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The Modern Jazz Quartet

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Aliases
Modern Jazz Quartet
Years active
since 1952
Country
United States
Comments
Jazz quartet formed by former members of the Dizzy Gillespie band. The quartet was important in the development of jazz in the 1950s, and although they officially disbanded in 1974, they’ve reformed for both concerts and recordings several times.
Members
Milt Jackson Vibraphone (1952-1974)
Percy Heath Bass (1955-1974)
John Lewis Piano (1952-1974)
Connie Kay Drums (1955-1974)
Kenny Clarke Drums (1952-1955): left after a dispute with John Lewis over the musical direction of the quartet.
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Modern Jazz Society
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Title Performer Release date Originally by
i   October 24, 1969 Regino Sainz de la Maza with the Orchestra Nacional de España conducted by Ataulfo Argenta REC, Regino Sainz de la Maza PRF
i 1966 (unknown)
i   1955 Don Ameche PRF, Mel Tormé with Orchestra directed by George Cates REC,REL
listen on Internet Archive i   March 1953 Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Stanley Worth REC, Hiram Sherman, Frances Mercer, Hollace Shaw, Ralph Stuart PRF
i   1994 Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Stanley Worth REC, Hiram Sherman, Frances Mercer, Hollace Shaw, Ralph Stuart PRF
i All the Things You Are Modern Jazz Quartet [With Guests Joe Harriott and Ronnie Ross] (The Modern Jazz Quartet) December 4, 1959 Unverified
i 1956 Herb Jeffries with Buddy Baker and His Orchestra
i   October 1953 J. Harold Murray PRF, Richard Himber and His Ritz-Carlton Orch. - Vocal Refrain by Joey Nash REC,REL
i 1964 (unknown)
i 1957 The Milt Jackson Quintet
i 1994 The Milt Jackson Quintet
i   1965 Anne Wiggins Brown & Todd Duncan under the direction of George Gershwin REC, Lawrence Tibbett & Helen Jepson REL, Anne Wiggins Brown & Todd Duncan PRF
i   1957 Aida Ward PRF, Cab Calloway and His Orchestra REC,REL
i 1994 Charley Parker's Ree Boppers
i 1994 Milt Jackson
i 1956 Milt Jackson Quartet
i   1953 Eddie Quillan and Arline Judge REC,BRD, Ginger Rogers and Willie Howard PRF
i 1964 Agostinho dos Santos
i 1994 Spud Murphy and His Orchestra
i   1994 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Sy Oliver REC, Ruby Hill, Harold Nicholas PRF
i   1988 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra PRF, Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra REL
i   1964 Regino Sainz de la Maza with the Orchestra Nacional de España conducted by Ataulfo Argenta REC, Regino Sainz de la Maza PRF
i 1984 Milt Jackson
i   1994 Benny Goodman and His Orch. - Vocal Chorus by Mildred Bailey REC, Maxine Sullivan, Louis Armstrong, Bill Bailey, The Dandridge Sisters, The Rhythmettes and The Deep River Boys PRF, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Anita Boyer REL
i 1966 Ray Bryant
1966 (unknown)
i 1994 The Modern Jazz Quartet
i 1994 Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Billie Holiday
i 1955 Margaret Schilling and Jerry Goff, Margaret Whiting with Orchestra conducted by Jerry Gray, Jan Garber and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus Russ Brown REC, Kenny Baker [US1] BRD, Abe Lyman and His Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by Frank Parrish REC
i October 24, 1969 Dolores Gray
i   1960 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Helen Forrest REC, Frances Comstock & Alfred Drake PRF
i   1955 Woody Herman and His Orchestra REC, Dick Foran BRD
i   1965 Anne Wiggins Brown & Todd Duncan REC,REL,PRF
i 1994 George J. Gaskin, Knickerbocker Male Quartette
i 1960 Don Byrd - Gigi Gryce
i   1960 Bob Allen and The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra BRD, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bonnie Lou Williams and The Sentimentalists REC
i   1965 John W. Bubbles PRF, Lawrence Tibbett REC,REL
i 1960 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i 1988 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i 1988 Charlie Parker's Ri Bop Boys
i 1962 Ornette Coleman
i 1964 Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Scrappy Lambert
i 1957 Bing Crosby with Orchestra directed by Jay Blackton REC,REL, Ethel Merman & Ray Middleton PRF, Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Jack Fulton, Bing Crosby, Mae West with Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, Jack Hylton and His Orchestra
i   1994 Ethel Waters REC, Minto Cato PRF
i 1972 Tim Hardin
i   1965 Helen Jepson REL, Ruby Elzy PRF, Ruby Elzy under the direction of George Gershwin REC
i 1972 Gilbert Bécaud - Orch. dir. : Raymond Bernard
i 1957 Dizzy Gillespie
i   December 1956 Lawrence Tibbett REC,REL, Todd Duncan, Ruby Elzy & Georgette Harvey PRF
i 1956 Herb Pomeroy
i 1964 João Gilberto
i 1956 Judy Garland
i 1988 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i 1960 Herb Ellis
i 1988 The Harlem Footwarmers (Duke Ellington)
i Romaine The Modern Jazz Quartet 1960 Unverified
listen on Internet Archive i May 1953 The Biltmore Society Orchestra (Hazay Natzy)
i 1960 Cootie Williams and His Orchestra
i 1984 John Lewis
i 1960 Music composed and conducted by John Lewis
i   1955 William O'Neal PRF, Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra REC
i   1965 Helen Jepson REL, Abbie Mitchell PRF, Abbie Mitchell under the direction of George Gershwin REC
i 1960 Milt Jackson, Orchestra conducted by Quincy Jones
i   December 1956 Judy Garland REC,BRD, Jeri Southern with Orchestra conducted by Sonny Burke REL
i 1965 John W. Bubbles
i 1994 John Payne & Joan Merrill
i 1984 Heath Brothers
i 1964 The Modern Jazz Quartet
i December 1956 Bill Perkins, John Lewis, Jim Hall, Percy Heath, Chico Hamilton
i 1966 The Modern Jazz Quartet
i 1956 Ted Fiorito & His Orchestra
i 1994 Ted Fiorito & His Orchestra
i 1956 Coleman Hawkins and Orchestra
i October 25, 2010 The Beatles
i   1957 Fay Templeton PRF, Leo Reisman and His Orchestra REC,REL