Modern Jazz Quartet records ‘Fontessa,’ an album for Atlantic (1956)

Modern Jazz Quartet‘s ‘Fontessa’ is an album recorded from January 22 till February 14, 1956 and released the same year by Atlantic.

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Track Listing : 1.Versailles (John Lewis) – 03:22 . 2.Angel Eyes (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) – 03:48 . 3.Fontessa (John Lewis) – 11:12 . 4.Over The Rainbow (Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg) – 03:50 . 5.Bluesology (Milt Jackson) – 05:04 . 6.Willow Weep For Me (Ann Ronell) – 04:47 . 7.Woodyn You (Dizzy Gillespie) – 04:25

Musicians : John Lewis – Piano . Milt Jackson – Vibraphone . Percy Heath – Double Bass . Connie Kay – Drums

Production : Produced By Nesuhi Ertegun John Kraus – Engineer . Rudy Van Gelder – Engineer

Package : Ralph J. Gleason – Liner Notes . Norman Sunshine – Cover Art

Recorded From January 22 Till February 14, 1956.

Released In 1956 By Atlantic.

(Source Modern Jazz Quartet – Fontessa | Modern Jazz Quartet @ Wikipedia)

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Dusted
These were the superficially opposing but truly complementary forces that would propel the quartet to its heightsand there are many. If the interwoven lines on “Versaille,” Fontessa‘s opening track, is a bit too much of a good thing, […]

All About Jazz
From the first notes of Lewis’ “Versailles,” the opener of 1956’s Fontessa, the pianist’s classical leanings are clear, as he engages Jackson and Heath in some delicate yet exciting, Bach-informed contrapuntal construction. […]

NPR
From Bop To Baroque: The Modern Jazz Quartet John Lewis‘ music for the MJQ often had that kind of stately grace. But once the other players got used to his baroque methodsand playing in scripted or spontaneous counterpoint, they could really fly on the material. […]

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