Album

The Best Of

The Modern Jazz Quartet

1970 · Jazz

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The Best Of by The Modern Jazz Quartet

The Best Of is a Jazz album by The Modern Jazz Quartet, originally released in 1970. On Gatefold: 11 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Fontessa11:12
  2. A2The Golden Striker3:39
  3. A3Bags' Groove4:04

Side B

  1. B1Django5:25
  2. B2Sketch5:30
  3. B3Pyramid7:42

Sound DNA

  • Jazz
  • Bebop & Hard Bop
  • clean
  • serene
  • cerebral

Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

"CTH" in label matrix denotes a Columbia-Terre Haute pressing.
A1: Recorded on January 22, 1956.
A2: Recorded on April 4, 1957.
A3: Recorded during a benefit concert presented by the Manhattan School of Music at Carnegie Hall, New York on April 27, 1966.
B1: Recorded during a concert given in Göteborg, Sweden, on April, 1960.
B2: Recorded on September 23, 1959.
B3: Recorded during a benefit concert presented by the Manhattan School of Music at Carnegie Hall, New York on April 27, 1966.

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4 collectors on Gatefold own this · 11 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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