Space (Modern Jazz Quartet album)

Space
Studio album by Modern Jazz Quartet
Released	October 4, 1969
Recorded	1969
Studio	Trident Studios, London[1]
Genre	Jazz
Length	33:24
Label	Apple SAPCOR 10 (UK) / STAO 3360 (US)
Producer	John Lewis
Modern Jazz Quartet chronology
Under the Jasmin Tree (1968) Space (1969) Plastic Dreams (1971)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]
Tom Hull	B[4]

Space is an album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded in 1969 and released on the Apple label.[5]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Overall this is an average but worthy outing from a group whose excellence could always be taken for granted".[2]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Visitor from Venus" (John Lewis) – 5:40
2. "Visitor from Mars" (John Lewis) – 7:18
3. "Here's That Rainy Day" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 4:20

Side two

4. "Dilemma" (Miljenko Prohaska) – 5:48
5. "Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez" (Joaquín Rodrigo) – 10:18

Personnel

• Milt Jackson - vibraphone
• John Lewis - piano
• Percy Heath - double bass
• Connie Kay - drums, percussion

References

1. "Modern Jazz Quartet – Space (Apple SAPCOR 10) (1969)". 16 April 2011.
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 31, 2012
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 1015
4. Hull, Tom (December 2010). "Recycled Goods". Static Multimedia. Retrieved 8 July 2020 – via tomhull.com.
5. Modern Jazz Quartet discography accessed May 31, 2012