great Django Reinhardt. This is a must for any jazz enthusiasts collection.

Good Performances, Flawed Recording.......2005-10-18

I'm a fan of the MJQ, although I prefer the later recordings. This disc has some good performances - I enjoyed La Ronde Suite and But Not For Me the most. Unfortunately, the recordings of the time did not match the performance - at least not on this CD.

Four of these performances were recorded at the Rudy Van Gelderen Studios in Hackensack, New Jersey, and four in New York. What's not publicized is that the "studio" was his living room - see Alyn Shipton's "New History Of Jazz" if you doubt me! And I think that this particular recording came before Van Gelderen had the technique quite down - compare the sound quality of cuts 1-3 and 8 to "Somethin' Else" (Adderley/Davis) recorded a few years later at the same location.

I wouldn't say that this is only for MJQ collectors; but be aware that, for me at least, it sounds a little flat, and the sound one critic likened to Steuben glass is only a hint on this CD. I'd say 3-1/2 stars, give it four if you love the MJQ.

MJQ AT ITS BEST -- AGAIN!!.......2004-08-03

John Lewis tosses off one of my favorite piano solos in all of music on his tune "The Queen's Fancy." And here is an excellent example of why the Percy Heath/Kenny Clarke rhythm section is one of the best ever. Milt Jackson shines like a star throughout, especially on "Autumn in New York." This is early MJQ. And they never sounded better.

One of the great jazz "classics".......2002-12-04

This is, with "Fontessa", the most celebrated of the original MJQ recordings, and rightly so. When it first appeared it was, like that great record, a huge hit on the jazz scene and beyond, and the fact that it appealed to one's parents is in no sense a reason for thinking it anything less than inspiring. "Django", in particular, is just one of those inexhaustible delights in jazz that always sound satisfying, with Percy Heath on bass driving his instrument in amazing melodious fashion, while John Lewis and Milt Jackson both produce totally convincing and beautiful solos - and boy, did they swing, even though those who like their music only loud don't hear that. To say that these men produced "vignettes" is only half true; certainly they were highly disciplined and eschewed "big" effects, but their very subtlety enhanced - did not reduce - the vitality and intensity of their powerful music. Always a joy to listen to, and therefore unhesitatingly recommended. - Joost Daalder

This is a masterpiece.......2001-06-25

I agree with the guy who says that this is a masterpiece. Smooth jazz is a joke next to this album.

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