European Concert

European Concert is a live album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded in Sweden in April 1960 and originally released on two consecutive volumes on the Atlantic label.[3]

This article is about the jazz album. For the 19th Century diplomatic term, see Concert of Europe.
European Concert
Live album by
Modern Jazz Quartet
Released1960
RecordedApril 11, 12 & 13, 1960
Stockholm and Gothenburg, Sweden
GenreJazz
Length76:17
LabelAtlantic SD 2-603 (orig. as Atlantic 1385 and 1386)
ProducerNesuhi Ertegun
Modern Jazz Quartet chronology
Music from Odds Against Tomorrow
(1959)		 European Concert
(1960)		 Dedicated to Connie
(1960)
Milt Jackson chronology
Vibrations
(1960–61)		 European Concert
(1960)		 Dedicated to Connie
(1960)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "Long considered one of, if not the classic album from the Modern Jazz Quartet, European Concert defines them simultaneously as a recording entity as well as a working band".[1]

Track listing

All compositions by John Lewis except as indicated

  1. "Django" – 5:32
  2. "Bluesology" (Milt Jackson) – 4:39
  3. "I Should Care" (Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston) – 5:33
  4. "La Ronde" – 3:07
  5. "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson, Jon Hendricks) – 5:15
  6. "Festival Sketch" – 4:40
  7. "Vendome" – 2:45
  8. "Odds Against Tomorrow" – 6:57
  9. "Pyramid (Blues for Junior)" (Ray Brown) – 8:45
  10. "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 5:36
  11. "Skating in Central Park" – 6:10
  12. "The Cylinder" (Jackson) – 6:28
  13. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) – 3:51
  14. "Bags' Groove" (Jackson) – 5:13
  15. "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) – 4:54

Tracks 5, 6, 9, 12, 14 and 15 recorded in Stockholm, April 11; tracks 1 – 4, 8, 11 recorded in Gothenburg, April 12; tracks 7, 10, 13 recorded in Stockholm, April 13.[3]

Personnel

References
  1. Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed May 29, 2012
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 143. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. Modern Jazz Quartet discography accessed May 29, 2012
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