Blues at Carnegie Hall

1966 live album by Modern Jazz Quartet
Blues at Carnegie Hall
Live album by
Modern Jazz Quartet
Released1966
RecordedApril 27, 1966
VenueCarnegie Hall, New York City
GenreJazz
Length42:33
LabelAtlantic 1468
ProducerNesuhi Ertegun
Modern Jazz Quartet chronology
Concert in Japan '66
(1966) 		Blues at Carnegie Hall
(1966) 		Place Vendôme
(1966)
Milt Jackson chronology
Concert in Japan '66
(1966) 		Blues at Carnegie Hall
(1966) 		Place Vendôme
(1966)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Blues at Carnegie Hall is a live album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded at Carnegie Hall in 1966 at a benefit concert presented by The Manhattan School of Music and released on the Atlantic label.[3]

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "This predictable but consistently swinging set is particularly recommended to fans of vibraphonist Milt Jackson".[1]

Track listing

All compositions by John Lewis except as indicated

  1. "Pyramid (Blues For Junior)" (Ray Brown) - 7:48
  2. "The Cylinder" (Milt Jackson) - 4:56
  3. "Really True Blues" (Jackson) - 4:28
  4. "Ralph's New Blues" (Jackson) - 5:39
  5. "Monterey Mist" (Jackson) - 4:09
  6. "Home" - 3:56
  7. "Blues Milanese" - 6:13
  8. "Bags' Groove" (Jackson) - 4:13

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 31, 2012
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 143. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Modern Jazz Quartet discography accessed May 31, 2012
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Milt Jackson, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Connie Kay

Kenny Clarke, Mickey Roker, Albert Heath

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