Artist: The Modern Jazz Quartet

The Modern Jazz Quartet
Country
United States
Members
Connie Kay
John Lewis [1]
Kenny Clarke   Member 1951-1955; Clarke left the band after a dispute with John Lewis over the musical direction of the quartet.
Milt Jackson
Percy Heath
Related
Modern Jazz Society

Performances

Originals

Title down Performer Release date Covered by
1 Django The Modern Jazz Quartet 1956 (63 artists)

Covers

Title down Performer Release date Originally by
1 All of You The Modern Jazz Quartet 1955 Don Ameche
2 Angel Eyes The Modern Jazz Quartet 1956 Herb Jeffries With Buddy Baker and His Orchestra
3 Bags' Groove The Modern Jazz Quartet 1957 The Milt Jackson Quintet
4 Bess, You Is My Woman Now The Modern Jazz Quartet 1965 Anne Wiggins Brown & Todd Duncan
5 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea The Modern Jazz Quartet 1957 Aida Ward
6 But Not for Me The Modern Jazz Quartet 1953 Ginger Rogers & Willie Howard
7 How High the Moon The Modern Jazz Quartet 1960 Frances Comstock & Alfred Drake
8 I Loves You, Porgy The Modern Jazz Quartet 1965 Anne Wiggins Brown & Todd Duncan
9 I'll Remember April The Modern Jazz Quartet 1955 Dick Foran
10 It Ain't Necessarily So The Modern Jazz Quartet 1965 John W. Bubbles
11 It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) The Modern Jazz Quartet 1960 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
12 Lonely Woman The Modern Jazz Quartet 1962 Ornette Coleman
13 Mean to Me The Modern Jazz Quartet 1964 Annette Hanshaw Accompanied By New England Yankees
14 Medley - (a) They Say It's Wonderful, (b) How Deep is the Ocean, (c) I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You, (d) My Old Flame, (e) Body and Soul The Modern Jazz Quartet 1957 Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
- Ethel Merman & Ray Middleton
- Bing Crosby
- Mae West & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
- Ambrose and His Orchestra
15 Misty Roses The Modern Jazz Quartet 1972 Tim Hardin
16 My Man's Gone Now The Modern Jazz Quartet 1965 Ruby Elzy
17 Never My Love (Et Maintenant) The Modern Jazz Quartet 1972 Gilbert Bécaud
18 Night in Tunisia The Modern Jazz Quartet 1957 Sarah Vaughan with Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra
19 Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess? The Modern Jazz Quartet 1965 Todd Duncan, Ruby Elzy & Georgette Harvey
20 Over the Rainbow The Modern Jazz Quartet 1956 Judy Garland
21 Skating in Central Park The Modern Jazz Quartet 1960 Music Composed and Conducted by John Lewis
22 Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise The Modern Jazz Quartet 1955 William O'Neal
23 Summertime The Modern Jazz Quartet 1965 Abbie Mitchell
24 There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York The Modern Jazz Quartet 1965 John W. Bubbles
25 Willow Weep For Me The Modern Jazz Quartet 1956 Ted FioRito & His Orchestra
26 Woody'n You The Modern Jazz Quartet 1956 Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra
27 Yesterdays The Modern Jazz Quartet 1957 Fay Templeton

Releases

Audio album

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Concorde The Modern Jazz Quartet 1955 Prestige
2 Django The Modern Jazz Quartet 1956 Prestige
3 Fontessa The Modern Jazz Quartet 1956 Atlantic Records
4 The Legendary Profile The Modern Jazz Quartet 1972 Atlantic Records
5 Lonely Woman The Modern Jazz Quartet 1962 Atlantic Records
6 The Modern Jazz Quartet The Modern Jazz Quartet 1957 Atlantic Records
7 The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess The Modern Jazz Quartet 1965 Atlantic Records
8 Patterns The Modern Jazz Quartet 1960 United Artists
9 Pyramid The Modern Jazz Quartet 1960 Atlantic Records
10 The Sheriff The Modern Jazz Quartet 1964 Atlantic Records

Audio single

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 The Queen's Fancy The Modern Jazz Quartet 1953 Prestige

Forum topics

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