Pyramid (Modern Jazz Quartet album)

Pyramid
Studio album by
Modern Jazz Quartet
Released1960
RecordedAugust 22 & 25, 1959;
December 21, 1959;
January 15, 1960
VenueMusic Inn, Lenox, MA (August 1959)
StudioCapitol Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length37:24
LabelAtlantic 1325
ProducerNesuhi Ertegun
Modern Jazz Quartet chronology
Third Stream Music
(1960) 		Pyramid
(1960) 		European Concert
(1960)
Milt Jackson chronology
Third Stream Music
(1960) 		Pyramid
(1960) 		European Concert
(1960)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
DownBeat[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [4]

Pyramid is an album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded in 1959-60 and released on the Atlantic label.[5]

Reception

The Allmusic review states "The MJQ had become a jazz institution by this time, but they never lost their creative edge, and their performances (even on the remakes) are quite stimulating, enthusiastic, and fresh".[1]

Track listing

  1. "Vendome" (John Lewis) - 2:30
  2. "Pyramid (Blues for Junior)" (Ray Brown) - 10:46
  3. "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 5:02
  4. "Django" (John Lewis) - 4:36
  5. "How High the Moon" (Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis) - 6:15
  6. "Romaine" (Jim Hall) - 7:28

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed May 29, 2012
  2. ^ DeMichael, Don (26 May 1960). "Modern Jazz Quartet: Pyramid". DownBeat. Vol. 27, no. 11. pp. 34, 36.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 143. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 1014
  5. ^ Modern Jazz Quartet discography accessed May 29, 2012