Saturday, 24 January 2015

The Modern Jazz Quartet - The Last Concert Vol.1 (1974) {2014 Japan 24-bit Remaster} [Jazz Best Collection 1000 Series]


The Modern Jazz Quartet - The Last Concert Vol.1 (1974) {2014 Japan 24-bit Remaster} [Jazz Best Collection 1000 Series]
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 300 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 113 Mb
Full Artwork @ 600 dpi (png) -> 136 Mb | 5% repair rar | 24-bit remaster
© 2014 Atlantic / Warner Japan / Rhino | WPCR-27936 | Jazz Best Collection 1000 Series
Jazz / Cool / Third Stream


Features 24 bit remastering and comes with a mini-description. Not really the last concert ever from the Modern Jazz Quartet – but a set that seemed so at the time, given that the group went their separate ways for a number of years! The record's got the combo in really top form – very much back to the basics of their early time on Atlantic Records, with a sublime focus on that unique sound that no other group like this could match.
Milt Jackson's vibes are chromatically aligned in this amazing way with the piano of John Lewis – and somehow the live recording seems to bring out even more tones in the bass of Percy Heath, who feels an even stronger presence here than usual. Connie Kay's work on drums are a masterpiece of percussive understatement – and titles include "Softly As In A Morning Sunrise", "Summertime", "The Cylinder", "Blues In A Minor", and "One Never Knows".

Personnel:
John Lewis - piano
Milt Jackson - vibes
Percy Heath - bass
Connie Kay - drums

tracklist:
01 - Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
02 - The Cylinder
03 - Summertime
04 - Trav'lin'
05 - Blues In A Minor
06 - One Never Knows
07 - Bags' Groove

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