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 in two consecutive volumes on the Atlantic Records label.[ Modern Jazz Quartet discography accessed May 29, 2012]
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".
[Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed May 29, 2012]
Track listing
All compositions by John Lewis except as indicated
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"Django" – 5:32
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"Bluesology" (Milt Jackson) – 4:39
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"I Should Care" (Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston) – 5:33
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"La Ronde" – 3:07
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"I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson, Jon Hendricks) – 5:15
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"Festival Sketch" – 4:40
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"Vendome" – 2:45
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"Odds Against Tomorrow" – 6:57
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"Pyramid (Blues for Junior)" (Ray Brown) – 8:45
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"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 5:36
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"Skating in Central Park" – 6:10
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"The Cylinder" (Jackson) – 6:28
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"'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) – 3:51
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"Bags' Groove" (Jackson) – 5:13
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"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.
Personnel
