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1	Ken Burns Jazz: The Story of America's Music (2000) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist In conjunction with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns' ten-part 2000 PBS special, Columbia/Legacy and Verve teamed up to issue a special series of reissues covering much of the history of 20th century jazz. The central release of this program is the five-CD box set Ken Burns Jazz: The Story of America's Music, its 94 selections covering the history ... see all copies from $39.99! new only from $51.23!
2	Fontessa (1956) more music like this by The Modern Jazz Quartet add to wishlist This LP has a particularly strong all-around set by the Modern Jazz Quartet. While John Lewis' "Versailles" and an 11-minute "Fontessa" show the seriousness of the group (and the influence of Western classical music), other pieces (such as "Bluesology," "Woody 'N You" and a pair of ballads) look toward the group's roots in bop and permit the band ... see all copies from $10.70! new only from $10.70!
3	Lonely Woman (1962) more music like this by The Modern Jazz Quartet add to wishlist Having sponsored Ornette Coleman at the School of Jazz near Lennox, MA, pianist and composer John Lewis helped launch the controversial career of one of the last great innovators in jazz. Lewis' support of the ragtag Texas native was somewhat unique in jazz circles at the time and even surprising, especially considering the gulf between the ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $15.18!
4	The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz, Vol. 1-5 (1995) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz is itself somewhat of a classic, referred to in many books, and used as the main learning source in at least one. If you don't know what you like in jazz and are looking for a well-put-together introduction, this set is a good bet. It starts with ragtime's Scott Joplin, and proceeds through Bessie Smith, ... see all copies from $26.20!
5	Celebration (1993) more music like this by The Modern Jazz Quartet add to wishlist As part of their 40th anniversary, the Modern Jazz Quartet welcomed ten guest artists to their Celebration CD: Bobby McFerrin (brilliant on "Billie's Bounce"), Take 6, Phil Woods, Wynton Marsalis (who gets to show off his technique on "Cherokee"), Illinois Jacquet, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Branford Marsalis, Jimmy Heath, Freddie Hubbard and Nino ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.40!
6	Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet (1953) more music like this by Sonny Rollins With the Modern Jazz Quartet add to wishlist Included here are some of Sonny Rollins' earliest sessions as a bandleader. These are among the fresh and vibrant baker's dozen of selections on Sonny Rollins With the Modern Jazz Quartet (1953). The title is a bit misleading though, since the MJQ -- with John Lewis (piano), Milt Jackson (vibes), Percy Heath (bass), and Kenny Clarke (drums) -- is ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $8.16!
7	Plays George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" (1965) more music like this by The Modern Jazz Quartet add to wishlist The Modern Jazz Quartet, a group legendary for it's feats during their heyday in the cool bop period of jazz music, shares with the listener a brilliant effort encompassing their impression of composer George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess." Acclaimed by Encyclopedia Britannica as "the greatest American musical drama ever written," The Modern Jazz ... see all copies from $9.46! new only from $9.46!
8	Modern Jazz Quartet: 1957 (2002) more music like this by The Modern Jazz Quartet add to wishlist see all copies from $6.91! new only from $8.53!
9	European Concert [Collectables] (1960) more music like this by The Modern Jazz Quartet add to wishlist Long considered a classic album from the Modern Jazz Quartet, the European Concert defines them simultaneously as a recording entity and as a working band. Issued by Collectables on a single disc is the entire performance originally issued on a pair of Atlantic LPs in 1962 and briefly released on CD by Joel Dorn's M Label in the year 2000. MJQ ... see all copies from $12.18! new only from $12.18!
10	Complete Modern Jazz Quartet Prestige & Pablo Recordings (2003) more music like this by The Modern Jazz Quartet add to wishlist In typical Fantasy Records aplomb, this four-CD set collects the eight albums which the Modern Jazz Quartet either mentored or collaborated on during their tenure at the commencement and nadir of their reign as jazz's premier chamber ensemble. Beginning with the 1952 issue of Modern Jazz Quartet/Milt Jackson Quintet recording (the earlier Milt ... see all copies from $43.23! new only from $43.23!
11	The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn, Vol. 2 (1966) more music like this by The Modern Jazz Quartet with Sonny Rollins add to wishlist see all copies from $9.00! new only from $79.99!
12	Monterey Jazz Festival: 40 Legendary Years (1997) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist This fascinating three-CD set has 28 performances (all but the Billie Holiday number were previously unreleased) taken from the Monterey Jazz Festival and programmed in chronological order. Starting with Dizzy Gillespie playing an unaccompanied version of "The Star Spangled Banner" that opened the very first festival and progressing up until the ... see all copies from $29.95! new only from $60.44!
13	In a Crowd (1963) more music like this by The Modern Jazz Quartet add to wishlist The previously unreleased Modern Jazz Quartet performance from the 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival was first issued in this 1998 CD. The MJQ (vibraphonist Milt Jackson, pianist John Lewis, bassist Percy Heath and drummer Connie Kay) is heard in typically fine form performing a few standards (including "Mean To Me" and "Bags' Groove"), and a couple of ... see all copies from $18.98! new only from $18.98!
14	Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz, Vol. 1 (1991) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist see all copies from $12.00! new only from $172.22!
15	Visions of Jazz: A Musical Journey (1998) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist Both beginning and ending with tracks uniting Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington, Visions of Jazz: A Musical Journey is a two-disc set tracing the evolution of jazz. It hits most of the major artists -- Count Basie, Coleman Hawkins, Benny Goodman, Lester Young, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Miles Davis, Art Blakey, Stan Getz, Sonny ... see all copies from $28.78! new only from $28.78!
16	The Sheriff (1964) more music like this by The Modern Jazz Quartet add to wishlist Recorded in 1963, The Sheriff features the Modern Jazz Quartet in fine swinging form. The program is not as sharply focused as on some of the earlier Atlantic releases, but it is compelling nonetheless. There are four originals by pianist John Lewis, including the fleeting, bluesy title cut, and the moody, spacious "In a Crowd," -- originally ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $9.99!
17	The Modern Jazz Quartet and Orchestra (1960) more music like this by The Modern Jazz Quartet add to wishlist For this set, the Modern Jazz Quartet (pianist John Lewis, vibraphonist Milt Jackson, bassist Percy Heath and drummer Connie Kay) were joined by a Germany symphony orchestra conducted by Gunther Schuller. Although these third-stream pieces (Schuller's three-movement "Concertino for Jazz Quartet & Orchestra," Andre Hodeir's "Around the Blues," ... see all copies from $9.99! new only from $9.99!
18	Longing for the Continent (1989) more music like this by The Modern Jazz Quartet add to wishlist The Modern Jazz Quartet is well documented on a number of outstanding labels, though there is only sketchy information about the background of this particular CD. Recorded in 1958 in Europe, probably from one or more radio broadcasts, the group is in top form, though the sound is at times a bit overmodulated. In addition to favorites like John ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.13!
19	Legendary Profile (1972) more music like this by The Modern Jazz Quartet add to wishlist This is an MJQ album that, for most fans, is somewhat off their beaten path. At a time when they had left Apple records, returning to the Atlantic label, and when fusion was just getting started, the group incorporates more Brazilian music in the mix, and John Lewis plays Fender Rhodes electric piano on two tracks. While their laid-back, mellow, ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $10.43!
20	Pyramid (1960) more music like this by The Modern Jazz Quartet add to wishlist This is a strong recording from the Modern Jazz Quartet, with inventive versions of John Lewis' "Vendome," Ray Brown's "Pyramid," Jim Hall's "Romaine," and Lewis' famous "Django," along with cooking jams on "How High the Moon" and "It Don't Mean a Thing." The MJQ had become a jazz institution by this time, but they never lost their creative edge, ... see all copies from $6.83! new only from $6.83!
21	Three Windows (1987) more music like this by The Modern Jazz Quartet add to wishlist A date matching The MJQ with the New York Chamber Symphony. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide see all copies from $3.94! new only from $11.50!
22	Place Vendôme (1966) more music like this by The Modern Jazz Quartet add to wishlist For a short time in the mid-'60s, the Modern Jazz Quartet were working primarily in Europe and recording for the French division of Philips, with the results coming out in the United States on the MJQ's regular label, Atlantic. There was only one exception to this rule: Place Vendôme, the collaboration the MJQ did with the Swingle Singers, which ... see all copies from $6.05! new only from $13.99!
23	Jazz Essentials [EMI Special Markets] (1995) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist Jazz Essentials delivers just what the title promises, collecting classic jazz performances from Clifford Brown, Milt Jackson, and Bud Powell into a budget-priced CD. Wes Montgomery's "Wes's Tune," John Coltrane's "Exotica," Miles Davis' "Boplicity," and Horace Silver's "Doodlin'" round out this worthwhile and affordable jazz primer. ~ Heather ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
24	The Last Concert (1974) more music like this by The Modern Jazz Quartet add to wishlist The Modern Jazz Quartet broke up after the concert documented on this double CD. It would be nearly seven years before the group got back together again but it certainly went out on top. Mostly revisiting their greatest hits, the MJQ is heard on this two-fer playing inspired versions of such songs as "Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise," "Bags' ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $60.80!
25	Live at the Lighthouse (1967) more music like this by The Modern Jazz Quartet add to wishlist This fairly obscure LP by the Modern Jazz Quartet features fresh material and improvisations that are both swinging and creative. Pianist John Lewis' "The Spiritual" and "Baseball," along with vibraphonist Milt Jackson's "Novamo" and "For Someone I Love," comprise half the program, and it is Jackson's influence that seems to be the weightier one ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $8.94!

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