The Modern Jazz Quartet - Modern Jazz Quartet: The Montreux Years - Import CD

Credits:

The Modern Jazz Quartet

Description:

The Montreux Jazz Festival is one of the world's largest music festivals with a 55-year history. The "THE MONTREUX YEARS" series unravels rare sound recordings from the vast and extensive collection of the late Claude Nobs, the founder of the festival. This series features historically and musically significant performances by icons who have left their mark on music history, and features the longest-running regular jazz combo in history, the Modern Jazz Quartet, led by Milt Jackson and John Lewis, who left a huge impact on the modern jazz scene. The Montreux Jazz Festival, one of the world's largest music festivals, started in 1967 and is now in its 56th year. The festival has featured many iconic artists who have made music history, and has produced some of the most memorable performances in history. The festival has been preserved as a vast and valuable collection called Montreux Sounds.In 2013, the Montreux Sounds was recognized by UNESCO, The Montreux Jazz Festival and BMG have teamed up to present "THE MONTREUX YEARS," a series that will explore the Montreux Sounds' vast collection.To date, works by Etta James, Nina Simone, Muddy Waters, Marianne Faithfull, John McLaughlin, Chick Corea, Monty Alexander, and this year, Paco de Lucia and Michel Petrucciani have been released. The festival will not only bring legendary performances by world-class artists back to life, but will also include a wealth of rare and previously unreleased recordings from the festival's rich 55-year history, as well as newly written liner notes and previously unpublished photographs. The series also includes a booklet with liner notes and previously unpublished photographs, making it an extremely important series in the history of music. Following the release of Dr. John in June, the Modern Jazz Quartet and McCoy Tyner will be the latest releases in this series.MODERN JAZZ QUARTET: THE MONTREUX YEARS" is a collection of 11 outstanding performances by the Modern Jazz Quartet, the longest-running regular jazz combo in history, led by Milt Jackson and John Lewis, who have had a profound impact on the modern jazz scene since their reunion in the 1980s. The quartet performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival between 1985 and 1993.

Tracklisting:

1.Ko-Ko (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 1989)
2.A Day in Dubrovnik (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 1989)
3.Django (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 1990)
4.Blues in A Minor (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 1993)
5.Bags' Groove (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 1985)
6.The Golden Striker (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 1993)
7.One Never Knows (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 1987)
8.Le Cannet (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 1985)
9.Nature Boy (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 1985)
10.Rockin' in Rhythm (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 1987)
11.True Blues (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 1990)