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Track Listings
| 1. Django |
| 2. One Bass Hit |
| 3. La Ronde Suite |
| 4. The Queen's Fancy |
| 5. Delaunay's Dilemma |
| 6. Autumn In New York |
| 7. But Not For Me |
| 8. Milano |
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Pianist John Lewis, vibraphonist Milt Jackson, bassist Percy Heath, and drummer Kenny Clarke were fresh from serving as the rhythm section in the Dizzy Gillespie orchestra when they went into the studio in 1953 to record--only their second session together. "Autumn in New York," which would go on to become one of the group's staple performances in concert, summarized their cameo-like pictorial strengths. The December 23, 1954 session produced two of the group's enduring masterpieces--"Django," Lewis's tribute to the then-recently deceased French gypsy guitarist, Django Reinhardt, and "One Bass Hit," with its delightfully understated exchange between Lewis and Jackson. The "La Ronda Suite" fills out a great collection. --John Swenson
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Recorded between 1953 and 1955, this album shows off the talents of each member of the quartet. On La Ronde Suite Kenny Clarke even takes a rare drum solo.
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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
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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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First of all, I prefer the MJQ with Connie Kay. This is really ancient MJQ, Chamber Jazz at the beginning. Not only very innovative for the time, but innovative for any time. There is still no group around today that plays like these guys. The arrangements are very tight, the playing is tight. When I used to go to see the MJQ play in the 60's, they looked tight. Very reserved, very focused, they took their music very seriously. And with the utmost of taste, including the tuxedos. This album is the utmost of taste. Django is very deliberate and stiff as compared to others recordings by them, but this is the first one, so I've got to have it. One Bass Hit, Delaunay's Dilemma, Autumn in New York, all MJQ staples, debut here. Great work by Percy Heath throughout. If you are into the history of jazz, and you want a complete collection, you have to have this work.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A masterpiece
Ignore the idiot that gave the fine album a low rating! Without a doubt this is one of the finest albums by one of the finest jazz groups! Read more
Published on July 4 2000 by C. Stern
3.0 out of 5 stars
Only of historical value
Very good recording and innovative at a time. Still a pleasing music but for a modern listener used to cool jazz idiom cliches this album sounds like a super cliche though it is an... Read more
Published on Jun 14 2000 by Marek Gul
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