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This is the type of album that led many bop purists to criticize the Modern Jazz Quartet (and John Lewis in particular) for being overly influenced by Western classical music.
This album has seven of Lewis' compositions, episodic works arranged in a suite that portrays characters from a fictional Italian comedy based in the 1500s.
Singer Diahann Carroll guests fairly effectively on "La Cantatrice." Despite being tied to a story, there are some strong improvisations from pianist Lewis and vibraphonist Milt Jackson on this unusual material.
The release is not that essential but it is quite interesting.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish StepsJohn Lewis | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Play | 05:37 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | ColumbineJohn Lewis | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | PulcinellaJohn Lewis | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | PierrotDeuter, John Lewis | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | HarlequinJohn Lewis | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Play | 06:54 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Piazza NavonaJohn Lewis | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Play | 06:37 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | La Cantatrice | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Play | 05:30 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 36 mins | 84 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diahann Carroll | Guest Artist, Performer, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 2 | Deuter | Composer |
| 3 | Tom Dowd | Engineer |
| 4 | Nesuhi Ertegun | Producer |
| 5 | Loring Eutemey | Cover Design |
| 6 | Percy Heath | Bass |
| 7 | Milt Jackson | Vibraphone |
| 8 | Connie Kay | Drums |
| 9 | Gary Kramer | Liner Notes |
| 10 | John Lewis | Composer, Piano |
| 11 | The Modern Jazz Quartet | Primary Artist |
| 12 | Judy Spencer | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |