The Modern Jazz Quartet Three Windows

Nice mix of work by John Lewis, including his score for No Sun In Venice, key work with the Modern Jazz Quartet/Sextet, and the one-off Modern Jazz Society album showcasing compositions by Lewis.

The Modern Jazz Quartet - No Sun In Venice (1957) {2013 Japan Jazz Best Collection 1000 Series WPCR-27352}
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© 1957, 2013 Atlantic / Warner Japan / Rhino | WPCR-27352 | Jazz Best Collection 1000 Series
Jazz / Cool / Third Stream / Bop

Features 24 bit remastering and comes with a mini-description. The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays No Sun in Venice (originally titled The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays One Never Knows: Original Film Score for "No Sun in Venice") is a soundtrack album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded in 1957 for Roger Vadim's No Sun in Venice and released on the Atlantic label. This recording has six John Lewis compositions that were used in the French film No Sun in Venice. The music is quite complex and disciplined, making this set of lesser interest to fans who prefer to hear Milt Jackson playing bebop-oriented blues. However the versatile group was perfect for this type of music and these thought-provoking performances reward repeated listenings.

The Modern Jazz Quartet - The Complete Atlantic Studio Recordings 1956-1964 (2011) {7 CD Box Set Mosaic MD7-249}
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© 1956-64, 2011 Mosaic / Atlantic / Rhino | MD7-249
Jazz / Cool / Bop / Third Stream / Piano / Vibes

That sound. One group conceived it. Defined it. Perfected it. The Modern Jazz Quartet was certainly one of the most distinctive voices in the history of jazz, thanks to the unique qualities of personal expression and collective vision of its members Milt Jackson, John Lewis, Percy Heath and Connie Kay (who had replaced original drummer Kenny Clarke by the time the band started recording this music). They were also exceptionally prolific during their tenure at Atlantic Records, producing 14 albums in eight years. And now, that MJQ sound gets the complete respect it deserves, thanks to our new box, The Complete 1956-1964 Modern Jazz Quartet Atlantic Studio Recordings.

This 16-song compilation (which appears in identical form in Japan under the series name The Best Artists of Jazz: The Swingle Singers) is an excellent overview of the group's work, with nearly half of its just-under-an-hour running time given over to their collaborations with John Lewis and the Modern Jazz Quartet. The latter material is full of surprises and embraces a wide variety of material, from Bach's "Air on G String" to Lewis' own "Three Windows" and "Little David's Fugue," which are probably the best cuts here. The group's work without the MJQ in tow is also quite dazzling, including the delightful Mussorgsky adaptation "Le Marche de Limoges." There's room for more material than these 16 tracks, of course, but for a survey of some of the highlights of their history, this CD is an excellent place to start.

Keith Jarrett - The Art of Improvisation (2005) {DVD9 PAL EuroArts 2054119}
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Subs: English, Deutsch, Francais, Italiano, Espanol
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© 2005 EuroArts / Dibb Directions | 2054119
Jazz / Documentary / Avant-Garde Jazz / Modern Creative / Piano

In this in-depth portrait of one the world's superstars of jazz, pianist Keith Jarrett talks the range of his music, the importance of improvisation, the great artists he has worked with, and about the highs and lows of his life. Further insights are provided by fellow musicians, family members and other musical associates. Incorporating recordings and rare archive footage of concerts dating back to the 1960s and including such greats as Miles Davis and Charles Lloyd, this first-ever major documentary has been made with the full cooperation of Keith Jarrett himself.