The Modern Jazz Society Presents a Concert of Contemporary Music is an album of music composed by John Lewis and arranged and conducted by Gunther Schuller which was first released on the Norgran label.[1][2]
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| Released | 1955 | |||
| Recorded | March 14, 1955 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 43:08 | |||
| Label | Norgran MGN 1040 | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz | 👑[4] |
Allmusic awarded the album three stars out of five.[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album a "Crown" of recommended jazz recordings.[4][5]
Track listing
editAll compositions by John Lewis
- Midsömmer" - 9:57
- "Little David's Fugue" - 5:33
- "The Queen's Fancy" - 4:52
- "Django" - 8:04
- "Sun Dance" - 3:16
Personnel
edit- John Lewis - supervisor, arranger
- Gunther Schuller - French horn, arranger, conductor
- J. J. Johnson - trombone
- Jim Poole - flute
- Manny Ziegler - bassoon
- Aaron Sachs (tracks 2, 4 & 5), Anthony Sciacca (tracks 1 & 3) - clarinet
- Stan Getz (tracks 1 & 3), Lucky Thompson (tracks 2, 4 & 5) - tenor saxophone
- Percy Heath - bass
- Connie Kay - drums
References
edit- ^ Norgran Records Catalog: 1000 series accessed March 23, 2016
- ^ Furtsner, M. John Lewis Discography accessed March 23, 2016
- ^ a b A Concert of Contemporary Music – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2002) [1992]. "John Lewis". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (6th ed.). New York: Penguin. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Penguin Guide to Jazz: Crown Albums List, accessed March 23, 2016