MEDIUM Vinyl Record
WEIGHT 180gr (black Vinyl) 33rpm
CONDITION sealed
COVER Standard
CONDITION COVER M mint
COVER DAMAGES No, we take care about that
SERIALNUMBER No
LIMITED Yes
MISCELLANEOUS Stereo
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE --
Milt Jackson - vibraphone
John Lewis - piano
Percy Heath - bass
Connie Kay - drums
lonely woman - 6:20
animal dance - 4:05
new york 19 - 7:59
belkis - 3:43
why are you blue? - 6:34
fugato - 2:48
lamb, leopard (if i were eve) - 6:25
trieste - 5:43
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 classical jazz formality of his group the Modern Jazz Quartet and Coleman's radical notions of free improvisation
Nevertheless, Lewis not only saw in Coleman the first jazz genius since bebop's Parker, Gillespie, and Monk, but put pay to the praise with the MJQ's 1962 rendition of one of Coleman's most famous numbers, "Lonely Woman"
(Along with Art Pepper's 1960 version of "Tears Inside", this was one of the earliest of Coleman covers done)
The 1962 Atlantic album of the same name turns out to be one of the band's best efforts
Lewis and fellow MJQ members Milt Jackson, Percy Heath, and Connie Kaye capitalize on the dramatic theme of "Lonely Woman" while adding a bit of chamber music complexity to the mix
The quartet doesn't take Coleman's free form harmolodic theory to heart with a round of quixotic solos, but the group does spotlight the often overlooked strength of his compositional ideas
And while the MJQ further plies its knack for involved pieces on Lewis originals like "Fugato" and "Trieste", the group also balances out the set with looser material more in tune with Jackson's blues and swing sensibilities
A great record that's perfect for the curious jazz lover
RECORDING January 24, 25, 29 and February 2 1962 in New York City
ENGINEERING Phil Iehle, Tom Dowd
LABEL Atlantic
RE MASTERING --
RE RELEASED April 2016
AVERAGE RATING 4 ½ Stars out of 5
PRESSING by Pallas
MADE IN England / Germany
STYLE Jazz / Cool Jazz / Hard Bop
AVAILABLE as long as inventory stock