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  1. Milt Jackson & John Coltrane, Bags & Trane, 1961 on Atlantic

    Jackson and Coltrane are joined by Hank Jones (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), and Connie Kay (drums). Recording supervised by Nesuhi Ertegun, engineered by Tom Dowd.

    Great LP, bringing together Milt Jackson (Bags) of The Modern Jazz Quartet and John Coltrane (Trane) who had a year earlier put out Giant Steps. I’m not always a fan of the vibraphone but love how it plays off of Coltrane on this album.

    My copy—via a private sale—is the 2017 reissue by Rhino Vinyl, in mono, pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal GmbH. Sounds great.

    #1960s #1961 #2017 #Atlantic #ConnieKay #HankJones #jazz #JohnColtrane #MiltJackson #NesuhiErtegun #PaulChambers #Reissue #Rhino #TomDowd #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds
  2. #DemandezLeProgramme :
    1957 - Modern Jazz Quartet - Bruxelles, Anvers et Liège (Brussels, Antwerp and Liège)

    - #JohnLewis (p), #MiltJackson (vib), #PercyHeath (b), #ConnieKay (dr)

    #jazz

  3. Milt Jackson Quartet - The Nearness of You

    This seems to be the UK version of the Prestige s/t LP from 1955.

    Basically, it's the MJQ without John Lewis. Subbing for Lewis - Horace Silver. And subbing for blues-influenced jams, a series of standards.

    #nowplaying #vinyl #miltjackson #miltjacksonquartet #horacesilver #conniekay #PercyHeath

  4. Milt Jackson - In A New Setting

    Excellent 1964 set by Jackson, McCoy Tyner (piano), Jimmy Heath (sax), Bob Cranshaw (bass), and (of course) Connie Kay (drums).

    From what I’ve read, the CD of this suffers from a degraded master tape. This, though, is an original 1964 Japanese pressing in fine form (there’s some tape saturation on the piano, typical of the recording style).

    And what a great cover…

    #nowplaying #vinyl #jazz #miltjackson #mccoytyner #conniekay #jimmyheath #bobcranshaw

  5. Milt Jackson & Coleman Hawkins - Bean Bags

    1958 session with Bags, Hawkins, Kenny Burrell (guitar), Tommy Flanagan (piano), Connie Kay (drums), and Eddie Jones (bass) - kind of an all star lineup there - and it’s as great as those players promise.

    (Stereo Japanese promo pressing in great shape, albeit with a stained jacket.)

    #nowplaying #vinyl #jazz #miltjackson #colemanhawkins #colemanhawkinsmiltjackson #TommyFlanagan #conniekay #EddieJones

  6. ”For a while, it is true, so many bossa nova or pseudo-samba albums were being recorded that everyone, musicians and businessmen alike, spoke of the movement as if it were an ephemeral novelty and predicted that the overproduction would soon run it into the ground.”

    You don’t say.

    #nowplaying #vinyl #jazz #miltjackson #conniekay

  7. That full liner note graf:

    “It is a curious and gratifying fact that although almost three years have elapased since Stan Getz decided to bring the jazz samba to North American audiences, the consequent commercial uproar did not turn out to be a nine-day wonder.” (Cont…)

    #nowplaying #vinyl #jazz #miltjackson #conniekay

  8. Milt Jackson - Jazz ‘n’ Samba

    Starting this LP and asking…”what’s all this about Samba, then, Milt?” is forgivable…because all of side 1 is the “Jazz”. The “Samba” kicks in with side 2 and you can’t blame Bags for wanting to cash in a little.

    The liner notes are amusing: “…spoke of (samba) as ephemeral and predicted that overproduction would run it into the ground.”

    RvG definitely turned the dials up to 11 when recording this one…maybe 12.

    #nowplaying #vinyl #jazz #miltjackson #conniekay

  9. The Modern Jazz Quartet - Concert in Japan ‘66

    This is a rare album, only issued in Japan, and only in mono (as it was recorded), 10 years after it was recorded. (Four tracks appear in the MJQ: 40 Years CD box set.)

    It's *well* worth hunting down. Here's some info/background:

    jazzhistoryonline.com/mjq-conc

    Fantastic performances all around (as you'd expect from MJQ), six weeks before Blues at Carnegie Hall.

    #nowplaying #vinyl #jazz #modernjazzquartet #miltjackson #conniekay #johnlewis #PercyHeath

  10. The Modern Jazz Quartet - The Last Concert

    Spoiler alert: it wasn't the last concert. But they didn't get back together until 1981 after they broke up in 1974, and then continued until Bags' death in 1999.

    They're playing like it's for the last time, recapping many of their classics with lots of energy and verve. Avery Fisher Hall is a great venue, too, and the recording is excellent.

    A must-have.

    #nowplaying #vinyl #jazz #TheModernJazzQuartet #miltjackson #conniekay #johnlewis #PercyHeath

  11. The Modern Jazz Quartet is artist of the week over at the new Mastodon instance for jazz people, Jazztodon.com. Come join the friendly group and tell us your favorites by the #MJQ.

    #jazz #instances #modernjazzquartet #miltjackson #conniekay #johnlewis #percyheath

    jazztodon.com/invite/dUfRMWwJ