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The Modern Jazz Quartet – Fontessa (Mono, Speakers Corner)

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  • The famous critic and jazz expert Ralph J. Gleason quite rightly mentioned two highly distinctive men in his liner notes – John Donne and Pablo Picasso. Almost four hundred years and a great deal of seawater separate the two exceptional artists from England and Spain. Nevertheless the four black US-Americans who make up the Modern Jazz Quartet bridge the gap between time and continents effortlessly.

    And what’s more, blues is also to be heard – and bebop! And evergreens from the Broadway shows of the Thirties too!

    In contrast to some of the other rather more dawdling and laid-back MJQ LPs, "Fontessa" offers diversified and intense music. Nothing is routine, perhaps because the drummer Connie Kay had replaced Kenny Clark just one year previously. But maybe too because Milt Jackson’s blues influence inspired John Lewis perceptibly to forget all about discipline. All seven numbers are true gems. But if you want a special hint, just listen to "Bluesology". Well, perhaps the present author is too much of a Milt Jackson fan. Be that as it may, the music magazine "Rolling Stone" gave this LP a five-star rating!

    This Speakers Corner LP was remastered using pure analogue components only, from the master tapes through to the cutting head. More information under http://www.pure-analogue.com. All royalties and mechanical rights have been paid.

    "Fontessa" - John Lewis (p); Milt Jackson (vib); Percy Heath (b); Connie Kay (dr)

    Recording: January and February 1956 by Rudy Van Gelder in mono

    Production: Nesuhi Ertegun

    Catalog: Atlantic 1231

    Format: 1LP 180g 33rpm / standard sleeve

    Manufacturer: Speakers Corner

    Original label: Atlantic

  • Format: LP
    Units: 1
    Country: Germany
    Genre: Jazz
    Style: Bop, Cool Jazz
  • A1 Versailles (Porte De Versailles)
    A2 Angel Eyes
    A3 Fontessa
    B1 Over The Rainbow
    B2 Bluesology
    B3 Willow Weep For Me
    B4 Woodyn You