Pyramid (Modern Jazz Quartet album)

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Pyramid
Pyramid (Modern Jazz Quartet album).jpg
Studio album by
Modern Jazz Quartet
Released1960
RecordedAugust 22 & 25 and December 21, 1959 and January 15, 1960
, Lenox, Massachusetts and Capitol Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length37:24
LabelAtlantic 1325
ProducerNesuhi Ertegun
Modern Jazz Quartet chronology
The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn Volume 2
(1958) 		Pyramid
(1960) 		Music from Odds Against Tomorrow
(1959)
Milt Jackson chronology
The Ballad Artistry of Milt Jackson
(1959) 		Pyramid
(1959) 		Music from Odds Against Tomorrow
(1959)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide5/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3.5/4 stars [3]

Pyramid is an album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded in 1959-60 and released on the Atlantic label.[4]

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. "" (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. ^ Jump up to: a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed May 29, 2012
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 143. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 1014
  4. ^ Modern Jazz Quartet discography accessed May 29, 2012
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